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Low Voter Turnout, High Stakes
When we head to the polls later this month for the November 4th election, we won’t find presidential hopefuls or high-profile governors on the ballot. Instead, they’ll face 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution — a slate of measures that touch on everything from property taxes and bail requirements to agriculture, parental rights, and even whether lawmakers can ever impose an inheritance tax.
But It’s Only Words, Right?
We take a break from our regularly scheduled Halloween season for this brief announcement.
Govenor Breaks Ranks to Like Ike
Allen Shivers joinedDwight Eisenhower on Oct. 14, 1952 for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Alamo. This unprecedented show of support by the Democratic governor for the Republican presidential nominee crushed any hope Adlai Stevenson had of carrying the Lone Star State.