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Despite projections, Texas remains red

Amos Perkins, Managing Editor November 4, 2020

With the Associated Press calling all major elections in Texas, it appears the Republican Party has maintained its grip on the Lone Star State, despite closer races than in past years. With 98% of the...

U.S. Senate Candidates for Texas

U.S. Senate seat representing Texas up for grabs

Stephanie Robledo, News Editor October 23, 2020

On November 3rd, Texans will not only be voting for the next president of the United States but also for the next Texas representative for the U.S. Senate. This year’s candidates are incumbent John Cornyn,...

Ted Cruz speaks in Akin Auditorium.

Cruz wins re-election for Senator

Demian Ponce, Reporter November 7, 2018

The Texas Senate incumbent and Republican winner Ted Cruz defeated Democrat candidate Beto O'Rourke. It was a historical night in the close race for Senate. Texas is normally a red state, but in this election...

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Beto O’Rourke makes last-minute stop in Wichita Falls

Tommy Chhe and Chloe Phillips October 30, 2018

About 350 people, including about 100 students, attended a rally at Kiwanis Park in Wichita Falls Oct. 29 for Beto O'Rourke, democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas. O'Rourke travelled to cities...

Senate Bill 4 changes the way officials handle immigration

halie aldridge December 3, 2017

A cop comes to the car window and the driver waits with a pounding heart. Two days before, Senate Bill 4 went into effect, changing the way local officials deal with immigration. The cop says, "Your...

Priority registration proposal for athletes causes controversy

Priority registration proposal for athletes causes controversy

Shari Smith October 24, 2017

To reduce scheduling conflicts, Greg Giddings, assistant professor of English, proposed that student athletes to get priority registration to the Faculty Senate on Oct. 17. Student athletes would be...

Police Chief Patrick Coggins discusses campus carry at the first SGA meeting Oct. 4. Photo by Izziel Latour

Students: campus carry goes unnoticed

Caleb Martin May 11, 2017

The gun totin', gun slingin', rootin' tootin' state of Texas is often associated with "the old west" and middle-of-the-street-high-noon shoot outs. Guns are as much a part of Texas culture as brisket,...

Laura Fidelie, chair, Campus Carry Task Force

Students divided by Campus Carry legislation

conner wolf May 4, 2016

Students divided over Campus Carry legislation from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo.“It was kind of inevitable because this is Texas. I grew up around guns, so it doesn’t really bother me or concern me....

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