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[4] [5] Until entering politics he was a professor at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University's. [4] He was awarded a PhD in finance from Kurukshetra University in October 1995. [5] He married Prem Grover in 1970, who as Prem Mukhi is actively involved in social development works for women empowerment under the banner of Mahila Jagriti ...
A retired conservative federal judge from Texas who once was under consideration for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is endorsing the call by President Joe Biden that would effectively nullify ...
The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
The Texas Ethics Commission is an influential body established in 1991 that provides "guidance on various public ethics laws" and plays a significant role in Texas state politics. The commission is responsible for overseeing campaign finance reports, establishing lawmakers’ pay, among other duties.
Expelled following Texas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War: American Civil War/no delegations seated: 1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted: 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [b] vacant: William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D ...
Political science experts say their involvement in North Texas likely comes down to the competitive districts in the area. “Money goes to swing districts,” Riddlesperger said.
The 19th-century culture of the state was heavily influenced by the plantation culture of the Old South, dependent on African-American slaves, as well as the patron system once prevalent (and still somewhat present) in northern Mexico and South Texas. In these societies, the government's primary role was seen as being the preservation of social ...
The Convention of 1836 was the meeting of elected delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas in March 1836. The Texas Revolution had begun five months previously, and the interim government, known as the Consultation, had wavered over whether to declare independence from Mexico or pledge to uphold the repudiated Mexican Constitution of 1824.