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Friday, December 23, 2022

The Texas Declaration of Independence

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The Unanimous Declaration of Independence made by the Delegates of the People of Texas in General Convention at the town of Washington on th...

The States within the United States Constitutional System

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- The Text of the United States Constitution . Here are the parts that relate to the states:  Article One:  Section 2 - House of Representat...

Land Speculation and the Development of the United States and Texas

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- The Founders and the Pursuit of Land . -  Texas Filibusters . - From Wikipedia: Coahuila y Tejas: Immigration and Slavery . - TSHA: Survey...

Indian Containment in Texas

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Bullock State History Museum: American Indians . __________ -Wikipedia:  Native American tribes in Texas . - What is a federally recognized ...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Stephen Austin's [second] contract to bring settlers to Texas, 1825

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If you are student in Texas, at some point you learned about Stephen F. Austin. Some claim him to be the "father" of Texas, whatev...

Popular Sovereignty - Dual Sovereignty - Tribal Sovereignty

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What is sovereignty?   Britannica : . . . the ultimate overseer, or authority , in the decision-making process of the state and in the mai...

Catching up on conflict between governments of Texas and the United States

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Three stories from the Texas Tribune. - A Texas superintendent ordered librarians to remove LGBTQ-themed books. Now the federal government i...

Single Purpose Governments in Texas

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-  -  -  - From the TSHA: Special Tax Districts . - From Harris County: Mosquito Control Services . -   

Civil Rights and Suffrage in Texas

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-  -  - The Southern Manifesto, Massive Resistance and the Mansfield school desegregation incident . -  

Territorial Development of Texas

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How did Texas attain its current borders?  - Wikipedia: Spanish Texas . - Wikipedia: Adams - Oniz Treaty . - Wikipedia: Mexican Texas . - Wi...

Outline - ACC GOVT 2306

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-  What is Power ?  - Why do you have to take this class ? - No Really . . . why do you have to take this class ? - Who is in charge? Divine...

Manifest Destiny

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A few notes on the rapid expansion of Anglo power across North America, and the world. Definitions:  Wikipedia: Manifest Destiny . Manifest ...

From the Houston Chronicle: Some of the priciest real estate in Houston can be found in tiny tracts used for roads and drainage

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A look at local government, and one of its basic features: infrastructure maintenance. Since this can often involve the use of privately own...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The specific charges against Trump

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You can find these on the report from page 78 through 85. - Click here for it . I. Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512(c...

From Lawfare: Jan. 6 Committee Issues Executive Summary of Final Report

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- Click here for the it . 

From the Texas Tribune: Texas elections secure despite COVID-related “irregularities” in 2020, audit finds

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I suppose this finally conclude the 2020 election. The principle take-away is that the election was run well and there were no egregious pro...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Two from Democracy Docket:

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1 -  How Gerrymandering Helped Republicans Win the House . At the start of the 118th U.S. Congress in January 2023, Republicans will hold 22...