Lawrence v. Texas

“The Underdogs” follows the rise and fall of Demetrio Macias and his group of rebels during the Mexican Revolution of the early nineteen hundreds. The novel charts Demetrio's rise from farmer to general of the northern rebel army, and his following decline and the fall of his army. The Mexican Revolution started as a series of local/personal fights, then turns into a national movement. Cervantes’ changes from the beginning of the novel to the end. “The Underdogs” is considered both a Latin…

Texas has been a state ruled by different constitutions during its early years. Seven constitutions gave shape to the modern Texas, one under Mexican rule before Independence, one as an independent republic, one more as a state of the Confederacy, and four as a state in the United States. Several revolts challenged Spanish rule during 1811 to 1813 lead by Juan Bautista de las Casas and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez, the latter issued a declaration of independence from New Spain and drafted a…

Residents of Sugar Land can also conveniently drive to Texas Children’s Pediatrics, MD Anderson cancer center, and Memorial Hermann Medical Hospital. The nearest Emergency Center is in the middle of the community near by most of the residential area. Protective Service The City of Sugarland Fire Station 2,…

Christian University website says that in the summer of 1906 “A.B Barrett and Charles Robertson decided to form a school in west Texas and the Abilene churches of Christ agreed to support the project. Childers Classical institute opened in…

working people to be part of the old three hundred. He would get 67,000 acres of land because an empresario got 67,000 acres of land for settling 200 families in texas. He also got elected as for the provisional government that texas had made.Stephen f austin helped texs out in the texas revolution.Austin took temporary command of the texas army in the siege of bexar.Austin also tried running for president. Austin felt confident that he could win the election against sam houston and henry…

of oil that was found in Texas was in Spindletop. They found the oil in the year 1901 in January. Many people wanted to find oil, so they packed up their stuff and moved to boom towns. Wildcatters and roustabouts found the oil and made millions of dollars that next day, but oil soon became common and the prices went down. During this radio show, we are going to talk about the social changes that were brought by oil. The three important social changes oil brought to Texas were the spinoff jobs…

Every first Friday of the month, in the City of San Jose CA, there is a cultural event known as the “South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk” that I have been interested on for some time, although, have never been able to attended. By mid-March, while looking at the First Friday e-bulletin, I read about the “Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americano, MACLA” and the “17th Latino Art Now! exhibit presented through beginning of April to mi-May, and felt compelled to visit the art space for the…

The Texas Executive Branch When people think of the Texas Executive Branch they think of the United States Executive Branch and how similar both are. Although many State Executive Branches are similar to the United States Executive Branch, there are many differences depending on the State. In Texas the Executive Branch there are many moving parts that help make decisions. There are more recognizable people who help make the Executive Branch run smoothly such as the Governor along with many…

There aren’t many things more American than football and rock & roll. When members of the rock band KISS decided to purchase an arena football team to be based in Los Angeles, many were excited for the sport to come back to the city. In 2013, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, members of KISS, along with longtime manager Doc McGhee became co-owners of an Arena Football League (AFL) expansion team. The team was named the LA KISS, and was branded with the band KISS’ signature style. The KISS logo is…

Unfortunately, the governor of Texas does not have that same luxury. The governor of Texas powers involve parts of the executive, legislative and judicial branches. In the executive branch one of the main and significant powers held by the Texas governor is the power of appointment. The power of appointment gives the governor “ control over 410 governmental entities, including a wide range of agencies, commissions, and boards” ( Champagne and Harpman 245). The power of appointment is a great…