On February 23‚ 1861‚ the voters of Texas overwhelmingly approved a referendum calling for secession from the United State of America. Just two months later‚ the Civil war began and Texas was engaged in a bloody battle of lifestyles and beliefs that cost both the North and the South dearly. There were many reasons Texas fought in the civil war. Texas fought in the Civil War because‚ they wanted to protect their state rights‚ their love for Texas‚ and to preserve slavery. These reasons were important
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Kai Cox Dr. Shawn Williams Texas Government 2306 1/27/2015 The Texas Constitution In 1836‚ Texas had finally gained its independence from their neighbors to the South. Shortly after earning their independence‚ Texans sought to legitimize its government and independence by drafting a Constitution. The original Texas Constitution was adopted in 1827. Since its introduction‚ it has been amended an astonishing 467 times. There have been numerous attempts at Constitutional reform‚ most notably in
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The state of Texas fails to provide the necessary health care services towards minorities because of its restrictive health care policies. The state of Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies in the country. This ranks Texas in the 5th state with the most teenage pregnancies‚ according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (U.S. DHHS‚ 2014.) The public school system in the state of Texas focuses on teaching abstinence-only sex education programs. Because of this‚ the
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he found a black‚ liquid substance. Texas would have never imagined that it would have one of the biggest money making industries in the world. As of 1901‚ that all became true when the first big spot of oil was found changing people’s lives in an instant. All of this‚ caused many social changes for Texas. Many of which impacted a lot of people‚ and maybe even everyone. Out of the many social changes that occured‚ there is three that had the most impact on Texas. Divorce rates‚ new job opportunities
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present in the Texas? Throughout the state of Texas‚ there are many political problems‚ and they all revolve around one central idea. In Texas’s case‚ some bases of their politics are a mixture between classical liberalism‚ social conservatism‚ and populism ("Political Culture and Political Ideology in Texas"). Classical liberalism consists of "doing your own thing"‚ and is elaborated as political freedom as well as civil liberty independence ("Political Culture and Political Ideology in Texas"). Social
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state of Texas is known as a low-tax state because of not having a “statewide personal income tax” (Yarbrough). This is a result of a conservative legislature with conservatives believing that having an income tax would “stifle the state’s economic success” (Batheja). Since Texas is mainly a Republican state‚ Republicans that support conservative ideals are the reason why a conservative legislature has been elected‚ leading to low taxes and little spending. Because of no income tax‚ Texas is viewed
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In recent decades‚ Texas seems to have been having a typically low election turnout rate in comparison to other parts of the country. The election turnout in Texas has remained fairly stable but is extremely low when compared to the rest of the United States. For example‚ in the 2012 presidential elections the Texas voters’ turnout was 41.9 percent. In other words‚ it was 13 percent below the rest of the nation. Also‚ during the year of 2012 Texas was ranked 50th having the lowest turnout rate of
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Dear editor‚ Ever wonder why earthquakes are caused? Why does water in certain areas smell or taste like a chemical gas? The most likely reason for both of these effects is fracking. Hydraulic fracturing‚ as known as fracking‚ is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside (Dong). According to many recent research studies fracking is very harmful to the environment and shouldn’t be done
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Texas is the best state and I dare you to find a flaw with it. Well‚ alright‚ I might be a little biased when it comes to deciding upon the best state is in the U. S. of A. I have actually found a small blemish that comes along with the state of Texas. This constitution of Texas is a curse and a blessing and I would love to analyze the structural good and bad of the Executive branch in the state of Texas. The Texas Constitution has its similarities with the Constitution of the United States of America
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the memo when it came to the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Originally going into a scary movie you would expect loud screams‚ gory scenery‚ and an ‘at the edge of your seat’ feeling but this one is not like that. The new sequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre has nothing to offer in comparison to the original work done by Tobe Hooper. John Luessenhop’s adaptations failed from the original. The word ‘massacre’ was even removed from the title. Texas Chainsaw 3D starts off where the original
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