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realized it can't cut funding for public universities and continue to cap their tuition. Charging students more is one of the only ways universities can make up for a lack of state funding. What students pay at Texas universities has more than doubled since 2003, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. We have years of state disinvestment to thank. State support for UH has dropped by about a third since 1987, according to data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

May 2, 2017 “Local Control in Texas” In Texas, the legislator and the senator has the control over the locals. They are the ones, who pass new bill throughout the state. According to the articles provided, the senate and the legislator are passing out new bill on the behalf of oil and gas industries instead of public health and safety. Though knowing that the oil and gas extraction and injection wells for cracking wastewater are causing earthquakes in Texas, the Texas senate still passed a bill to

retrospect, should the three strikes law in Texas be amended or abolished? There is an on-going problem that our society faces, and that is prison over-population. According to The Texas Tribune, as of August 2016, there are 143,252 inmates in the Texas prison system. Would an abolishment of the three strikes rule help to alleviate the over-population of Texas prisons? California felt it important enough to take a look at their policy and amended it, should Texas do the same? Many will argue that if

Texas mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. Americans have and church members have reacted in many different ways on to prevent tragedies like this one. A way Americans should respond to this tragedy is in a non violent was or combative way, which is a more effective and morally right way to do so. As indicated by (cnn.com), “sixty nine percent of the brutal wrongdoings are murders”. Mass shootings by unhinged young fellows should introduce a unique case, one that is detached

Mazhar 0 Afifah Mazhar GOVT-2306-71001 Professor Sharifian 29 October 2017 Running for Rep In my previous essay I discussed that I would be running for district 115 (R-Irving), for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives during the 2019 election. I talked about the what, the why, and the when about my running. (The what being what my platform is, why being why I am running, and when being when I plan on running.) In this essay I will address the how, I will explain my plans and the process I

Texas has been an immigrant destination since its founding, but as the rate of Illegal immigration increased. The policy from the federal government has been shifted from openness to increase enforcement to patrol the border and pass more and more laws restricting legal migration in to the country. Since Texas has the longest border with Mexico, enforcing the rules has been tough. In response to the enforcement gap the state has plug the enforcement gap by using local and state enforcement agency

Shrestha2 The Campaign According to the Texas Tribute website, Texas candidates have spent from $0 to $70,805.43 that in from $0 per vote to $61.52 per vote in 2016 general election. Analyzing the website, I figured out that the most important aspect to win the election is not the amount spent but the strategies used. 1 Brandon Creighton has spent $0.39 per vote that is $93,194.21 and has been elected as a Texas senate in district 4. Carlos I. 1 Uresti has spent 243,160.84 that is $1.82 per vote

Poudel2 Sabya Poudel Prof. Sherry Sharifian GOVT 2306-71426 October 29, 2017 The Champaign I would seek to run for the U.S House of Representative from Texas. I plan to have a cost of $18 per vote. As we know, different factors influence the cost of running for the office in Texas. The factor includes number of votes and the amount of resources that the candidates puts on. In my case, the number of votes that I would secure and resources that I have would seek to influence my spending levels. The

Thapa 2 Hadim Thapa Professor Sharifian GOVT 2306 09/29/17 In United States political system, senate has more power than house of representative. They can address their problem up to Congress members. So, I would like to run for the Senator of Texas State District Senate 16 and help the community to address their problem. I reside in 3802 William Dahaes Drive of Irving City which is District 16 of Senate. 1 The current senator of my district is Don Huffines. The district is gerrymandered. 2 The overall

about one-third of the Texas cases were represented at trial by an attorney who had been or later was suspended or otherwise sanctioned…”(Leibman). This use of fraudulent attorneys in a case can lead to enough inaccuracies in the evidence to wrongfully execute a person. This action is against the constitutional right given to us of equal justice for all. In addition, “…One of you two is gonna hang for this. Since you're the nigger, you're elected…”(Texas Police Officer). A Texas police officer said