Modern Day Slavery in Texas Human Trafficking‚ best known as modern day slavery‚ is a major problem in Texas. Human trafficking can be defined into two types of Trafficking: Involuntary servitude which includes the domestic work such as Nannies‚ maids‚ and housekeeping‚ the business operations which consist of the Nail salons‚ massage parlors‚ and construction‚ and also the larger operations like the factory sweat shops and Agricultural farming. The second Trafficking is the most lucrative being
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operational funding that are being employed by Texas and surrounding states: Loans – Texas requires temporary cash. The state is supposed to look for loans that are provided at a lower rate of interest. The loans are offered at lower interest rate by the federal state. Most of the commercial banks typically are regularly indifferent of most of the nations unless an individual has a security for such loans when given. Grants- This source
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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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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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are many programs that Texas has created to improve the life of their citizens. The programs in the in the health and human service area are specifically designed for the citizens. Texas has created many financial and social service programs for their citizens. These programs are seen to be useful and efficient. However‚ some of the programs are not as efficient as perceived. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the many financial programs that Texas has. This program specializes
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Michael Jenkins Prof. Darling December 11‚ 2012 Leading Change for the greater good Having been anointed with the position to rule over the new government of Texas‚ I have developed three key issues that are in desperate need of reformation to better the standard of living and educate our civilians. Although Texas was a very self-sustaining with massive economy just in its self‚ we also received many funding grants to help cushion our day to day lives. Through my new ambitions to improve our
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Fisher v. University of Texas This case was granted writ of certiorari by the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday‚ February 21‚ 2012 and argued on Wednesday‚ October 10‚ 2012. The petitioner in this case is Abigail N. Fisher and the respondent is the University of Texas at Austin. Fisher filed suit with the district court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the court decided in favor of the University of Texas. The state of Texas has legislature that was enacted
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Abby Somers W-430: Organizations and Organizational Change September 5‚ 2013 Chapter 3 Case Study: The Dim Lighting Co. I. Problems a. Macro i. Company strategy – they cannot agree on whether they want to be innovative or constantly behind the trend. They are slow to adapt to change‚ and are reluctant to be ahead of the change. ii. Financing – they are in a bit of a financial squeeze‚ which hence places reluctance on going ahead with
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