Texas‚ Home of The King Cowboy Pecos Bill‚ according to Peter Poulakis‚ was the patron saint of all things cowboy. As a baby‚ Bill was weaned on moonshine‚ and teethed on a bowie knife. His legend began when he was about year old‚ when Bill’s father decided to move the family out west. Bill’s father felt that his farmland had become too crowed for comfort when a family moved within fifty miles of his farm. During the move Bill’s family crossed the Pecos River in their wagon. While crossing the river
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When Austin‚ TX began as a small settlement named Waterloo‚ no one could have predicted the amazing growth this city would experience. The first of many population booms occurred when this small town was named the capital of Texas and given its current name in 1839. Before long the population had soared to around 850 people. Since then‚ the city’s population has doubled approximately every 20 years as new industries develop and its reputation as a colorful‚ diverse community builds. The most recent
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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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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 Texas Revolution can be considered a land grab by The United States. Texas was first under the control of Mexican government. Steven F. Austin then goes and asks for approval to set a small colony in Texas. Texas had agreed to four main stipulations: must have moral and hardworking settlers‚ keep Spanish as primary language‚ primary religion is Catholicism‚ and no slavery. All is fine until more and more settlers come to Texas. The United States essentially wants Texas for slavery rights‚ sees
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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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Texas political society and belief system are very much portrayed by the mix of three principle philosophical streams: established radicalism‚ social conservatism and populism. Established radicalism puts the essential political worth on political game plans that take into consideration the fullest activity of individual freedom the length of the freedoms of others are not preposterously limited. Established liberal thoughts frequently shape the premise for resistance to the utilization of government
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“The Texas Myth” in history has been created by many Anglo historians in hopes of creating and perpetuating a history that supports the Anglo cause of expansion during early Texas history. Many of the early Texas historians such as Webb‚ Dobie‚ Haley‚ and Webber have provided many historical accounts as told from the Anglo perspective. However‚ new historians such as Volanto‚ Goldman and Ginn have provided new perspectives that have begun to challenge the traditionalist views of history. With
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The Texas Revolution:Its Many Faces The Texas Revolution‚ why is it so important? Why is there so many arguments over it? Truth is this historical subject is very controversial and it can be seen through the work of many authors. In this case I have decided to research 4 authors and their dedicated work on the history of the Texas Revolution. From the historical documents of Sam Houston to retracing his steps through photographic representation. These authors put in a lot of time and
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one. Amarillo and the rest of the Panhandle get its water from the Ogallala Aquifer which is a vast yet shallow underground water table located beneath the Great Plains that spans across portions of eight states including the northern tip of the Texas panhandle. A large portion of the irrigated land in the US rests atop this aquifer system‚ which yields about a third of the nation’s ground water used for irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer is also responsible for providing drinkable water to almost
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