Tuesday, May 4, 2021

From the Legislative Reference Library of Texas: Index to Sections Affected

I'm kicking around ideas for written work for my 2306 classes this summer.

This page allows for searches for bill that affect specific sections of Texas Code. Very convenient.

- Click here for it

Immigration links

For a different project I'm working on: 

- The American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Texas.
- The American Immigration Council: How the United States Immigration System Works.
- The University of Washington: Texas Migration History 1850-2017.
- Immigration to the United States: Events and Movements.
- SMU: US - Mexico Border Timeline.
- Wikipedia: Mexican Border War (1910-1919).
- Conner Prairie: Western Immigration
- Wikipedia: List of United States Immigration Laws
- Pew Research Center: How U.S. immigration laws and rules have changed through history.
- US Legal: The Naturalization Clause Law and Legal Definition.
- LII: 8 U.S. Code § 1101 - Definitions.
- TSHA: Texas Dream Act.

From the American Society of Civil Engineers: Texas 2021 - Infrastructure Report Card

 - Click here for it.

Texas gets an overall grade of C

Here's how it is graded in each of the 12 areas of infrastructure: 

Aviation: B-
Bridges: B-
Dams: D+
Drinking Water: C-
Energy: B+
Flood Risk Mitigation: C-
Levees: D
Parks and Recreation: C-
Highways and Roads: D+
Solid Waste: B
Transit: B-
Wastewater: D

For the entire report, click here.

For more on the American Society of Civil Engineers, click here.

And here:

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. Its constitution was based on the older Boston Society of Civil Engineers from 1848.

ASCE is dedicated to the advancement of the science and profession of civil engineering and the enhancement of human welfare through the activities of society members. It has more than 152,000 members in 177 countries. Its mission is to provide essential value to members, their careers, partners, and the public; facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession; develop and support civil engineers.