S. Brethe English Comp I Paper B You will also love a part of the State of Texas The state of Texas has a lot of different beautiful places but with no doubt Austin is definitely one of the most fun‚ weird and visited places. Austin is the 13th most populous city in the United States of America and the fourth most populous city in the state of Texas. Austin has an area of 297.9 sq miles (771.6 km²)‚ it was founded on December 27‚ 1839 and it has a population
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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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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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Texas is a state famous for several reasons. When you think of Texas you think of football‚ the Alamo‚ oil‚ and BBQ‚ but do cattle feedlots also come to mind? Texas is one of the largest states in the nation and leads in producing cattle. According to TSHA (Texas State Historical Association) “By the mid-1980s Texas had also become the Number 1 cattle feeding state. The cattle-feeding industry annually contributes $12 billion dollars to the state’s economy.” A cattle feedlot can be defined as an
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Corey Mitchell Texas War for Independence The Texas Revolution occurred because of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired at the Battle of Gonzales. In the summer of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin asked the Spanish Authorities for a large land tract which he wanted to use to attract American Pioneers. To manys surprise in early 1821 the Spanish government gave him permission to settle 300 families. Spain had welcomed Americans to
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ALLUSION PROJECT Civil War Part 1 A nation in four decades had been multiplied several times its territory‚ purchase of Louisiana to France‚ Florida to Spain‚ the annexation of Texas and the subsequent war with Mexico (1846-1848) ambient. The political states of north and south had been mounded by the interest of the second in their plantations and the conservation of slavery‚ while the firs inclined towards trade; shipping and financial interests on one side were the debtor farmers‚ and other
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Evaluation of the Texas Education System The goal of any states education system is to create a policy to successfully reach all students and to provide access and equality of opportunity for all citizens to receive an education while remaining within reasonable funding limits. This is an elusive goal pursued by all state governments that is still left without a definite solution but simply an evaluation of how well students in each state perform. The “mission” of the Texas Education System is
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My Representation in Texas Monique Taylor Texas Government 2306-21409 Fall 2013 Word Count: 887 My Representation in Texas The United States of America grants the right of representation which is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. In our democracy‚ our citizenship allows us to elect individuals to make decisions on our behalf. In the process‚ our goal is to elect an individual that shares our beliefs‚ protects us from injustice‚ and is law-abiding to the Congressional oath of office
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