Lawrence v. Texas

In my opinion, the Mexican-American war was not justified. Originally, when the Americans began spreading the idea of manifest destiny, the Mexicans, in general, had two attitudes towards it. Some admired this idea, however, some also feared it. They were concerned that the Americans would start trying to expand into Mexico and basically push the borders. However, Americans paid very little attention to what Mexico was thinking or saying. This is where the issue started. In general, I think…

Lyndon was born in Texas on august 27, 1908 his family had settled prior to the Civil War. He was born in a nearby town called Johnson City. His father was a rancher and part time politician, but Lyndon did not inherit the family’s ranching talent. Which caused Lyndon to run into finical difficulty losing the family ranch at an early teenage year. Lyndon’s family was some of the earliest settlers in Texas before they all had been cattlemen, cotton farmers and soldiers for the confederacy. Lyndon…

promoted the 1844 campaign with a catchy and significant slogan, “54, 40’ or Fight”. The Polk Administration was consumed with many issues, both foreign and domestic. Assuming the presidency from President Tyler, Polk was occupied with the Annexation of Texas, Mexico’s talks of selling California to Great Britain, and the boundary disputes of the Oregon Territory. His administration was highly concerned over a war with Great…

annexation of Texas in 1845, the negotiation of the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain in 1846, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American War in 1848, which ended with the signing and ratiication of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848. The annexation of Texas to the United States became a topic of political and diplomatic discussion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and became a matter of international concern between 1836 and 1845, when Texas was a republic. In September 1836 Texas voted…

1835. After the Republic of Texas became independent from Mexico, the US and Texas signed an 1828 treaty confirming the boundary from the Treaty of Limits. This led to Mexico regarding it as a violation and ultimately leading to the Mexican-American War. After the war, the Treaty of Guadalupe replaced the Treaty of Limits. In United States v. Texas (1896), the US Supreme Court decided that the Adams-Onís Treaty and the Treaty of Limits set the boundaries between Texas and the Oklahoma Territory…

commodity that enables the population to communicate with one another, access information, and work. Without an internet connection, people and business cannot compete in today’s world. Likewise, it is important for Texas to develop a better telecommunication infrastructure. Historically, Texas has done a decent job supporting the development of the telecommunications infrastructure. For example, “In 1995, the Legislature created the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board who raised $1.75…

Throughout history it has been a lot of movements in order to defeat injustice, and one of these movements was created back in the mid 1960’s in San Antonio. This book is divided into three different time-lapses and it tells us how the Mexican-American started to gain a place in the US with the Chicano movement. In the mid 1960’s San Antonio was ruled by the Anglo social and the high class. The Mexican-American motivated by the gang warfare, the seasonal flood, and the strike of the farm…

Here in Austin, Texas we are very concerned about the Texas Senate Bill 11 (SB 11) that was passed by the Texas Legislature often referred to as “Campus Carry.” It permits individuals with a license to carry a concealed handgun or a concealed weapon on public university campuses in Texas beginning August 1, 2016. Since then there has been a lot of controversy over the topic. College is a place to learn not a place for violence. I believe that guns being carried opened or concealed threatens our…

politicians to vote in their favor on issues that affect their members. They have been around for many years and have only grown stronger. We see them at both Federal and State levels. So how do interest groups work? In the article that appeared in The Texas Tribune, the author Ross…

“The first inhabitants of Paraguay were the Indian speaking Guarani (Infoplease). This is the most well- known language of Paraguay other than Spanish. In 1811, Paraguay revolted against Spanish rule and then became a nominal republic under two consuls. The country had three different dictators during their first sixty years as an independent country. Francisco Lopez started war between Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina within the years of 1865 through 1870. Not until the year 1912 did the country…