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More than Black and White: Woman Suffrage and Voting Rights in Texas, 1918-1923
(2017-05-24)
I explore the intersection of the woman suffrage movement and minority voting rights in Texas, a state that did not require voters to be citizens but disfranchised all servicemen for the length of their enlistment during ...
Identifying the Environmental Controls on Wildland Fire in the South-Central United States
(2017-07-20)
Fires are responsible for the historical shape, structure, and composition of ecosystems in the South-Central United States. The biophysical settings in which fires readily occur are affected by global processes like climate ...
Identifying Texas Landowners’ Preferred Communication Channels, Motivations, and Barriers to Adopting Best Management Practices Related to Watershed Based Plans
(2016-12-02)
This study assessed Texas landowners’ preferred communication channels and barriers to and motivation for water quality best management practice adoption. Data was collected from 275 landowners in the Little River watershed ...
Assessing Environmental Issues in Upland Game Birds
(2017-07-31)
Wildlife management is essentially the balance between maintenance of habitat and control of population density. To demonstrate the application of multivariate techniques for habitat assessment, I evaluated 4 contemporary ...
LANDOWNER PERCEPTIONS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT AND PRESCRIBED FIRE LIABILITY
(2017-12-09)
Prescribed fire is an affordable and effective tool in managing woody plant
encroachment, but landowners’ liability perceptions contribute to their inconsistent
application of fire. Personal liability concerns can be ...
The Influence of Knowledge Gained and the Likelihood of Recommending Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service on the Planned Adoption of Wild Pig Control Techniques
(2016-01-12)
Wild pigs are an exotic invasive species in Texas that cause severe economical and ecological damage. Educational programs have been conducted to disseminate best practice management plans in order to mitigate the growth ...
Lateral Continuity of the Eagle Ford Group Strata in Lozier Canyon and Antonio Creek, Terrell County, Texas
(2013-09-24)
Understanding of the local lateral heterogeneity within the Eagle Ford Group, a prolific mudstone reservoir on the Texas Gulf Coast, is hindered by a lack of well-preserved outcrops in close proximity to one another. ...
Understanding and Predicting Changes in Precipitation and Water Availability Under the Influence of Large-Scale Circulation Patterns: Rio Grande and Texas
(2012-12-11)
Large-scale circulation patterns have a significant modulating influence on local hydro-meteorological variables, and consequently on water availability. An understanding of the influence of these patterns on the hydrological ...
Alonso de León's 1690 expedition diary into Texas: an edition and study of the Spanish texts with semi-paleographic transcriptions
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
The 1690 expedition led by Alonso de León into present day Texas proved to be
a pivotal journey that had lasting effects on the development of Spain's land north of the
Rio Grande. This expedition established the first ...
A Study on Administrators' Perceptions of the Optional Flexible Year Program: School Improvement Effort in a Rural Texas School District
(2015-08-06)
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine how administrators from a single, rural school district in southeast Texas experienced the implementation of a reform policy, the Optional Flexible Year Program (OFYP), ...