Austin, Texas

Stephen Austin The Father Of Texas 2/14/17 Period 1 Liam Clark Stephen Austin was the first person to create a American colony in the Tejas province of Mexico. Stephen Austin was born in south western Virginia and when he was five his family moved to Missouri. He attended schooling at Yale college for four year’s he later returned to Missouri where he became a storekeeper, manager of the family lead mining company, and a failed bank director. In 1820 the governor of Arkansas appointed him as a circuit judge. Stephen Austin's father Moses Austin took steps towards establishing an American colony in the Tejas province in 1820 he traveled to San Antonio and petitioned for a land grant in 1821 he received approval to settle 300 American families on 200,000 acres of land but Moses Austin died before completing his plans and the colony fell to Stephen Austin. Austin decided on a site on the lower Colorado and Brazos rivers, his colonist settled there in January in 1822. Almost instantaneously he faced opposition from the newly independent Mexican government, which refused his father's grant since it was made under Spanish charter. Austin traveled to Mexico city to correct…

its correct position to freedom at all costs.”many people thought as Stephen as a strong leader who was clever, wise ,and trustworthy.Why Stephen F. Austin matters to texas is because,he founded the country and the events he set in motion. Stephen F. Austin matters to texas because he founded the country and the events he set in motion. For example, stephen F. Austin went to mexico to discuss many of the laws texans did not approve of and after the mexicans…

Some might ask what would be the best city to move to? The answer to that is Austin Texas. Being able to live in Austin is a wonderful experience for the following reasons, being centralized in Texas, having the capital of the stat, and having the best universities in the United States nearby. These all makes Austin, Texas the best city to live in. Being able to live in Austin Texas is a wonderful experience that is available to all of us, being centralized in Texas,having the capital, and…

A Sadness, A Fear, A Happiness, A Name What is your name? Everybody has a name, but not everybody knows everyone else’s name. Names tell someone who you are, and to a person who knows you well, what your personality is. When you pass away, people mourn the gravestone that bears your name. Sometimes, people have the same name! Names can give someone feelings of fear, happiness, sadness, and lots of other emotions. Where did your name come from? I know where mine came from, and I’m going to…

making a product that was different from anything that was out there on the market. Michael Dell’s product was able to make a profit and become very successful. Currently, Michael Dell’s company, Dell, Inc. is one of the world’s leading enterprise IT infrastructure companies. Michael Dell was born in Houston, Texas in 1965. His fasciation of technology developed at a young age. Beginning at the age of 8 years, Dell applied to take a high school equivalency exam in hopes of getting into the…

Here I sit, staring at the beaming light of my family's computer writing an essay at the nineteenth hour of the day. I’m not complaining after all It’s quite relaxing, with a bit of music as well as pure silence amidst the remainder of my parent’s residency. Considering myself a great writer is something I’ve never done, nonetheless I enjoy it. I have been a Texan all my life, having been to a few parts of the country it remains my favourite state. Austin, Texas is my birthplace I lived…

Charles Joseph Whitman was a twenty-five year old male living in Austin, Texas and enrolled in the University of Texas. He was married to Kathleen Leissner and had three younger siblings by his biological parents Charles Adolphus and Margaret Hodges Whitman. He grew up in a very authoritarian style household and his parents had marital problems brought on by the physical and emotional abuse of Charles Adolphus. Charles Whitman was a part of the Boy Scouts at a young age, joined the United States…

School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Its green color distinguishes the sculpture from the many other sculptures around the university and from the background of the business school. Much of the evidence in the paper will come from the structure and form of the sculpture. The sculpture depicts a woman leaning on her husband showing a traditional family structure. Although the family dynamic will not play a large part of the paper, it is important to note that the husband is…

I. Summary A. Why we exist 1. The Harris County Permit Office began issuing development permits in 1973. 2. Permits are issued in accordance with Harris County regulations to ensure that unincorporated areas of Harris County are able to qualify for flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. 3. The residential department is diligently working to minimize the loss of life and property from high water events (i.e. Floods, Tropical Systems, and etc.) 4. The importance of flood…

Dietitians do not just teach patients to watch their diets, but motivate them to make healthier food choices to meet their nutrition needs. After comparing Texas Christian University, Texas State University, and the University of Texas at Austin, based on my criteria of school population, location of the school, and strength of the program, the University of Texas at Austin would be the best choice in helping me pursue my career in dietetics. Although it takes a few years of hard work to become…