landfall somewhere in Texas or southwest Louisiana. A tropical storm warning was in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward to San Luis Pass in Texas. A hurricane watch was in effect from west of Intracoastal City‚ La. to Port O’Connor‚ Texas. Edouard had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph with higher gusts at 8 a.m. EDT Monday. The storm’s center was located about 80 miles south-southwest of Grand Isle‚ La.‚ and 285 miles east-southeast of Galveston‚ Texas. It was
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Houston‚ Texas) CarInsuranceComparison.com released a graphic in 2016 showing the ten worst states in terms of driving under the influence. Fortunately‚ Texas did not rank in the top ten‚ but individuals shouldn’t get too excited. The state came in 14th in the nation in terms of the prevalence of drunk driving. The study took into account factors such as the number of DUI arrests‚ the quantity of DUI laws‚ the number of penalties associated with a conviction for DUI and the
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As a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee (UEAC) I worked closely with other committee members to complete the first major revision of the Texas Core Curriculum in over 30 years. The Texas Core is the common general education core curriculum required of all Texas public colleges and universities. The UEAC carefully studied the needs of employers in the state
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and consists of twenty-seven amendments. The state of Texas has had six constitutions. The constitution that took effect on February 15‚ 1876 is the current one still used today. The Texas Constitution is the second longest constitution in the United States‚ and one of the oldest still in effect. Since the constitution has been adopted it has been amended 439 times and consists of seventeen amendments. The U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution have similarities and differences. First‚
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The Texas Association of Realtors praises Gov. Perry’s tax commission for its recommendations to improve the state’s current tax structure. The Texas Tax Reform Commission‚ chaired by former state Comptroller John Sharp‚ has developed a plan to provide long-term property tax relief and improve public school funding. Texas Realtors support the panel’s key proposalsreducing homeowners’ tax rate for school operations and maintenance by approximately one-third and imposing a low-rate‚ broad-based business
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University of Texas Have you ever once being denied of school admission cause of discriminated toward you? If you have‚ you made have been violated of your right. This is based on Equal Protection Clause that forbids state from passing laws depriving any person of life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process. The big factor of admission decision serves as a compelling interest in achieving diversity among its student body. Abigail Fisher filed law suit against the University of Texas in 2008
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It was a beautiful morning in Texas‚ the skies were blue‚ and there no clouds in sight. Parents and children were gathered along side the road to see the thrilling sight that was about to pass right before their eyes. Nobody at the parade that day could have been happier‚ as they watched their nation’s leader slowly drive past them in a large motorcade. My wife had just turned around to tell the president how much Texas loved him‚ when a shot rang out that changed our nation forever. The first
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enough the dogs start to salivate as soon as they hear the bell and before the food is served. When this occurs conditioning has taken place. (Cited in Burns 1995) Pavlov argued that if dogs could be conditioned to salivate then it is possible to apply the process to bodily process that effect illness and mental health disorders. Nowadays classical conditioning is applied in the treatment of phobias and in aversion therapies.(Cited in Burns 1995). Operant conditioning Operant conditioning is
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Anthrax Abigail Ward HCA 415 Community & Public Health Tara Whitworth May 20‚ 2012 “Bioterrorism remains a major threat for the United States despite more than $65 billion spent on protecting the country from myriad dangers‚ the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center said in its latest report Wednesday. The center’s Bio-Response Report Card evaluated U.S. preparedness for countering threats from bioterrorism and found the country remains vulnerable to multiple threats and "largely
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House Bill 54‚ created a lottery in Texas‚ which was signed by the Governor in a special session of the 72nd Legislature. The lottery Act required voter approval before taking effect. (2) The Texas Lottery Commission was created in 1993 (House Bill 1587‚ 73rd Texas Legislature‚ Regular Session). Its primary purpose is to administer the Texas lottery‚ which had been authorized by a constitutional amendment approved by the voters in November 1991‚ and which had been administered by the Office of
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