THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO POL 1133Q TEXAS POLITICS AND SOCIETY Instructor: Ward S. Albro, Ph.D. Class Sections and Hours: Section 002, 8:30-9:45 MW in MH2.01.40 and Section 003, 10-11:15 MW in UC2.02.02 Office and Office Hours: MS4-03-18 at 7:30-8:15 and 11:15-Noon MW and other times by appointment Email: via Blackboard Learn or ward.albro@utsa.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course involves the analysis of Texas government institutions, political behaviors, civic engagement,
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program. For the past three years I have competed in the SkillsUSA program. This program gives students in classes all over the nation to compete and show how great their school is. The amount of students from our program qualifying for the SkillsUSA Texas state competition has increased significantly since I’ve been in the leadership position. In three years the numbers have went from zero students to fifteen.
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Southwest identified an opportunity within Texas for short distance air service between Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio. These Texas cities were often referred to as one single market area, although they were some of the fasted growing in the nation. Southwest recognized that Pacific Southwest Airlines had a similar business plan in California servicing Los Angeles to San Francisco, so they took this similar concept, and set their goals to provide quick, reliable service that local passengers
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The wind howls across the wide and open American great plains. The greatest of these three short stories at evoking a feeling similar to that of being in the American south “A Rose for Emily”, “Dust Tracks on a Dirt Road”, and “The Life You Save May be Your Own” is “Dust tracks on a dirt road”, followed by “The life you save may be your own”, and finally “A rose for Emily” In Dust Tracks on a dirt road, Hurstons use of imagery, telling us about her gingham dress and how most kids did not wear
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Texas Government Essay #1 In many ways, I’ve neglected my responsibilities as a citizen of the State of Texas. Since moving to Texas in the Spring of 2011, I’ve been so engulfed in a growing family, school, and a demanding work schedule that I haven’t made any time to keep up with the ‘goings on’ in the City, State, or even most Federal matters. With that said, I did however browse through the Texas Legislatures Online (TLO) website and found an interesting bill that caught my eye. The bill
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first migrated to Texas. He was giving land and was honored highly from the Mexican government. "Mexican government gave Austin a total of 239,628.38 acres (TGLO-SMTT:7–9). In return for the government’s generosity, Austin became a political broker and a close friend of many Mexican officials. He proved his loyalty by becoming a naturalized citizen and encouraging others to follow his example. " (pg.198) However, Stephen Austin would be arrested for proposing a idea for Texas to be independent
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For many years now, Texas has been trying to pass one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation. Texas is one of several states that is under the close eye of congress because of the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act says that states with a history of discrimination must get permission from the Federal Government before changing its voting process. Texas had its Voter ID upheld first in 2013, when a Supreme Court decision struck down what many considered the “heart” of the Voting Rights
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Hispanic people have always had it rough while in Texas because they have to work hard and for a low price, but sometimes we see one fight their way through the cracks of society and succeed. Some Hispanics have to work long and hard because they do not have the same opportunities as many other Americans. A lot of American people like to take advantage of the Hispanic community by paying them at a low wage. Hispanics have to work harder than the American people, but they still find themselves not
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European colonization in Texas started in 1689. It was ordered by St. Francis in order for Spain to spread Christianity, Spanish culture and also to establish control. This era began with missions and presidios. There are many Spanish colonizers who helped Spain attempt to reach their goal. Four significant people are Fray Damian Massanet, Jose de Escandon, Antonio Margil de Jesus, and Francisco Hidalgo. Fray Damian Massanet was the founder of the first Texas mission. He also helped found the missionary
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and a faint story that the illusive grandfather, father of Marcus might have been buried in West Texas somewhere sent the family searching every cemetery between Fort Worth and El Paso and down to Sanderson, Eldorado, Menard, Mason, etc. Quite by chance while searching a small cemetery for another line of the genealogy, my young son (everyone searched) found a grave all by itself in Trickham, Texas, near Santa Anna, and it was my illusive grandfather. That sent the search to
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