Texas vs Johnson The U.S code does state that the burning of the flag is illegal‚ however the United States Supreme Court has upheld‚ several times‚ that the burning of the the flag is a protected form of speech. This causes much controversy‚ and is still being argued to modern day. When one sees the flag burning‚ they believe it to be a representation of the American country and it’s values. Those who support the flag believe that the symbol is sacrosanct and that there is never a justification
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teThe Texas Gladiators Apparel Store The Texas Gladiators won the Super Bowl last year. As a result‚ sportswear such as hats‚ sweatshirts‚ sweatpants‚ and jackets with the Gladiator’s logo are popular. The Gladiators operate an apparel store outside the football stadium. It is near a busy highway‚ so the store has heavy customer traffic throughout the year‚ not just on game days. In addition‚ the stadium has high school or college football and soccer games almost every week in the fall‚ and baseball
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expected to be “masculine”‚ indeed‚ people gender identity does not always correspond with their sexual orientation. Recently‚ the transgender “bathroom bill” has become a controversial topic that raises many strong opinions and intensive arguments in Texas. Texas lawmakers have spent a lot of time debate how public restroom should be used appropriately. The bill addresses that people in public schools and government buildings are required to use restroom that corresponds with their biological gender‚ and
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independence that results from the election of judges versus the appointment of judges.” While researching Texas appointed judges‚ I discovered that since 1845 when Texas become a state‚ judges were appointed until 1876 when judges were elected “by the people in the partisan elections” according to the website http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=tx. In addition‚ Texas has been electing their judges and in 1980 it became the first state that exceeded one million dollars
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The State of Texas is known for their strict rules on voting rights for convicts these including those who are currently incarcerated and those individuals who are released‚ but on parole. However‚ ex-offenders who have completed their probation and parole regain their voting rights but would have to re-register. I believe the voting rights for prisoners and ex-convicts should be reformed and changed in the State of Texas. The reason I stand by this is because they’re still citizens of the United
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LuraLee Smith Mrs. Collar English 1301 17 September 2011 Murder in Austin Texas It has been five years today that my cousin Stacy Lynn Sparks was murdered. I always thought that something like this could never happen to my family. This is the first time that something so tragic has happened in my life. It will also lead me to pain and frustration years to come. The loss of her has had a great impact on how I live my life today. I can still remember the sound in my mother’s voice the day
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Madison Hayes Writing assignment 11/29/2012 California vs. Texas California and Texas are two different states‚ but in many ways have some sorts of comparisons. In school we learn that Texas is one huge state filled with plenty of cities and can take half a day to drive out of. While in California there are plenty of cities as well‚ but at least half the size of Texas. Both states have many cool attractions‚ and very famous ones at that. When people visit these states you
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War in America was the involvement of the state of Texas in the Confederacy. Although it was once its own Republic separate from the United States of America through annexation‚ Texas was not entirely unique when it came to the institution of slavery. Just like in all other southern states‚ slavery‚ and the use of slave labor‚ was a major factor of the states agricultural economy. During the years around and through the Civil War‚ Texas became a home for many transient southerners in search
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A Journey Through Texas Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca De Vaca and his three countrymen wandered for months through Texas as they journeyed toward the Spanish settlement in Mexico City. In the course of his travels‚ de Vaca healed a Native American by performing the first recorded surgery in Texas. His resulting fame attracted so many followers that de Vaca noted in his journal that “the number of our companions became so large that we could no longer control them.” As they continued traveling westward
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Texas was the seventh state to seceded from the Union on February 1st‚ 1861. The vote was 166 to 7 and was passed on February 2nd‚ 1861. It allowed the State of Texas to join the confederate states in the south of the nation‚ on March 2nd. The signees were very carefully chosen and a lot of unique faces in it. Oran Milo Roberts was a very important signee and had a huge impact on Texas by being president of the secession convention‚ the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court‚ and Governor of Texas
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