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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

OP ED: The Texas War of 2021: The War Against Women

OP ED: The Texas War of 2021: The War Against Women

Pipa Powers, Contributor November 17, 2021

At many points in history, women have been punished for simply existing as women, stripped of the ability to make decisions in regard to their own bodies. Texas Senate Bill 8 is simply the next mechanism...

SATIRE: Texas Requires All Males to Undergo Vasectomies

SATIRE: Texas Requires All Males to Undergo Vasectomies

Stanley Zhao October 19, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas – In a virulent showdown of shrewd political posturing and cutthroat negotiations, the Texas Legislature passed a landmark bill, SB9, which mandates that all male residents of the state...

OP-ED: Why Matthew McConaughey Might be the Democrats’ Great Hope

OP-ED: Why Matthew McConaughey Might be the Democrats’ Great Hope

Ehab Alhosaini, Contributor October 17, 2021

In recent months, the political limelight has been placed directly on movie star Matthew McConaughey. The former Dazed and Confused and Dallas Buyers Club star is rumored to be running for the Texas gubernatorial...

What's Happening in Texas?

What’s Happening in Texas?

Ainsley Gill, Contributor October 17, 2021

“This is vigilantism. This is 1984.” This is how leading advocates for abortion rights and reproductive justice described Senate Bill 8 - Texas’ six-week abortion ban that went into effect this September. This...

Texas Power Outage Sparks Outrage

Texas Power Outage Sparks Outrage

Chloe Hall, Contributor March 14, 2021

Last month brought Texas a freezing ice storm and a mass infrastructure failure resulting in 4.5 million people without power, national outcry at the poor governmental response, and lasting distrust of...

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 1

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 1

Daniel Gulotta, Contributor October 31, 2020

Once again, Democrats are hoping to retake the Senate in a presidential election year. While 2016 shocked them and 2018 had too difficult of a map to overcome, they face much fairer weather in 2020. Republicans...

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Delays Rodney Reed Execution

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Delays Rodney Reed Execution

Jin Heo December 2, 2019
While the court’s ruling represents a significant win for Reed, his legal team, and his supporters, he still remains in jail until the district court rules on the new claims.
Midterm Madness: Texas

Midterm Madness: Texas

Katie Ward October 17, 2018

Gubernatorial Race         Who’s running?         In this race, incumbent Governor Greg Abbott (R) is being challenged by former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez (D). Abbott won...

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