The Austin Chronicle: Politics: News Top Tens

6) Paul Likes States Rights: This spring, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside, signed on to the bipartisan States Rights to Medical Marijuana Act, which would reschedule marijuana to allow for legal use of the drug by seriously ill patients. While the bill has been filed before, and has yet to make it to committee, the measure continues to attract more supporters of both parties.