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Contributed by: William T. Hoston, associate professor of political science

Petitions have been submitted from all 50 states to secede from the union. In Texas’ petition, petitioners state one thing they hope to achieve from seceding is to “re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas…

The amount of trivial decisions we are faced with each day is unreal and can sometimes make significant decisions seem overwhelming.

Twas the night before SOPA, when all through the world, Not a Wiki was stirring: a panic unfurled.

In an article titled, “Texas students should not take a back seat to research,” published in the March 31 issue of the Houston Chronicle and on the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) Website

The most influential invention of our time is nothing more than a website. It has helped connect billions worldwide, and social networking as a whole has opened a floodgate to this new wave of communication.

Houstonians voted against red light cameras Nov. 2. Those cameras within Houston city limits were shut down Nov. 15.

There is no question that legalization of marijuana is and will be the center of controversy until its prohibition ends.

The current smoking policy at UHCL, approved by the University Life Committee Jan. 23, 2008, applies to all university controlled and owned property – except the University Forest Apartments. The policy states that the university is a…

The estimated Hispanic population of the United States based on the Census Facts as of July 1, 2009, is 48.4 million. Despite the growing interest the newly titled “largest minority group” has generated, there is still a question of whether…