El Paso, Texas

Introduction It is an honor to present the next Governor of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi’ Johnson Miller. Ms. Miller is a loyal Texas conservative that hails from West Texas where she was born and raised on a ranch. She comes from a proud line of Texans who have served their community. Her grandfather was former Texas Governor, Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson from 1954 through 1958. Ms. Miller attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a…

Weather/Climate Have you ever wondered what the weather in Texas is like? Texas’s weather is very interesting and enthralling. So get ready to learn about Texas’s weather, precipitation, and seasons. Texas’s weather is very fluctuating because of its odd placement between the warm Gulf of Mexico and the cold Pacific ocean. The states varied geology can also bring unstable weather This happens because of the forests of the east and the coastal plains of the west. Texas’s diverse weather…

Molly Ivins’s essay, “Is Texas America?” states various points in her essay about Texas politics, demographics, geography, and education. The “Is Texas America?” essay is according to the author’s perspective about Texas. There are various statements within Ivins’s essay that are supporting and contradictory to the modern-day Texas. The reason there is a difference in the number of supporting and contradicting statements about Texas within Ivins’s essay is because Texas is changing over time…

Quanah Parker. The army and Indians fought over 20 battles on the Texas panhandle around the Red River from 1874 to 1875. HENRY O.FLIPPER 1877 The first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point was Henry O. Flipper. STAKED PLAINS HORROR July 26, 1877 Captain Nicholas Nolan took 60 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers from Fort Concho across Texas chasing some Comanches that had been raiding. Texas was having a very bad drought. After chasing the Comanches…

Autobiography My mother is Maria Emerita Menjivar, daughter of Pascual Lopez and Andrea Orellana. Emerita was born in small town in Chalatenango, El Salvador and moved to Nueva Concepcion, Chalatenango. At the age of 30 years she gave birth to me. I was born in July 24, 1998, in Nueva Concepcion. My older sister’s name is Tatiana Menjivar and she was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. In my early childhood I moved residence three times before I was four. My grandparents, which I consider my…

Who Are These Guys? Have you ever wondered about the relationship between two very diverse cultures that both wanted to claim the same land? By reading documents and taking detailed notes in class, I finally understood how culturally different the Native Americans were compared to the Anglo-Europeans. It was said that The Anglo-Europeans stumbled upon the Americas and discovered people that had already occupied the land. These people that the Europeans saw were called the Native Americans. At…

themselves from Mexico. Manifest Destany contributed to the annexation and now Texas was part of the U.S. The U.S was getting what getting what it wanted (expansion of the western frontier), while Mexico struggles to control its own land. The U.S now shared a Texan border with Mexico. Tensions between two newly powerful nations roused. The indication of the boundary of Texas was what later became problematic. Mexico defined that Texas included only the eastern part and was bounded by the Nueces…

The growing pains in Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to expansion and modernization affect everyone. The rapid changes in Texas created chaos and prosperity for the people on the land. The swift changes caused people to face economic, social, political, and demographic issues differently and some faced with more difficult issues than others were. The demographics of the state experience great change because many were created in the cities. The people had to move in…

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was one of the most impactful moments in American history. Booth was the last person people would have suspected because he was a famous, handsome, and well-loved actor. However, on April 15, 1865, America was forever changed. Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction and peace following the Civil War were destroyed, leaving the racist and oppressive President Andrew Johnson to take over. Booth’s actions had cultural, historical,…

Whereas segregation by its nature sounds evil; examining the effects of “voluntary segregation” the discussion must begin with the underlying cause “forced segregation”. Voluntary segregation tends to be the result of some form of forced segregation; where family, race, nationality, and religion tends to be the primary cause. This cause may lead individuals to this decision where they choose a path of voluntary segregation, but the effects can either be positive or negative to the individual and…