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Faculty from six colleges and schools will hold the award title for life and receive a stipend to support enhanced learning.

The 40th installment of the main program brought former U.S. government officials to campus to discuss American intervention.

America has become an unstoppable force in doing whatever it takes to pursue its geopolitical and strategic interests.

Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7 approaches, and aside from voting in leaders, the ballot will feature 14 statewide constitutional amendments for Texans to decide. Political Science professor Dwight Roblyer,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for a special legislative session on school vouchers on Sept 19, which is set to start on Oct. 9.

The Student Government Association, or SGA, welcomed faculty and students to celebrate the Open Educational Awards recipients.

This year’s local elections will place decisions such as the future of the Northgate District, implementation of rental property inspections and future city construction projects in the hands of voters.

Less than a month after Brazos County mourned victims of gun violence due to a recent mass shooting, both chambers of the Texas Legislature have preliminarily passed a bill that would allow permitless carry of handguns in Texas. The idea of “constitutional carry” struggled for years to be taken up by the Texas Legislature, yet recent passage in the House prompted Republican leadership to push for open support of the bill. Within the past few weeks, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick created a new S...

‘It’s Not Really A Scandal Until It Is’: Practice Of ‘Ghost Voting’ Alive And Well At Texas Capitol Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – It sounds like science fiction but “ghost voting” is a real, if little-known legal practice at the Texas state capitol. And it happens thousands of times during the legislative session. During most votes in the House, members use buttons to vote from their desks – and not just for themselve...

The next election for Texas governor isn’t until 2022, but a list of potential candidates is starting to form. One name on the list is certain, as current Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking re-election and a third term, according to a 2019 interview with the Austin-American Statesman. Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke has publicly toyed with the idea of running for governor on Twitter as a potential challenge to Abbott. Dwight Roblyer, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science, s...