Political

With election season in full swing many are tuning out some of the speeches being made by politicians across the country, regardless of the topic.

A few weeks ago we mentioned that the Jefferson Davis statue on the UT-Austin campus was causing quite a stir and some students wanted it to be removed from campus.  Now the university has made a decision and it's a compromise. Jefferson Davis was a Confederate leader.

In Oklahoma, Governor Mary Fallin's 28-year old daughter has been living in a mobile home on the Governor's campus.  But now she'll have to find another place to live.

Rather than issue marriage licenses to gay couples, the County Clerk in Henderson has decided to quit her job instead.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ended his first legislative session this week by saying recreational or medicinal marijuana won't become legal while he's in office.

Texas commemorates its Confederacy roots in different ways, but many people are calling these new license plates offensive. Others say it's in their free speech to do so.

Thanks to modern technology, more and more citizens are filming police officers and their actions. Now, Texas Representative Jason Villalba wants that made illegal and yes, as it's currently worded, you could be arrested for it.

In news out of Longview, Texas, on Monday, State Rep. David Simpson filed House Bill 2165, in favor of removing the prohibition on marijuana in the state of Texas. Rep. Simpson says marijuana should be regulated like tomatoes, jalapenos and coffee.