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it seems to me that the texas experience than sort of disastrous for the dominant party in texas and kind of a debacle for the state at least from a good government standpoint. what are the lessons that you would draw from the texas -- on going texas litigation and political redistricting experience for other states which are not exactly like texas, but have some of the same issues in the future including in playing out of this redistricting process in the next few years? >> i mean, there's one very easy lesson to draw and i think that is that many of the legal constraints operate primarily to prevent the most grotesque form of overreaching. that is i think that if texas had not overreached quite as much as they had, they would have gotten preclearance either from the department of justice or from the ddc or if not from the ddc from the supreme court. i think, you know, the numbers nina put up showed that texas -- what was it, 80% or 70% of the overall population growth is attributable to a growth in the latino population. they drew fewer latino opportunities the next time around. so
it seems to me that the texas experience than sort of disastrous for the dominant party in texas and kind of a debacle for the state at least from a good government standpoint. what are the lessons that you would draw from the texas -- on going texas litigation and political redistricting experience for other states which are not exactly like texas, but have some of the same issues in the future including in playing out of this redistricting process in the next few years? >> i mean,...
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policies in texas have had the effect of raising the cost of prison in texas hugely. and it is not only guys who are being sent to prison and will be there for a while. all of these things add up to cross for the state. and to the degree that criminal justice laws lead to higher costs, i think that they are being rethought, even in texas. tavis: speaking of the national election, how is romney going to play in texas and how you think this campaign plays out in texas precisely? >> texas is like my state, nobody will come here or campaign here. texas is a red state and i think ron meet very -- mitt romney accounts that in his pocket right now. tavis: this is a big question, but take whatever piece of it you want. what is your sense of the campaign right now? i know it will change many times between now and election day, but now that we know that mr. romney got the delegates he needed to secure the nomination, how do you see this playing out? >> goeverybody knows this will e fought out between just a handful of states. and it will be fought out in populations of only som
policies in texas have had the effect of raising the cost of prison in texas hugely. and it is not only guys who are being sent to prison and will be there for a while. all of these things add up to cross for the state. and to the degree that criminal justice laws lead to higher costs, i think that they are being rethought, even in texas. tavis: speaking of the national election, how is romney going to play in texas and how you think this campaign plays out in texas precisely? >> texas is...
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it was not the texas rebellion. so it was successful, the texas revolution. and texas becomes a free and independent state. president andrew jackson wanted to annex texas. can't do so because of the slavery question. he does recognize it as a republic on his last day in office. his successor martin van buren won't touch the texas question because of the slavery issue. it's not until the election of 1844 that james knox polk will make the annexation of texas a political issue. and as he is being elected in the fall of 1844, john tyler will actually be responsible for the annexation of texas itself. he had tried to annex texas under a treaty. treaty needed two-thirds of both houses. well, a joint resolution simply needs a majority. pardon me, two-thirds of the senate. joint resolution needs a simple majority in each house. so by december of 1845, december 29th, 1845, texas would become the 28th state. and this 28-star flag would be a valuable flag. it remains in existence for only one year before iowa became the 29th state in december of 1846. now, two days, tw
it was not the texas rebellion. so it was successful, the texas revolution. and texas becomes a free and independent state. president andrew jackson wanted to annex texas. can't do so because of the slavery question. he does recognize it as a republic on his last day in office. his successor martin van buren won't touch the texas question because of the slavery issue. it's not until the election of 1844 that james knox polk will make the annexation of texas a political issue. and as he is being...
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this is how texas was really funded. now, once the government faith was pledged, there's a variety of notes which begin to appear. this was gonzales, the 28th of november of 1835. and look at the serial number. serial number 1. the first obligation of texas. three days. please pay to the order of andrew-uponton the sum of $100 to pay expenses incidental on procuring supplies for the volunteer army of texas. signed by matthew caldwell. ponton was the treasurer of the municipality of gonzales. they were diverting money that had been paid in land dues toward the war effort. this is an iou by the provisional government to that municipality to eventually pay them back. look at this receipt. this is just a receipt for a rifle. some of these are very simple. received at san felipe delve austin december the 1st of 1835 of w. joshua fletcher. a rifle gun valued at $22, which i promise to take in the service of the provisional government of texas and return the same upon my return from the army of the people in the government fore
this is how texas was really funded. now, once the government faith was pledged, there's a variety of notes which begin to appear. this was gonzales, the 28th of november of 1835. and look at the serial number. serial number 1. the first obligation of texas. three days. please pay to the order of andrew-uponton the sum of $100 to pay expenses incidental on procuring supplies for the volunteer army of texas. signed by matthew caldwell. ponton was the treasurer of the municipality of gonzales....
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texas revolution." "the alamo 1836: santa ana's texas campaign." and "texian macabrar:p the melancholy tale of a hanging in early houston." additionally he's the editor of the book "lone star: the republic of texas 1836 to 1846." and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the atlantic. recently "texan iliad" earned the distinction of being a basic texas book by mike cox, who updates that list now. when not teaching in the classroom dr. hardin can be seen on a&e network, the history channel, nbc's "today" show. he's known for his readable style of history. he's an inductee of the texas institute of letters, an admiral in the texas navy, a member of the western writers of america, a fellow of the texas state historical association, and was a historical adviser for the 2004 john lee hancock film "the alamo." the chronicles of higher education examined his work on that film in a feature article. he lives in abilene with his wife debra and children walker an
texas revolution." "the alamo 1836: santa ana's texas campaign." and "texian macabrar:p the melancholy tale of a hanging in early houston." additionally he's the editor of the book "lone star: the republic of texas 1836 to 1846." and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the atlantic. recently "texan iliad" earned the distinction of being a basic texas book by mike cox, who updates that list now....
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texas from the 25. don't forget, coming up after the game, stay tuned for the at&t fox college saturday post-game show. they'll cover all today's action, including south carolina and a little trouble early and number one alabama against ole miss. >> charles: the last drive by tex a you talked about could it be a defining type of drive. it was a character drive. now they've got to summon up another one. oklahoma state answered back with a character drive of their own. >> gus: david ash, 19 years old. he'll start from his own 25. ash. incomplete. intended for joe bergeron. >> charles: that was well defended by brodrick brown, number 19. >> gus: on second and ten. ash in trouble. stays on his feet. and is lucky to get back to the line of scrimmage. brian robinson with the tackle. third down. >> charles: the forced pressure came from nigel nicholas, number 89. made him step up into the pocket. >> gus: huge play here. third down and ten. ash in the shotgun. david ash. steps up, underneath, and down at the 29
texas from the 25. don't forget, coming up after the game, stay tuned for the at&t fox college saturday post-game show. they'll cover all today's action, including south carolina and a little trouble early and number one alabama against ole miss. >> charles: the last drive by tex a you talked about could it be a defining type of drive. it was a character drive. now they've got to summon up another one. oklahoma state answered back with a character drive of their own. >> gus:...
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senate candidates in texas. stormer state solicitor general ted cruz and texas lieutenant governor david dewhurst debated last week in dallas. they talked about the federal health care law, immigration, social security, the u.s. role in syria, and tsa security screening procedures, they're running in a july 31st primary runoff. this is the first primary debate between the two candidates. mr. dewhurst is being supported by texas governor rick perry, while mr. cruz is supported by sarah palin, ron paul and rick santorum. runup election was necessary because none of the republican candidates got 50% of the vote to win the gop nomination in the primary may 29th. this is about an hour. >> believe the republican party is based on fiscal responsibility, smaller government and less intrusion in your private life. >> i want to see somebody with some backbone, somebody with some spine. >> liberty is under assault in this country and texans are rising up to say no. >> i am the most fiscally conservative lieutenant governor
senate candidates in texas. stormer state solicitor general ted cruz and texas lieutenant governor david dewhurst debated last week in dallas. they talked about the federal health care law, immigration, social security, the u.s. role in syria, and tsa security screening procedures, they're running in a july 31st primary runoff. this is the first primary debate between the two candidates. mr. dewhurst is being supported by texas governor rick perry, while mr. cruz is supported by sarah palin,...
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texas takes the fast track to annexation. the republic of texas exists for one year instead of ten. texans failed to develop a national character. the republic of texas plays little or no role in the emerging texan identity. and the republic of texas plays no role in the evolving myth and mystique. no texas exceptionalism. and modern texans would likely act like those other people. thank you very much. do we have time for questions? or have we run over? >> just one or two questions, please. >> yes, sir. way, way here in the back. >> just a comment. some years ago when i was traveling through colorado, there was an article "the denver post" that said due to the dropping of oil prices in houston and texas areas, texas was in danger of becoming just another state. >> yeah. >> one of my favorite quotes. >> nah. we don't, because we've got a distinct history, which also means we have a distinct culture. if a people think they're different, they are. anybody else? any other questions? way, way here in the back. yes, sir. >> thank you. you mentioned the number of men that houston had in hi
texas takes the fast track to annexation. the republic of texas exists for one year instead of ten. texans failed to develop a national character. the republic of texas plays little or no role in the emerging texan identity. and the republic of texas plays no role in the evolving myth and mystique. no texas exceptionalism. and modern texans would likely act like those other people. thank you very much. do we have time for questions? or have we run over? >> just one or two questions,...
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in theory i was born in old texas. texas and i'll just leave it at that. there's a lot of texas history that still needs saving, okay? and i think the sea of mud is just one great example of a part of the history of the texas revolution that had basically been swept under the blanket from the very beginning. it seems as though even at the
in theory i was born in old texas. texas and i'll just leave it at that. there's a lot of texas history that still needs saving, okay? and i think the sea of mud is just one great example of a part of the history of the texas revolution that had basically been swept under the blanket from the very beginning. it seems as though even at the
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americans had moved into texas. happy with the situation in texas. so they began asking for concessions to reorganize the government so that it is a separate state rather than part of it. at the time they didn't realize that mexico had its own internal problems. there's a struggle between centralist and federalists. americans in texas just get caught in that struggle. the text rev laux was successful and texas becomes a free and independent state. president andrew jackson wanted to annex texas. can't do so because of the slavery question. he does recognize it as a republic on his last day in office. his successor martin van buren won't touch the texas question because of the slavery issue. it is not until the election of 1844 when james knox polk will make the annexation of texas a political issue and as he is being elected in the fall of 1844, john tyler will actually be responsible for the annexation of texas itself. he had tried to annex texas under a treaty, treaty needed two-thirds of both houses well, a joint resolution simply needs a majority.
americans had moved into texas. happy with the situation in texas. so they began asking for concessions to reorganize the government so that it is a separate state rather than part of it. at the time they didn't realize that mexico had its own internal problems. there's a struggle between centralist and federalists. americans in texas just get caught in that struggle. the text rev laux was successful and texas becomes a free and independent state. president andrew jackson wanted to annex texas....
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i never met a going ohio, ohio, ohio, the way perry goes texas, texas, texas. they work on that themselves to some degree, too, you know, and i hope that i was pretty clear in the book there's no actual obvious person in texas every texan is different as is everyone else. they do think as themselves as texans first. let's move from texas to ohio. you grew up in cincinnati. in a catholic family, you went to catholic schools, basically your whole life. describe yourself gail gleason, that's who you were when you were growing up. who was that girl? you were born in a time where there weren't a lot of women in public life. where women with opinions at some point learned to keep them in the house. who were you then were you an opinionated little girl in were you fun. >> i was always so fun. [laughter] you should ask my siblings whether i was fun or not. i'm the oldest. but, you know, the interesting thing when i look back on, i can't imagine writing my memoirs. the times i recall now was growing up right after when the baby boom was beginning in a suburb that was co
i never met a going ohio, ohio, ohio, the way perry goes texas, texas, texas. they work on that themselves to some degree, too, you know, and i hope that i was pretty clear in the book there's no actual obvious person in texas every texan is different as is everyone else. they do think as themselves as texans first. let's move from texas to ohio. you grew up in cincinnati. in a catholic family, you went to catholic schools, basically your whole life. describe yourself gail gleason, that's who...
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texas from the 25. don't forget, coming up after the game, stay tuned for the at&t fox college saturday post-game show. they'll cover all today's action, including south carolina and a little trouble early and number one alabama against ole miss. >> charles: the last drive by tex a you talked about could it be a defining type of drive. it was a character drive. now they've got to summon up another one. oklahoma state answered back with a character drive of their own. >> gus: david ash, 19 years old. he'll start from his own 25. ash. incomplete. intended for joe bergeron. >> charles: that was well defended by brodrick brown, number 19. >> gus: on second and ten. ash in trouble. stays on his feet. and is lucky to get back to the line of scrimmage. brian robinson with the tackle. third down. >> charles: the forced pressure came from nigel nicholas, number 89. made him step up into the pocket. >> gus: huge play here. third down and ten. ash in the shotgun. david ash. steps up, underneath, and down at the 29
texas from the 25. don't forget, coming up after the game, stay tuned for the at&t fox college saturday post-game show. they'll cover all today's action, including south carolina and a little trouble early and number one alabama against ole miss. >> charles: the last drive by tex a you talked about could it be a defining type of drive. it was a character drive. now they've got to summon up another one. oklahoma state answered back with a character drive of their own. >> gus:...
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tell me it is of texas? about tx sfx? an incarnation of texas? >> it is currently the creature of the tea party being driven by the tea party and the tea party i would argue is very much a creature of texas ideology of empty places ideology. the tea party's one of the first original organizations of their events was dick armey and his people who were texans. they looked to ron paul as their intellectual godfather originally. >> rose: a libertarian. >> the libertarian and it's just very empty places and all of it's... thoughts words, and actions and texas, which is so huge, so growing, second-highest birthrate many the country after utah and so passionate about stuff-- victory or death-- is driving the tea party in many ways. >> rose: is book is called "as texas goes... how the lone star state hijacked the american agenda" and there you go. >> rose: isn't that a good cover? >> yes. see. a hat thereto on top of the washington monument. thank you. >> rose: great to be here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose co
tell me it is of texas? about tx sfx? an incarnation of texas? >> it is currently the creature of the tea party being driven by the tea party and the tea party i would argue is very much a creature of texas ideology of empty places ideology. the tea party's one of the first original organizations of their events was dick armey and his people who were texans. they looked to ron paul as their intellectual godfather originally. >> rose: a libertarian. >> the libertarian and it's...
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in theory i was born in old texas. texas and i'll just leave it at that. there's a lot of texas history that still needs saving, okay? and i think the sea of mud is just one great example of a part of the history of the texas revolution that had basically been swept under the blanket from the very beginning. it seems as though even at the time it wasn't realized what a great part of texas history this was. i'm going to give you a very brief description of how in the world a pediatrician in wharton, texas, who had no background in texas history -- i lived in san antonio for three years, but i was a pediatric resident. anybody that know what is pediatric residents do, i had no time to visit the alamo or get into texas history, but like way late in my career in about 1996 i walked into a room one day, an examining room and i started talking with the mothers of one of my patients. she told me they're finding civil war artifacts out on our ranch and, of course, i was all over that. i was already a member of the houston archaeological society and as a young man
in theory i was born in old texas. texas and i'll just leave it at that. there's a lot of texas history that still needs saving, okay? and i think the sea of mud is just one great example of a part of the history of the texas revolution that had basically been swept under the blanket from the very beginning. it seems as though even at the time it wasn't realized what a great part of texas history this was. i'm going to give you a very brief description of how in the world a pediatrician in...
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i think it's, you know, with respect to texas voting rights and texas litigation it's really the whole story why we need section 5. i mean, you know, gets a little complicated can timing sometimes. but since texas became covered in 1975, it's had one or more e redistributing plans and it's part of the rules to prevent discrimination. i don't think there's a majority on the supreme court to take that away from us because it's been so vital and so important. and we have a 2006 decision which found the marks of intentional discrimination in the last round of redistributing. we have a good case this time on intentional discrimination as well. so i'm not the doom and gloom person on section 5 that you'll hear a lot of people. i mean, i walked out of the mud argument quite sure we wouldn't have the constitutionality taken away from us. i continue to believe that, that the supreme court is not going to take the statute away from us. have things become murky when you get in the situation when you have impending primaries, the need for a local court to draw and no preclearance? yes, more murky.
i think it's, you know, with respect to texas voting rights and texas litigation it's really the whole story why we need section 5. i mean, you know, gets a little complicated can timing sometimes. but since texas became covered in 1975, it's had one or more e redistributing plans and it's part of the rules to prevent discrimination. i don't think there's a majority on the supreme court to take that away from us because it's been so vital and so important. and we have a 2006 decision which...
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can he pull texas back from the grips of the tea party? could he actually move texas to the left? joining me now from austin to talk about what the future holds for these two politicians and for texas is wayne slater the senior political writer for the dallas news. he knows it all. thank you for joining me in "the war room." >> thank you governor. >> jennifer: we have two rising stars emerging on two different ends of the political spectrum. is texas getting more conservative or getting more liberal? >> it's pretty conservative right now. so ted cruz, the tea party darling, does reflect what is in the minds of many republicans and conservatives in texas common sense. some of the crazy stuff that you were talking about is something that many voters in texas especially conservative republican voters think is not so crazy after all. at the same time, texas has a rich history as you know. this is a state that produced ann richards and barbara jordan. although texas is a red state right now and democrat has not won state office since 1994, it's a state where the demographic shift espec
can he pull texas back from the grips of the tea party? could he actually move texas to the left? joining me now from austin to talk about what the future holds for these two politicians and for texas is wayne slater the senior political writer for the dallas news. he knows it all. thank you for joining me in "the war room." >> thank you governor. >> jennifer: we have two rising stars emerging on two different ends of the political spectrum. is texas getting more...
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law in texas. and that -- seeing that act so startled him that he lurched back. jumped back. the officer behind him, who had been the first one on the scene, thought at that moment that he must have seen the gun slinger, the person who was threatening people in the apartment with the gun, so he got into a crouching position and with his gun pointed straight ahead, he maneuvers into the bedroom with where the light is still off. he said that he saw john lawrence and tyrone garner on the bed, having anal sex, not having oral sex. so we have a significant difference in what they were saying. both of those acts would have violated the texas sodomy law. the officers say they then told john lawrence and tyrone guardianer to stop what they were doing and told them to stand back from each other, away from each other, and they would not stop. according to the officers. the guck pointed at them, very loud male voices yelling at them inside the bedroom. finally one of the officers says he flipped on the fligh
law in texas. and that -- seeing that act so startled him that he lurched back. jumped back. the officer behind him, who had been the first one on the scene, thought at that moment that he must have seen the gun slinger, the person who was threatening people in the apartment with the gun, so he got into a crouching position and with his gun pointed straight ahead, he maneuvers into the bedroom with where the light is still off. he said that he saw john lawrence and tyrone garner on the bed,...
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just off the texas a&m campus. we have reported already that a constable was killed and that a civilian has been killed. now fox 29 in san antonio is tweeting that the shooter has died as well. kasey stiegle is live in our texas newsroom. what do you have? >> we have been looking at this on the my fox antonio website which is the newspaper in south texas and a number of other local affilliates are starting to pick this up that a third person in this devastating shooting this afternoon that happened at about 2:10 local time, 2:10 eastern, that a third person has died. the suspect that was transported to the hospital after being shot by officers when these gunshots rang out. we know a constable apparently went to carry out an eviction either to serve eviction paperwork at this residence about two blocks off the college -- or the texas a&m campus, and that is when the suspect apparently opened fire on the constable killing 41-year-old brian bachman, a certified peace officer since 1992. he was a county sheriff deputy
just off the texas a&m campus. we have reported already that a constable was killed and that a civilian has been killed. now fox 29 in san antonio is tweeting that the shooter has died as well. kasey stiegle is live in our texas newsroom. what do you have? >> we have been looking at this on the my fox antonio website which is the newspaper in south texas and a number of other local affilliates are starting to pick this up that a third person in this devastating shooting this afternoon...
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big west texas is 23. the love of my life and the subject of litigation, overpopulated by over 150,000. district 20, over by 13,000. 28, out of loredo, 153,000. then corpus christi to brownsville, texas. overpopulated by 43,000. if you add up the overpopulation of these existing latino majority districts, you get three quarters of a distr chall districters who did not want to increase the number of latino opportunity districts. so here is the seventh district and the one we proposed which runs from san antonio to east austin. this was the idea that the leadership thought was a good idea. they incorporated a versus of it in the congressional map that the state passed. this was opposed vigorously by the democratic leadership. it goes in and gets latinos out of the district of a current angelo congressional incumbent. alex, where did you go? what is his name? lloyd doggett. lloyd was not included in this district, but was planning to move in and run and did not want to run in a latino majority district and fa
big west texas is 23. the love of my life and the subject of litigation, overpopulated by over 150,000. district 20, over by 13,000. 28, out of loredo, 153,000. then corpus christi to brownsville, texas. overpopulated by 43,000. if you add up the overpopulation of these existing latino majority districts, you get three quarters of a distr chall districters who did not want to increase the number of latino opportunity districts. so here is the seventh district and the one we proposed which runs...
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what is the remedy that the texas court in this case -- what is the violation the texas court is trying to remedy? i think your question proceed on the assumption that if the violation of section 5, that is not what motivated the court's opinion. look at page 96 of the joint appendix. texas was clear. they need to get pre clearance. this is not about joining them from implementing the plan. the constitutional violation being remedied here and the only thing that gave the texas courts and the authority was the one person one vote violation with the old plans. >> that is what they said they are doing. i counts eight times in the house plan, the state house plan, several times in the senate plan. it is fairly clear in the u.s. plan, they say things like the courts began by considering the and contested districts from the enacted plan that embrace districting principles although it wasn't required to give any difference. they are wrong about that. the court attempted to embrace as many uncontested districts as possible. after i got finished reading their opinions, there may be a difference
what is the remedy that the texas court in this case -- what is the violation the texas court is trying to remedy? i think your question proceed on the assumption that if the violation of section 5, that is not what motivated the court's opinion. look at page 96 of the joint appendix. texas was clear. they need to get pre clearance. this is not about joining them from implementing the plan. the constitutional violation being remedied here and the only thing that gave the texas courts and the...
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first in the 1820s, and they settled in this part of texas, far southeast texas in 1833. they had cattle and later on they began to acquire land to put the cattle on. when oil was discovered in this area in 1901, it brought the mcfaddens a lot more money than they had already had. they were already pretty comfortable in their own right, but when oil was discovered in this area, the land that the lucas gusher, the original well was on, plus a lot of the land that wasssfuy belonged to the mcfadden family, because they had spent so many years accumulating all that pastureland for cattle. it was in the middle of where the oil was found. just the whole area profited so much from the oil. william mcfadden was a tough man, some called him ruthless. his life was built around acquiring as many cattle and as much land as he possibly could. he didn't have a lot of education. it was said he couldn't really read or write. unlike h is f could, who came from tennessee, but the educational facilities in texas were slim and none. there just were not many places to have schooling, even tho
first in the 1820s, and they settled in this part of texas, far southeast texas in 1833. they had cattle and later on they began to acquire land to put the cattle on. when oil was discovered in this area in 1901, it brought the mcfaddens a lot more money than they had already had. they were already pretty comfortable in their own right, but when oil was discovered in this area, the land that the lucas gusher, the original well was on, plus a lot of the land that wasssfuy belonged to the...
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we're here for the save texas history symposium. why does texas history need saving? so many things flooded through my head at that point, i didn't really know how to answer. all i could think about was how all of us work, the museums, archives, libraries, texas historical commission. we fight for funds to preserve the materials to support scholarship, to make them accessible, to publish them, and then to bring the fruits of that scholarship to the classroom through all the teachers and the educational work that we do. so i really didn't have a good answer for the person at the dinner table but i just said, trust me, it does. this question could represent how well we're doing in our jobs. it also reflects how much work we have to do in the way of making the importance of our work apparent and our needs widely known. that is why this aptly named event is so important. and i want to thank the general land office and jerry patterson for instituting it. commissioner patterson is a well-known figure in texas and much of his biography has not changed in the past year. thoug
we're here for the save texas history symposium. why does texas history need saving? so many things flooded through my head at that point, i didn't really know how to answer. all i could think about was how all of us work, the museums, archives, libraries, texas historical commission. we fight for funds to preserve the materials to support scholarship, to make them accessible, to publish them, and then to bring the fruits of that scholarship to the classroom through all the teachers and the...
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law in texas. that startled him that she lurched back and he jumped back into the officer behind him who had been first on the scene fought at that moment that he must have seen the gunslinger, the person who was threatening people in the apartment with a gun so he got into a crouching position and with his gun straight ahead she maneuvers into the bedroom with the light still on. he says he saw john lawrence and tyrone garner on the bed having anal sex, not having oral sex, as we have a significant difference in what they say they were seeing. those acts would have violated the texas sodomy law. the officers say that they then told john lawrence and tyrone garner to stop what they were doing and told them to stand back from each other away from each other and they wouldn't stop according to the officers. with guns pointed at them very proud male voices yelling at them inside of the bedroom. finally, one of the officers says he flipped on the light in the bedroom so everybody could see to read ever
law in texas. that startled him that she lurched back and he jumped back into the officer behind him who had been first on the scene fought at that moment that he must have seen the gunslinger, the person who was threatening people in the apartment with a gun so he got into a crouching position and with his gun straight ahead she maneuvers into the bedroom with the light still on. he says he saw john lawrence and tyrone garner on the bed having anal sex, not having oral sex, as we have a...
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texas plan. opting to go to federal district court thinking that barack obama's justice department would not view the texas redistricting plan kindly or favorably given the objections raised from the beginning. that was correct. the justice department has a number of serious objections to the plan. i think in important respects, the texas dispute is a mirror image of the battles of the last decade only with the republican and democratic roles reversed. that is georgia and ashcroft. pam spoke about that this morning. you saw the democratic attorney general thinking that george bushes justice department would not think kindly of the plan. i don't want to explore the statutory questions in the case. one of the things that is clear about the case is that the department of justice's position in that case mapped on the interests of the republican party and just as certain had there been democrats in control of the time, they would have approved the plan readily. what i think both of the cases standing
texas plan. opting to go to federal district court thinking that barack obama's justice department would not view the texas redistricting plan kindly or favorably given the objections raised from the beginning. that was correct. the justice department has a number of serious objections to the plan. i think in important respects, the texas dispute is a mirror image of the battles of the last decade only with the republican and democratic roles reversed. that is georgia and ashcroft. pam spoke...
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a pediatrician in warton, texas. he is a 1974 graduate of texas a & m and 1977 graduate of the university of nebraska medical school. he has practiced pediatrics for 29 years. dr. dimick is an archaeologist and co-authored two reports on excavations of the retreating mexican army. he participated in archaeological digs at several sites. he wrote sea of mud, the retreat of the mexican army after san jocinto. and second edition came out in paperback in 2006. he recently edited a book that was written by a mexican general, in 183. a forgotten 1838 publication by an eyewitness to the texas revolution. in january of 2011, dr. dimmick was inducted, in the sons of the republic of texas. several members i have seen here. dr. dimmick appeared on history channel, discovery channel, involving his work of the mexican army and spoken at several conferences about texas history at the san jocinto conference, at the alamo, and texas philosophical society. gregg is on board of directors of the san jocinto battle field and chair of th
a pediatrician in warton, texas. he is a 1974 graduate of texas a & m and 1977 graduate of the university of nebraska medical school. he has practiced pediatrics for 29 years. dr. dimick is an archaeologist and co-authored two reports on excavations of the retreating mexican army. he participated in archaeological digs at several sites. he wrote sea of mud, the retreat of the mexican army after san jocinto. and second edition came out in paperback in 2006. he recently edited a book that was...
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do you love texas? >> i love texas because texas is pro-business. it's where you go if you want to start a business. frankly, if i had started everything all over again it wouldn't be philadelphia. it would be in texas. >> yeah. you're not a cowboy fan, i don't think though? >> no. no. 38-33 on sunday night was an abomination. i am a texas fan. houston is terrific. i love their attitude. maybe super bowl this year. >> what have you noticed today? how do you view that? he's got $30 billion. do we look at this as a way a rich guy is trying to game the system with the dividends or do we look at it as a way of saying maybe the government is the problem here? which is it? >> if they're going to tax dividends at the ordinary income and say i'm at the 48% bracket, it's such a loser to be able to wait if you can give it to us now. there are other islands i'm sure that ellison can buy. is maui for sale? i went to maui once. that's terrific. >> it's jerry's money but steve case owns maui. >> what's left? is there one we can buy. >> you know where you might ge
do you love texas? >> i love texas because texas is pro-business. it's where you go if you want to start a business. frankly, if i had started everything all over again it wouldn't be philadelphia. it would be in texas. >> yeah. you're not a cowboy fan, i don't think though? >> no. no. 38-33 on sunday night was an abomination. i am a texas fan. houston is terrific. i love their attitude. maybe super bowl this year. >> what have you noticed today? how do you view that?...
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and certainly texas embodies that empire of liberty. it was a vision that will provide the framework for manifest destiny. it will provide the framework for the texas revolution, and it's really going to lay the foundation for what becomes a continental empire. it stretches from the atlantic to the pacific. now, because of that, jefferson believed that tejas, that that was a cornerstone in what he saw as american expansion. now, for someone who studies thomas jefferson, one thing i can tell you is that -- this is in a day and age before twitter and before facebook, and he wrote more than 20,000 letters. and the thing that kills me is how politicians from the right and from the left are quick to cherry-pick his quotes and try to say that jefferson supported this or jefferson supported that. well, yeah, he did support this and that. and you figure he lived to be 80-plus years old. so over the course of a long life, he did have a lot of different attitudes. and his ideas and belief were always evolving and changing. well, in 1786, jefferso
and certainly texas embodies that empire of liberty. it was a vision that will provide the framework for manifest destiny. it will provide the framework for the texas revolution, and it's really going to lay the foundation for what becomes a continental empire. it stretches from the atlantic to the pacific. now, because of that, jefferson believed that tejas, that that was a cornerstone in what he saw as american expansion. now, for someone who studies thomas jefferson, one thing i can tell you...
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the difference is that texas has more texans living in texas than any other state. there is difference. melissa: you're humble. >> i'm serious. we're risk-takers. we really, we're risk-takers and we know what we're doing. just take a look at our economy. our business model in which we rate between 45th and 50th among all the states when you look at per capita state spending, per capita on taxes, on the state debt. so we're keeping our spending low and people want to come to texas because this is a good place to invest and create jobs. melissa: he can speaking of which, texas has create ad half a million private sector jobs since 2009. you've cut more than 30,000 state and local government jobs. >> yeah. melissa: would you say that's a victory? other places would say, oh, you cut government jobs. >> no we want to cut government jobs. we want more private sector jobs. over the last three years, texas has created more net new jobs than the rest of the country combined. think about that. 8% of the population has created more than 92% of the population in jobs. melissa:
the difference is that texas has more texans living in texas than any other state. there is difference. melissa: you're humble. >> i'm serious. we're risk-takers. we really, we're risk-takers and we know what we're doing. just take a look at our economy. our business model in which we rate between 45th and 50th among all the states when you look at per capita state spending, per capita on taxes, on the state debt. so we're keeping our spending low and people want to come to texas because...
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talk about lost texas history. talk about saving texas history. the reason i can, i know the date, this picture was picture is taken december 4th, 18 -- 19 -- 1997, because that's the day my granddaughter was born and i missed the c-section and i'm still in trouble for that. but i did find this bayonet, it's hard to see, and i gave that to my son and daughter-in-law to put that in their baby book for the baby. i thought it was a lot cooler that her grandpa, which by the way my nickname is digger. digger was out there finding a mexican army bayonet on the day of her birth rather than just have me there at the bedside. just an aside, as a grandpa, i love to tell this story. yesterday afternoon we got a tweet that that -- my granddaughter audrey, who will be 4 this december, was thanking god last night, every night they try to decide what to thank god for, last night she thanked god for fingernail polish and big butts.
talk about lost texas history. talk about saving texas history. the reason i can, i know the date, this picture was picture is taken december 4th, 18 -- 19 -- 1997, because that's the day my granddaughter was born and i missed the c-section and i'm still in trouble for that. but i did find this bayonet, it's hard to see, and i gave that to my son and daughter-in-law to put that in their baby book for the baby. i thought it was a lot cooler that her grandpa, which by the way my nickname is...
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in texas. seeing that act, so startled him, that he lurched back and jumped back. the officer behind him, who had been the first one on the scene, but at that moment that he must have seen the gun slinger, the person who is threatening people in the apartment with a gun, so he got into a crouching position and with his gun pointed straight ahead, he maneuvers into the bedroom with the lights go off. he said that he sought john lawrence and tyron gardner on the bed having anal sex, not oral sex. there is a significant difference in what they say they were seen. both of those acts were violated the texas sodomy law. the officers say that they've been told john lawrence and tyron gardner to stop what they were doing until then stand back away from each other. and they would not stop, according to the officers. with guns pointed at them, yelling at them, inside the bedroom finally, one of the officers says that he flipped on the light in the bedroom so that everybody could see everybody very clearl
in texas. seeing that act, so startled him, that he lurched back and jumped back. the officer behind him, who had been the first one on the scene, but at that moment that he must have seen the gun slinger, the person who is threatening people in the apartment with a gun, so he got into a crouching position and with his gun pointed straight ahead, he maneuvers into the bedroom with the lights go off. he said that he sought john lawrence and tyron gardner on the bed having anal sex, not oral sex....
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the justice department goes to blocks the texas' voter id law. >> according to the state of texas' own analysis, anywhere from 600,000 to nearly 800,000 registered voters did not have the required id and those were disproportionately hispanic. >> we will speak with nation reporter ari berman about the texas' voter id law and such laws around the country, and with the naacp attorney robert havingor the group as havinis its annual meeting in houston. a >> there should be no sympathy for goldman sachs. we should be doing everything to try to bring this matter forward. >> what is the matter? oakland city council votes to end its contract with goldman sachs that locked into a financial deal that cost the city millions. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a record-setting heat wave in the eastern u.s. is starting to ease after two weeks of scorching temperatures. the heat wave has been blamed for causing at least 74 deaths from the midwest to the east coast, including 18 people around chicago and 13 people in
the justice department goes to blocks the texas' voter id law. >> according to the state of texas' own analysis, anywhere from 600,000 to nearly 800,000 registered voters did not have the required id and those were disproportionately hispanic. >> we will speak with nation reporter ari berman about the texas' voter id law and such laws around the country, and with the naacp attorney robert havingor the group as havinis its annual meeting in houston. a >> there should be no...
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the university of texas. they take roughly 10% -- they take roughly 90% of their students through what is called the top 10% under a law that says you are in the top-10% of your high school class in texas you are automatically admitted to the university of texas at austin. she was not in the top-10%. you was close but she was at a good school with pretty good grades, pretty good average. she thought she would have gotten in but for racial preference, she knew people who were less qualified than she was who got in, test scores lower than hers etc.. so she sued saying she should have been admitted. and she went to state university and did fine and graduated but hirsute those on. lost in the lower courts in texas which are obliged to apply strictly supreme court precedent. the law in texas, federal district court and court of appeals both held the university of texas plan which was modeled on university of michigan law school plan that had been upheld in 2003, followed the university of michigan plan closely eno
the university of texas. they take roughly 10% -- they take roughly 90% of their students through what is called the top 10% under a law that says you are in the top-10% of your high school class in texas you are automatically admitted to the university of texas at austin. she was not in the top-10%. you was close but she was at a good school with pretty good grades, pretty good average. she thought she would have gotten in but for racial preference, she knew people who were less qualified than...
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so i and up in austin, texas as executive editor of a magazine called texas monthly now i know what to do and if there in texas the comanche nonsense started. when i told my journalist friends i was writing the history of the comanches i got a lot of blank stares you can see the of wheels turning in their brains to figure out the angle. is there an indian nation health care obama no, no, no just a dusty history something that happened 300 years ago and say that is great. [laughter] we cannot wait to read it. meaning good luck jack i frankly did not care burger wanted to do well and we should all do things that we want to do. the fact is a lot of us write books but very few are interested in jumping back into history partly because, not to run them down but they have the attention span of an act. partly because the obvious lack of qualification. having a thesis ridden in in 1871 it is at the library although what i hear you can check your thesis out in the princeton library so my plan is to go check it out and take it somewhere and burn it. [laughter] but i have not done that yet. [laug
so i and up in austin, texas as executive editor of a magazine called texas monthly now i know what to do and if there in texas the comanche nonsense started. when i told my journalist friends i was writing the history of the comanches i got a lot of blank stares you can see the of wheels turning in their brains to figure out the angle. is there an indian nation health care obama no, no, no just a dusty history something that happened 300 years ago and say that is great. [laughter] we cannot...
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texas is second. fascinating to compare the two places because they signify the clash, the clash that's taking place in america right now. texas voted for romney by about 1.3 million votes. california voted for obama by about 2.3 million votes. texas conservative state. california, dominated by liberal americans. both states have more minority voters than white voters. the overriding tradition of texas is that self-reliance rules. most voters there don't want government telling them what to do. therefore, they don't have a lot of social service. no state income tax in texas. however, get in the lone star state about $40 billion. there is a balanced budget amendment. by contrast california owes an astounding $167 billion. and it's running an annual deficit of about 9 billion. money they that can never never be paid back. what is california getting for all of that? high school graduation rate 37 out of 50 states. per capita income, $44,500. but, there is a 10.1% unemployment rate. crime number one. ther
texas is second. fascinating to compare the two places because they signify the clash, the clash that's taking place in america right now. texas voted for romney by about 1.3 million votes. california voted for obama by about 2.3 million votes. texas conservative state. california, dominated by liberal americans. both states have more minority voters than white voters. the overriding tradition of texas is that self-reliance rules. most voters there don't want government telling them what to do....