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OPINION
All bills are created equal, no matter how odd
Battalion assistant managing editor Jennifer Reiley
dug through the filed bills in the Texas legislature
to see which would-be laws are in the works.
HCR 39 ('Steak Capitol/ whatever that means):
This resolution, filed by J.D. Sheffield, proposes to name Hico, Texas,
as the official Steak Capital of Texas. Right. In the text, Sheffield states
that Hico held its 11th annual Texas State Cookoff in 2014. Because
of the success of the cookoff over the last decade, the resolution states
that “Hico brings together talented professional and amateur chefs
in a spirited competition enjoyed by residents and
tourists alike while highlighting the ongo
ing importance of beef to the economy
and culture of the Lone Star State.”
I am interested to hear what the
other representatives have to
say about this. Probably
something along the lines
of, “Just because you
have a cookoff doesn’t
mean you have the best
steak.” Shots fired.
OR.
HB150 (Texas secedes, kind of):
In a page-long bill, Rep. Dan Flynn proposes
to exempt the state of Texas from recogniz
ing daylight saving time. In the Uniform
Time Act of 1966, there is an exemption
provision for states that choose not to recog
nize daylight saving time. Currently, Arizona
and Hawaii do not have daylight saving time.
Texas actually sits in two times zones, and
the bill includes both. While Flynn gives no
reason as to why he filed the bill, if it is voted
on and passed, Texas will no longer observe
daylight saving time beginning Sept. 1, 2015.
With 2/3 of the vote in each house, the new
exemption will go into effect immediately.
HB 584 (State-declared national day): HCR 35,42 (People of only one hat):
I’m surprised this isn’t already a law. The bill,
filed by Rep. Joe Pickett, would
recognize the fourth Saturday
in July as National Day
of the Cowboy. Pick
ett states in the bill
that the day would
serve in “recog
nition of the his
toric, cultural and
social contributions
of the cowboy.” There
is no reason given as to
why it must be the fourth Saturday. The bill
sits in the Culture, Recreation and Tourism
committee.
These two resolutions are expected to bring about controversy. Seri
ously. Two concurrent resolutions have been filed, one by Rep.
Marsha Farney and the other by Rep. Dwayne Bohac. The de
tails of the bills include brief histories of the cowboy hat. Fun
fact: “Broad brimmed hats with high crowns can be seen
being worn by nomadic warriors like the Mongolian
Horsemen as far back as the 13th century.” For
Texas, the bills state the hat is a defining charac
teristic of Texas, whether it be “an essential piece
of clothing for a cowboy on a cattle drive, a Texas
Trooper on duty, or a fashion accessory that can be personal
ized by shape and material, the cowboy hat reflects the individualism
that is so much a part of the Texan identity.” I can’t wait to see the
debate over this. These concurrent resolutions are different than bills;
they are not enforced the way a law is, but they do not need the signa
ture of the governor to be approved.
Sketches by Regan Brunsvold — THE BATTALION
COSGA CONTINUED
Senate passed in the fall advocating for
concealed carry on campus.
“They have a big hunting interest over
there and so they’re allowed to have their
weapons or guns on campus but it is stored
in their police-secured facility,” Song said.
“So they have their own lockers they can
put their guns in and leave it there and
they have 24-hour access and they can just
come take it.”
While not every moment went smooth
ly, Craig said the conference was a success.
“The snags that we’ve hit include the
shutdown of the airport in Dallas, so we
had to have a couple schools cancel, so
we’re short about six or seven schools,”
Craig said. “But it’s hard to see the chal
lenges when everything has gone so well —
we are so lucky. I don’t think staff knows
we’ve had as many hiccups as we’ve had,
and none of the hiccups are something we
can control, but it’s just something we’ve
dealt with and I’ve been happy that we can
figure it out.”
The second keynote speaker, Jason
Connell, a well-known speaker on vision
ary leadership for young adults, told Craig
it was one of the best-mn conferences he
had seen, which Craig said was her most
memorable moment.
Mason Flannery, assistant director of
COSGA and industrial distribution senior,
said the event’s success can be seen in the
manner its funds were raised, as this was
the first year COSGA staff didn’t have
to ask the SGA for an allotment and in
stead raised funds solely from donations of
previous years and the $300-per-delegate
signup fee.
“We decided that we would rather let
other committees in the SGA that really
rely on those funds use them when we
know we can operate on our own bud
get,” Hannery said.
Since coming to COSGA, Craig said
many of the schools have created their
own versions of A&M organizations like
The Big Event and CARPOOL.
T o keep up with the growth of the con
ference, Craig said she and Hannery cre
ated an advancement committee for the
first time this year, which they hope will
continue the improvement of COSGA in
future years.
Vanessa Pefia — THE BATTALION
J-Court justices, including chief justice Brenton Cooper (center)
hear arguments in Murtha v. Benigno & Douglas Monday.
SBP CONTINUED
campus, she said she was justified
in giving the fine.
Mark Womack, counsel for
Benigno and Class of 2011, said
the power to levy fines for cam
paign infractions rests solely with
the election commissioner, not
J-Court.
“To assess appropriate penal
ties for campaign infractions, the
election commissioner should
be the one to assess quantity and
amount of any penalties,” Wom
ack said.
Another topic of debate was
what constitutes “campaign ma
terial,” relating to a “Go with
Joe” banner used off campus in
Benigno’s campaign video.
Counsel for Murtha argued the
intent of the flag was to solicit
votes, making it an integral piece
of the promotional video.
Cromer said election regu
lations state campaign material
includes anything distributed or
displayed with the purpose of so
liciting votes for a candidate.
“This would create a loophole
if you can just avoid election rules
to create a video,” Cromer said.
Womack argued that holding
the flag off campus was not cam
paigning because its purpose was
to be used in the video.
“The flag is not campaign ma
terial,” Womack said. “It is a prop
in a promotional video. The stat
utes specifically say the intent is
what matters in defining a cam
paign material.”
Election commission regula
tions notwithstanding, Cromer
said the six state law violations in
Benigno’s video require action
from J-Court because state pe
nal code is implicitly included in
SGA guidelines.
“Rolling in of the Texas Pe
nal Code as regulations is ex
actly what we are contending,”
Cromer said. “Any break of those
rules is a major violation as de
fined by election regulations.”
Benigno’s counsel argued that
since there was no conviction for
the alleged violations of state law,
J-Court could not make a ruling
on them.
“[Benigno] did not violate state
law, federal law, university law or
election regulations,” Womack
said. “The election is being taken
out of the realm of the voters and
into the realm of the courts.”
Following oral arguments and
closing statements from each par
ty, Chief Justice Brenton Cooper
said the court would enter into
deliberation with a verdict ex
pected within 72 hours.
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