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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

Battle of San Jacinto The Battle of San Jacinto was the last battle of the Texas Revolution. And it’s also the shortest battle in history, it was only 18 minutes long!! But it was also like the most important battle of the revolution because they caught Santa Ana and won. It’s also really cool...kinda because they like ambushed the Mexican Army while they were resting. The Battle was also fought with anger because of all the massacres that happened before The Battle of San Jacinto. So that might

have to fight against the aligned native and spanish powers to gain control of this land. American Texans wanted to take part in American government during the age of western expansion, disregarding the constant military clash between the Americans and Mexican powers . This constant clash, of course started a revolution, consisting of the pendulum swing of alternating victory, but evidently the texans won. In the Battle of Gonzal, The Mexican army tried to attack the Texas army led by Sam Houston

Brenham Weekly Banner, April 19, 1878 ; February 18, 1890; and March 28, 1907. In the years between 1865 and 1965 there were hundreds of Negro lynchings in Texas. The Brenham Weekly Banner newspapers during this time barely focused on lynching and when they did, they referred to lynching as an unjust way of punishment for the black men they were burning, hanging and torturing; However, when chances arose for the lynching offenders to be punished there were no repercussions. The Brenham Weekly Banner

to pass and in the end it did. Many Texans had mixed emotions about the open carry system and did not approve of it due to situation that might have occurred in their lives or others that hit them hard, and/or because of the sense of fear that guns just can have on a person. Texas’ citizens are usually portrayed as cowboys/girls, and westerners that live-eat-breathe all things country, and gun loving machines. In some cases that may be true but not all Texans are, for example the Valley. There are

c) The Indian tribes were moved to the west where Jackson hoped they’ll keep their culture d) The Indian Removal Act was passed that moved the all of the Indian Tribes and many died on the way to the new established territory for Indians i) Bureau of Indian Affairs that established to check on relations w/ the Indians e) There were some resistances: (1) Suak and Fox, led by Black Hawk, resisted the eviction, but were crushed by troops and (2) Osceola that lead the Seminoles & captured yet many

In early 19th century America, there was a shared feeling of exceptionalism, often leading to egocentrism and prejudice towards foreigners. This egocentrism and prejudice belief system has been passed down, and ignorance towards reforming these beliefs is evident throughout history. Many Americans believe that the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth were the first settlements in America, thus that the Europeans who traveled across the Atlantic were the first to inhabit the New World. In fact, St.

This highlights the dilemma of public policy orientation under the thumb of budgetary limits and demonstrates the difficulty of establishing priorities in the protection and furthering of the public's interests. Another issue of public interest to Texans, and one that truly dominates headlines

Since the United States was founded, people of similar thinking have grouped together. This is extremely easy to see, especially if one considers the north versus the south. Political thinking goes beyond republican and democrat though. For example, in the past 40 years Texas has gone from a one-party Democrat to a one-party Republican state, but the underlying political beliefs have not changed. Texas remains a state that values the importance of a small government and maintaining tradition. The

J.J. Watt J.J. Watt is an inspirational hero and tremendous pro athlete. He is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the NFL. In the 2011 NFL draft, Watt was picked 11th by the Texans. He played college football at Wisconsin, also Watt won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times in his first five years. Watt holds the franchise record in sacks and forced fumbles. With all these impressive stats and accomplishments J.J. has even better ones. Watt has impacted