Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA In 2003‚ the Bush Administration signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA‚ P.L. 108-79)‚ the purpose of which is to address the increasing problem of sexual abuse within U.S. correctional facilities. The Act is applicable to all public and private institutions as well as community-based agencies housing adults or juveniles. In accordance with PREA protections‚ the U.S. Department of
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The Texas legislative body is designed to represent the citizens of the state of Texas . Forty five percent of Texas is White‚ twelve percent is black‚ thirty eight percent is hispanic‚ and four percent is Asian. In contrast two thirds of the Texas House and seventy percent of the Senate is white‚ about a tenth is black in the House and Senate‚ only a fifth of the House and Senate are Hispanic. The body that is representing us isn’t exactly fair with the consensus of the general population. Minorities
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USA &Mexico Running Head: USA &MEXICO: A COMPARISON OF TWO CULTURES USA & Mexico A Comparison of Two Cultures Andrew Klupsch Cultural Psychology Ishler 2-4 Texas in it self is a highly diverse multicultural society. It takes on many aspects of many different cultures. One very noticeable culture that has a great impact on Texas would be that of the Mexican culture. Because Mexican culture is so apparent in Texas‚ that it is easy to compare and contrast some cultural aspects between
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cement testing. Using the spacer made from lost circulation fluids to avoid disposal issues. Displacing mud before putting the cement plug in place. Planning to set the cement plug in seawater 3‚000 feet below the mud line. Choosing not to install additional physical barriers to hydrocarbon flow during temporary abandonment. Not probing further after anomalous results of negative pressure tests. Multi-tasking during the process of displacing mud from the well. Turn off the alarm because
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this quote brings relevance to our society. From the time a child steps foot in a classroom it is imbedded into their heads that getting an education is one of the few ways to become success and have a brighter future. This pertains to be true‚ however at what cost? There are many problems with the education system particularly in Texas that most students‚ parents‚ and even teachers are unaware of. From underfunded budgets‚ to trying to persuade students from other districts changes need to be made to
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Can’t decide if the United States going to war with Mexico was justified or not justified? It can be a struggle to decide. Mexico won its independence from Spain in the nineteenth century. Spain controlled most of Central America. Due to the extremely low population for such territorial extension‚ Mexico relaxed its immigration policies‚ as a result‚ allowing American settlers to help populate the northern territories. Their conditions to settle were self-explanatory. Now what do think? The United
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law Jacob Rodriguez Course Texas Government 2306 Professor Jones Nov 12‚ 2012 Voter ID Law Recently a voter id law has been swore into the state of Texas this law would mandate in order to vote you must present a photo id before you are allowed to vote. A big controversial over this bill has began deciding if it’s a scheme for the republicans to gain more votes or to prevent voter fraud at the polls. After researching this topic my opinions is voting fraud is not a huge problem in the
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nearly failed to settle Texas. In 1682‚ the Spanish first arrived in Texas‚ hoping to successfully colonize it. They built their first mission‚ and continued to settle and colonize Texas. The main reasons Texas almost failed as a Spanish colony is because of rough geography‚ unstable population‚ very poor government and uncontrollable hostile natives. One of the most important factors of Spain nearly failing to settle Texas is geography. The water surrounding the Texas coast are very shallow‚
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North Central Texas may be turning to desert By Teresa Watkin In the last few years Texas has been drying up. According to NOAH weather maps show North Central Texas is need of precipitation. The summer of 2011 was so hot and dry wild fires destroyed much of North Central Texas. There as a lack of rain for 52 days straight. Most of the Possum Kingdom Lake area burnted up bad. Homes were lost and a couple of firefighters lost their lives as well. The town of Graham was lock down so no one
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Nicknamed The Lone Star State‚ Texas is the second largest U.S state‚ and is bordered by the U.S states of New Mexico‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ and Oklahoma‚ along with four Mexican states. Early exploration in the region began with Spanish explorers Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 1680s‚ the French‚ led by Robert Cavalier La Salle‚ made it to the region of Matagorda Bay‚ where they established a colony‚ but it failed to survive permanently
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