Moody, Texas

Texas has had a long history of being a state that marijuana is smuggled into across the border with Mexico. The anti-marijuana laws in Texas are some of the strictest in the United States with high fines and long prison sentences. Currently under Texas laws the possession of 2oz or less can result in 180 days in jail and or a fine up to $2000 dollars, as well as your license being suspended for 12 months. So why does Texas take a such a harsh stance against marijuana? Why does Texas keep throwing

discrimination. Border corridos and Badman Ballads each emerged from the oppression of a certain ethnic group, however each has its own history. Border corridos revolve around the Texas-Mexico border and illustrate the effects of the The Mexican-American War. During the Mexican-American War, Mexico lost the battle and the state of Texas, which made the Rio Grande the national border. As a result, Mexicans who lived on the other side of the river had to decide between America and Mexico. The people who chose

equal wages for equal work. This would seem to be common sense, but it is still something we are fighting for. Census data shows median yearly income for men in Travis County is approximately $10,000 higher than for women (kxan.com). Freda Bryson, a Texas State doctoral student and equal-pay advocate said, “When I go to buy food or groceries, I don’t get a woman’s discount, I pay the same thing as a male pays. So why shouldn’t my wages be the same?” This quote should send a message: by paying women

This traveling exhibit is in a decent location, has a great display, and gives out a lot of information about the Dust Bowl. This traveling exhibit about the Dust Bowl is located in the Tarrant County College Southeast Campus library in Arlington, Texas. It is located off of Highway 360. The exhibit is located in the library in the main building on the first floor. When one walks into the library they would walk past the front desk as if they were going to the back of the library. After the front

As I slept I hear my alarm going off and I excitedly jump out of bed. It is only 4:00 am and the sky is still dark. It is August 20, 2015 and I am double checking everything. This is my first time driving out of the city of Dallas by myself. I am on my way to a new journey, I am moving to Houston. I had only been to Houston twice and both times I was there only for a day so I never got to see the city. That was about to change because now I will be living there. I did one big sweep of my house to

“contribute[d] materially to aid the cause of Texas.” This was partly because not all migration was unsolicited before the annexation of Texas and as such, some Americans felt entitled to occupy Mexico. After Mexico declared its independence from Spain it needed more settlers to populate the areas of its nation with few citizens living in its regions. Thus, in order to ease tensions between the countries, a proposal was created that involved U.S. citizens living in Texas to become citizens of Mexico and pledge

number is ridiculous and irate. That is a lot of money being cut from education. I honestly want to know where the money is going. In my opinion it can’t be going anywhere that more effective than education. It’s not only effecting the state of Texas. Larissa Mae Suarez says, “Simultaneous actions also took place in other schools outside Metro Manila, organized by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), against the state’s abandonment of its responsibility to ensure quality and

a process of constant branching and expansion.” That quote, once said by Stephen Jay Gould, can represent the Westward Expansion of the United States. In the early 1800s, the United States started trying to expand west. The U.S. acquired Florida, Texas, the Gadsden Territory, the Mexican Cession, the Oregon Territory, and the Louisiana Territory. All of those acquisitions helped evolve the United States into what it is today. Almost all of the land we own is from the Westward Expansion. Unfortunately

enjoyable way to see new places. It was useful to learn new skills and live experiences. So at the age of fifteen, my mother told me we were headed for America. No attention was given to these words, because I was a teenager who thought that the state of Texas would be quite similar to Toronto, but never could I fathom that this would completely change my perception of the world. These Challenges have led me to understand the different cultures between the north and south, not to believe in stereotypes,

“If a man’s from Texas, he’ll tell you. If he’s not, why embarrass him by asking?” This quote by John Gunther, author of Inside U.S.A., reflects the pride I have for my great home state of Texas. Being a Texan means more than just saying one lives in Texas; it is the sense of opportunity and power, which promotes individualism and acts as the common identifier for all walks of life by instilling the feelings of belonging and pride. If presented with the decision to choose between being an American