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A Southern Leader Civil War

James Longstreet graduated from West Point where he was commissioned as a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry, and s...

Overview of Texas Politics

This paper describes contemporary issues in Texas' politics, such as the charges against Gov. Rick Perry, as well as the historica...

Fictional Gubernatorial Campaign

This essay discusses various campaign issues for a fictional character who is running for the governorship of Texas. The paper bui...

Texas Crime and Minorities

in Texas is immense and far-reaching. Bratschi (1995) contends the ultimate factor in the overwhelming racial bias within mass me...

High School Football and H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights

above understandable within the socio-cultural context of the town. Bissinger explains how Odessa, in 1988, when he was doing his ...

Overview of Texas's State Fair

first look at the newest and best in products and performances" (BigTex.com, 2004). After that somewhat prosperous, and perhaps ...

Slavery and the Causes of the U.S. Civil War

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

San Antonio< Texas

CLIMATE AND AREA San Antonios climate is considered to be a "modified sub-tropical climate" (Westover, 2002, PG) with approximate...

Nursing Practice/Texas

(BNE:NPA, 2006). To investigate for heart disease was clearly indicated by physicians orders and, furthermore, Eddie failed to not...

Legal Aspects of Home Day Care

It is left to regulatory agencies such as the DFPS to interpret the law, write regulations that are in accordance with the law and...

Overview of Terrorism in the State of Texas

that area that there had been "chatter" discussing the possibility that the oil wells there might be under the crosshairs of a pot...

Burglary Rates and the Issue of Gun Ownership

In 2005, 3,984 burglaries were committed in the municipality. This translates to a rate of 0.011 burglaries per citizen (Nemerov,...

Texas Politics: The 1930s to the Present

seems that he believed originally that the tax revenue was enough, but in the end it turned out that a raise in taxes was in order...

School Funding With Emphasis On Texas

a good ranking. Texas, like most states, has a number of special grants schools or school districts may apply for. One is the Opt...

Texas State's Occult Movement

In nine pages this paper examines Texas's occult movement in terms of spirituality and violence associated with the covens. Nine ...

Texas Citizens and the Services Provided by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's Office

president the Senate is presided over by a president pro tempore, who, by the terms of an act passed by Congress in 1947, is next ...

Dallas and Its Plastics' Recycling

were visible. Dallas County: Of the six million tons of trash generated in the county ,in a given year, only 10% is recycled Dent...

Code of Ethics and Accounting Standards of the State of Texas

are still held responsible for conduct as set out by the Government Accounting Standards Board. It is in the best interes...

Feasibility Study of a Texas Feed Mill

in the South Texas area. This is a long-term project and the aspects such as the suitability of the locality to the desired market...

Texas's Natural Bridge Caverns

In five pages this paper examines the social and geological aspects of Texas' amazing natural wonder, Natural Bridge Caverns. Fou...

Law Enforcement and West Texas's Hispanic Community

In fifteen pages this paper discusses West Texas law enforcement in terms of illegal immigration, the impact of change, and Hispan...

Texas's Financial Need Border County Waiver and Mexican Citizen Policy Analysis

estimated that today more than 400,000 undocumented immigrants may be living in Texas and at least two-thirds of those are Mexican...

Burlington Northern Railway: Fair Settlement In Genetic Testing Lawsuit?

- employees were predisposed to carpal tunnel is both grand and far-reaching; that they did so without knowledge of or written con...

Public Employees Game the System

In 2003, police officers in Parma, Ohio used many illegal and immoral methods to collect overtime pay that was not deserved. In 20...

Immigrant Workers who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

This 5 page paper gives an overview of how immigrants helped build the transcontinental railroad. This paper includes explanations...

Changes for the NMB

The NMB is the Board that mediates labor disputes in the airline and railroad industries. The Board was established 1934 Amendment...

REGULATORY AND ORGANIZATIONAL OVERSIGHT OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION

resulting in more than 6,000 injuries and 900 deaths. Why hasnt more been done on the ground transportation network front...

Tennessee Folklore: The Ghost Lights of Chapel Hill

his lantern, as he searches for his lost head" (Brown). In addition to the lights, some people have reported UFOs in the sky; oth...

Tuberculosis and New Mexico

threatened almost everyone, regardless of social status. The disease ultimately led to many states implementing what was called ...

Richard Orsi/Sunset Limited

been presented in dichotomous terms. On one side is the "selfish, greedy, corporate interests" and on the other, stand "the people...