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The Indian Cultures Of The Texas Frontier: Anglo Depictions From Nineteenth Century Primary Sources
(1993)
The disciplines of history and anthropology constantly re-view and re-evaluate the past, in an attempt to remove the western European bias which permeates much of the history written on the indigenous populations conquered ...
Buffer Zone Reservoir Operation
(1986)
Texas' water demand is steadily increasing. In the past, ground water was used to meet the majority of demand. However, this continuing withdrawal is causing many problems. Because of this situation, the state is now turning ...
A Geography of Teen Activities in Small Texas Towns
(1985)
Eight small Texas towns, Aransas Pass, Ingleside, Rockport, Hearne, Caldwell, Decatur, Pilot Point and Celina, were visited in order to observe their teenager's weekend night activities. These observations were used to ...
A Resource Analysis Of Fur-Bearing Animals In Texas
(1982)
The last decade has witnessed a 665% increase in licenses sold to fur trappers in Texas. In 1976-77, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department initiated a program of sending questionnaires to a randomly selected sample of ...
Validity Of Soviet Physical Fitness Tests Administered To Texas Secondary School Students
(1977)
The present study attempted to investigate a number of Soviet “PWD” Physical Fitness Tests in terms of their validity for describing the physical fitness levels of a sample population of Texas secondary school students. ...
The Impact of Oil on the Texas Economy
(1986)
The following paper demonstrates Texas' present dependency upon oil in both public and private sectors. First, it historically discusses Texas and reviews how Texas is affected by OPEC's present political situation. Second, ...
Factors That Affect Plea Bargaining In Texas
(1982)
This study tests the relationship between factors in the criminal justice system and rates of plea bargaining. Four concepts are used in the analysis--case characteristics, work group characteristics, system capacity, and ...
Is the governor right?: a study on cutting Texas property Texas
(1998)
In the past few years the state of Texas, under the direction of Governor George W. Bush, has seriously considered the idea of cutting property taxes. Since schools are financed mainly through property taxes in Texas, ...
Personnel And Programs In Health Delivery To Texans, 1928-1978
(1979)
During the past fifty years, health care delivery has been in a state of constant change. As increasing demands have been placed upon the delivery system, personnel and programs have evolved to respond to these needs. This ...
Impacts of 1996 Farm Bill Policies on Rural Economies and Farmers of the Texas High Plains
(1996)
The 1996 Farm Bill, signed into law on April 4, is a significant departure from the focus of modem and historical domestic farm policy. As a provision of the proposed Federal balanced budget, it will deregulate income ...