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The 1920s Texas Ku Klux Klan Revisited: White Supremacy and Structural Power in a Rural County
(2018-04-25)
The second Ku Klux Klan made its first public appearance in Texas at a United
Confederate Veterans parade in October 1920, then quickly expanded across the state.
Founder William J. Simmons created this organization as an ...
An Interpretive Case Study of Stakeholders' Perceptions on the Enrollment and Progression of African American Students in High School Foreign Language Courses
(2012-10-19)
The "achievement gap" is a common term in Texas public education, often referring to academic differences in achievement among student ethnic groups within the core curriculum. Seldom is Foreign Language referenced in, nor ...
Effect of Vertically Heterogeneous Soil on Simulated Water Storage and Surface Energy
(2017-06-28)
The global effects of climate change and policy decisions are simulated, in part, by land surface models; yet, the models often use incomplete soil information that may result in unreliable estimates of soil water storage ...
Water supply aspects of river authorities in Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
Price has been noted to be an important ingredient in any evaluation of future
water demands, since it is a signal of cost administered by water wholesalers or retailers.
The purpose of this study is to contribute to a ...
Sensitivity of Arthropod and Microbial Communities Associated with Vertebrate Carrion in Response to Delayed Blow Fly Access: Implication for Carrion Ecology and Forensic Entomology
(2016-08-03)
The objectives of this study were to determine the sensitivity of microbial metabolic community profiles, terrestrial and soil arthropod community structures and function, and soil chemistry dynamics associated with carrion ...
Developmental Plasticity of Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Three Distinct Ecoregions in Texas
(2012-12-11)
Forensic entomology is a well-established science linking arthropod biology and ecology to legal investigations. Specifically, immature development on a decomposing corpse may give insight into the minimum time elapsed ...
Determining Factors Affecting Dermo Disease (Perkinsus marinus) in Populations of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Galveston Bay, Texas
(2015-12-07)
The Gulf Coast has seen a dramatic decline in commercial oyster harvest in recent years. Lack of fresh-water inflow and elevated temperatures and salinities have been identified as factors contributing to increased Dermo ...
Spatial Ecology of and Public Attitudes toward Monk Parakeets Nesting on Electric Utility Structures in Dallas and Tarrant Counties, Texas
(2014-07-29)
Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) were introduced to the United States (US) where they established naturalized populations. They often build their bulky twig nests on electric utility structures, causing economic damage. ...
Topographic and Base-level Control on Back-Barrier Lagoon Evolution: West Galveston Bay, TX
(2014-12-02)
Estuaries are economically and ecologically significant regions that are highly sensitive to external forcing from sea-level rise, storm events, and anthropogenic change. West Galveston Bay (West Bay) is a back-barrier ...
Economic feasibility of ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice in Texas
(2009-05-15)
Environmental and political concerns centered on energy use from gasoline have
led to a great deal of research on ethanol production. The goal of this thesis is to
determine if it is profitable to produce ethanol in Texas ...