Stage One Assignment

From everything I have read over the past few years, the Texas Government may be one of the most confusing of any state where I have lived. From the extremely short legislative sessions to positions known as the "Railroad Commisioner" who has almost nothing to do with railroads, I hope this course teaches me more about the state I now call home.

Our first day of class was an interesting introduction to Texas, culminating in a "General Knowledge" and "Political Knowledge" quizzes. I did better than I expected, since I'm a non-native. Being something of a news junkie and married to a politics addict, we keep each other fairly well-informed. (As an aside, I asked him the same questions from both quizzes when I got home. He did very poor!)

My spouse and I tend to agree on most political subjects. We both lean liberal and vote in the major elections. We haven't been responsible about voting in special elections or primaries. However, we did vote in the 2007 primaries and I volunteered to be a delegate to the county convention.