The Debate Over The State Of Texas Essay

Ian Harmon U.S. History Dr. Anderson Due: 11/21/14 The Annexation of Texas The 1800’s were a time of growth and expansion in the United States. However, during the century following the civil war not everyone shared the same views. Throughout the country, people had different thoughts on Texas, and what should be done with the new found territory. Whether it was people of the north looking to prevent another slave state from acquiring statehood, or slave owning people of the south trying to gain

The Texas Government is composed of three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial branch, similar to the federal government. Each branch has its own duties and ways to check the other branches as to ensure no one has too much, or all, the power. The executive branch contains the governor, lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, attorney general, and several other commissioners and executives. The legislative branch contains the Texas House of Representative and the Texas Senate.

The Texas Constitution established a plural executive “in order to limit the power of the governor” (PowerPoint, 2). This form of government limits the power that the government has overall (PowerPoint, 2). “The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor are two of the most powerful political figures” in Texas politics (Textbook, 220). The lieutenant governor is the “most powerful official in the Texas government” (PowerPoint, 13). The lieutenant Governor is elected

with, Arizona, Colorado, California, New Mexico, parts of Nevada, and Texas. When the Mexican government allowed American to live in Texas conflicts arose between the settlers and government. The Americans rebelled and stared their own republic and asked to join the United States. After much debate, the Republic of Texas was annexed and shortly after a war broke out between the States and Mexico. After Americans settled in Texas under the Mexican government, rebelled and formed their own republic

The vast majority of people in the United States support the rights of woman and men alike. This right makes them free to pursue dreams of happiness and freedom, to do as they choose as long as it does not infringe on the rights of other “humans.” That is honestly the root of the issue with abortion in this country; we firmly believe in the rights of humans, but we treat a fetus as if it was none human. Science has proven through deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that an unborn baby is indeed human, so

expand the rights of Texas citizens to openly carry weapons and to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. The signing ceremony for the bills is scheduled for Saturday, June 13th. Gov. Abbott’s decision to sign these bills into law comes as no surprise, as in February of 2015 he said the following: “I will sign whatever legislation that reaches my desk that expands Second Amendment rights in Texas.” The first bill will allow license­holding citizens in the state of Texas to carry handguns openly

argument goes, if the country could agree on when that occurs then the argument over abortion would end. I’m going to discuss Luker’s central argument first then demonstrate my knowledge of Luker’s argument based on the justices’ argument, ideas, and comments. After that I will show how we see her argument play out in the Slate magazine article about the Supreme Court. Luker’s central argument is that the debate over abortion has become a symbolic issue. This is now becoming a way to divide ourselves

Civil War. Texas had been an independent “Lone Star Republic” after the Texas revolution, but Polk wanted to annex Texas. This outraged Mexico and the Mexican cavalry attacked one of the disputed regions. This lead to Polk wanting to declare war on Mexico. America eventually won the war and after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, America gained new territory that included present-day Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. The new territories that America gained sparked debates over the expansion

all over America. These words are, “Merry Christmas.” Many of us might not even think twice about saying these words to others during the holiday season but, it has been a debate in public schools on whether it is right or wrong because it promotes a specific religion and negates other religions. An article by The Texas Tribune, written by Morgan Smith, announced that “Merry Christmas” is officially okay to say in Texas public schools. The controversy erupted when cheerleaders of East Texas High

the University of Texas on September 28th, 2010. Students fled from a mask gunman carrying an AK-47 and shooting randomly around campus. Nineteen-year-old Colton Tooley, wearing a black mask, eventually killed himself in the library. Remarkably, no one else was injured or killed. (MSNBC) This was not the case in 1966 when 16 people where killed with 32 injured by a gunman in the UT clock tower. The debate still wages on to allow concealed guns to be carried on college campus in Texas despite a recent