Texas Rangers

between the gubernatorial authority of Texas’s governor and lieutenant governor. This can be attributed to the strict nature of the Texas Constitution of 1876 as a reaction to Reconstruction and the overpowering era of Edmund J. Davis as a governor. Consequently, the governor’s formal powers have been restricted, and relative to most other states, the lieutenant governor of Texas has considerably greater power, especially with the legislative branch (Erikson and Wallace, 2010). Currently, the…

The Texas Constitution: Explaining the Foundations of the Lone Star State The current Texas Constitution is a document, which was accepted on February 15, 1876. It is the seventh written constitution of Texas. It contains sixteen articles and places many restrictions on government. Although it is the supreme law in the State, it also falls under Article IV, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Supremacy Clause. Much like the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Constitution establishes…

State constitution of Texas with particular attention to the current state constitution A constitution is a collection of fundamental principles which guides on how a state or a country is to be governed or ruled. Texas Constitution is a basic governing document of the state of Texas. The present Texas Constitution was established in 1876. It is the seventh constitution in the Texas’ history. State constitutions are vital since they manage a few matters that are not stated in the United States…

Professional football is the most watched sport in America. From fantasy football to watching your favorite team make a comeback in the fourth quarter, professional football has been an entertaining, intense showdown that we all love to watch. But despite all of this, T.V. ratings have gone down and we do not know the reason why. But what we do know is that the ratings in other countries have not gone down. From the Raiders and Chiefs week 11 showdown in Mexico to the multiple successful games…

the other side of the isle, Abraham Lincoln and other members of Congress strongly condemned Polk’s war with Mexico. It all started when Polk ran for office, he ran as the pro-annexation candidate (Regent, Word Doc). Exclaiming that he would annex Texas into the Union and buy California from Mexico. But, when Mexico refused to hold talks with a U.S. diplomat over the sale of California. Polk sent General Zachary Taylor into disputed U.S. Mexican Territory (Regent, Word Doc). By then, Polk…

1. Q: When was San Francisco founded and who founded it? A. San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776. It was founded by a Spanish explorer named Juan Bautista de Anza and Paloú. Anza lead an expedition northwest to the Pacific Coast and established the first successful overland connection between Sonora and Northern California. The Mexican viceroy was so impressed, he commissioned Anza to return to the San Francisco Bay and set up a permanent settlement. (San Francisco History) 2. Q: What is…

War).The war was over the fact that America annexed Texas while it was independent of Mexico. The Rio Grande also had a very big part of the war because it is where some the first battles began. In 1821 Mexico became independent from Spain, Mexico at the time owned Texas and California, but in 1836 Texas became independent and tried to be annexed into America. After a few years in 1844 Jame K Polk became president and a year later annexed Texas into America on their manifest destiny. In 1846…

Placed between the stories ‘La Fabulosa: A Texas Operatta’ and ‘Never Marry A Mexican’, both of which strictly identify the roles of women in relation to men within Mexican culture. Endorsing the dependent relationship women should have with men and the role of a chaste woman and wife. Cisneros’s…

Football is one of the sport that came from American. There are three levels in football. The three levels of football are high school football, college football, and national football league which stands for “NFL”. Football been around for 52 years since 1869. Football can bring people together or it can destroy people relationship. The reason why because when it footballs season people are every competitive. Frist level of football is high school. In high school you have four years to play…

Football is a sport that represents America. Every year, men and women, boys and girls altogether watch the National Football League either authentically at stadium or live on televisions. According to Scholastic Scope, the NFL rakes in more than 9 billion dollars a year (Shots, 10). However, it seems that America’s most famous sport is in a huge crisis. According to ESPN, the enrollment for Pop Warner, the largest youth football league, has decreased 9.5 percent from 2010 to 2012 (Shots, 11).…