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    The formal mission of Collin County is to deliver services including justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health as mandated by the State of Texas and to execute other priorities as determined by the Commissioners Court (Collin County). The mission statement is very concise and specific at times by mentioning the main services that are provided, such as justice, public safety, infrastructure, and public health. Length of mission statements can be cumbersome at times to understand because

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    Texas governors are not as powerful as some people think. Their personality and appearance matter the most when being considered for a vote. The governor is seen the most rather the other officials, which is why their personality and appearance is so important. Governors used to be able to serve a 2 year term but that changed in 1974. The service term increased by 2 years. Rick Perry was elected in 2000 and is Texas’ longest serving governor. To be an eligible candidate the aspiring governor should

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    Geography of Texas When you think of Texas you probably think big...well you’re correct. The biggest mountain in Texas is Guadalupe Peak which is towering at 8,751 feet. Another one of these mountains is El Capitan which is huge in it’s own way at 7,569 feet. Also did you know that El Capitan is spanish for The Captain? The last mountain I decided to write about is Bush Mountain which is the tallest mountain in the Bush Mountains which is towering at an amazing 8,632 feet. Rio Grande is an amazing

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    Texas has a long history of conflict with the federal government over laws and policies, particularly when dealing with environmental, social, and educational issues. Texas has conservative right-wing views and has been in conflict more often with the federal government since President Obama has been in office. The dilemma generally arises from a clash in opposing political and social views. One major issue that has arisen in over the course of the last two years has been a battle over funding for

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    Mesoamerica have been connected the North and South America culturally and geographically throughout the history. Mesoamerican culture and aspects heavily influenced southwestern United States, being the frontier borderline between North America and Mesoamerica. It is very important to study the relationship between the Mesoamerica and American Southwest because American Southwest contains various elements of Mesoamerican culture and this provides fundamental information about human behaviors, history

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    The Texas Revolution There are many reasons why the hearts and eyes of Texans glow when asked about their home state. Texas pride seems an infectious emotion among the population of the southern state. This could stem from any number of things but there is one facet of Texas’ history that warrants a great deal of pride, and that is the Texas Revolution. The event breeds pride partly because no state in the US can boast of individual sovereignty preceding statehood. Although the rebellion occurred

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    -21.95%) and the number from Houston was 327(37/290 = 12.76%) (“Texas Polaris Project” 2014). In 2011, the total number of calls made to the NHTRC was 19,427, out of those calls 1,314 were from Texas, this is 247 more than in 2010. Only 84 of those calls could be used in reference to potential situations. In 2011, the types of trafficking went back to the same top three as in 2009. Dallas had 130 calls and Houston had 378 calls (“Texas Polaris Project” 2014). In 2012 the total number of calls

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    Texans are being short changed by the proposed Medicaid cuts. Legislature has told the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) that they must cut $350 million from the Medicaid funding over the next two years. In order to abide by the legislature’s demands, the HHSC has proposed cutting the reimbursement rates for pediatric physical and occupational therapists on average by 10 to 25 percent. And pediatric speech therapists would face cuts of 16 to 27 percent. Many feel that these cuts

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    in 2008, in the hope that it would enhance children’s development in all early years settings. It was then made law and legal requirements were put in place on nursery practitioners to make sure that standards that the framework has set out are being met. There are four main acts covering the legal status of the EYFS are: Children Act 1989 and 2004 Data Protection Act 1998 Childcare Act 2006 Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 It is now law for all early years settings and schools to carry out

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    In 1996 across the state of Texas the Texas Evaluation Model for Professional School Counselors (TEMPSCO) was implemented. This serves as a form of regular analysis of an all school counselors. It is also pertinent for counselors teaching grades Pre-School -12th grades. It is documented

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