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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Texas Legislature"”.
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Exploring State Childhood Immunization Practices
… Research Project is an exploratory study of Texas' immunization policies. The purpose of this research project is threefold. First, is to establish a model approach, based on relevant literature, of model policies that help improve immunization rates in a state. The model approach is referred …
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A study of the first called session of the sixtieth legislature, state of Texas (1968).
… 1967, Governor John Connally realized that the Texas Legislature was deadlocked on his tax and budget proposals. Without changing a constitution, whose writers had intended that state budgets should cover two-year periods, Connally proposed what many political scientists have long …
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Sarah T. Hughes: Her Influence in Texas Politics
Conservative males traditionally dominated Texas politics. In 1930, however, Sarah T. Hughes, a liberal woman from Maryland, began a spectacular career in state politics despite obstacles because of her gender and progressive ideas. First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1930, she remained …
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A Pragmatic Legacy: Charles Wilson’s Politics and the Battle for His Archival Heritage
<p>Congressman Charlie Wilson served Texas and the United States with distinction throughout his political career, leaving a profound impact on East Texas and the global stage. Known for his progressive policies in the Texas Legislature and his influential role in U.S. foreign policy during his …
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Houston Midwives and Public Health Policies: How Their Fight Can Help Us All
… active in maternal and child health, and Texas midwifery’s biggest competitor, the Texas Medical Association, to contextualize the struggle of midwifery advocacy within a holistic narrative. This study finds that Houston area midwives are well-versed in the policy objectives in Texas …
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The Impact of Language Planning and Policy on High School Long-term English Language Learners in a Selected North Texas Urban District
… students know in all subjects. In 1999, the 76th Texas Legislature approved the assessment of the state curriculum to account for student learning while nationally the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires assessment and accountability to measure what students know. Long term English language …
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The politics of college affordability : a multiple streams analysis of financial aid policymaking in Texas
… (MSA) to the examination of how politics in Texas shapes state financial aid policymaking. I analyzed three bills considered by the Texas Legislature between 2011 and 2015, each affecting a different type of student aid: a need-based grant, forgivable loan, and tuition exemption. The bills …
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Survey of Texas Public Universities and University Systems Involvement in State Public Policy Making
… perceptions of influential relationships between Texas public university presidents, university system chancellors, and state legislators. The study's purpose was to examine Texas public universities engagement in lobbying type behaviors and whether public policy is affected through interaction …
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From Hate Crimes to Activism: Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Texas Anti-Violence Movement
… passage of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act in Texas. In 2001, the socially conservative Texas Legislature passed and equally conservative Republican Governor Rick Perry signed the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, which added race, color, religion, national origin, and “sexual preference” as …
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Government Funding and Regulation of a Texas Voucher Program
… Provisions of voucher bills proposed in the Texas legislature and requirements included in other states' legislation were used to determine the sample, hypothetical voucher amount, and possible state regulations. Three hundred eighteen surveys were sent, and 150 were returned, giving a 47% …
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High school faculty perceptions of Texas House Bill 4545 learning recovery interventions : a qualitative multiple case study.
… recovery interventions. In response, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill (H.B.) 4545, mandating targeted learning recovery interventions for students underperforming on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness End-of-Course (STAAR EOC) exams. This qualitative multiple case …
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Texas Hispanic students attending Texas community colleges : institutional characteristics influencing enrollment and graduation.
… (PERHENR) and graduating (HISPGRPER) from a Texas community college. The population for this quantitative study was the 66 Texas public community colleges selected from the IPEDS Data Center online search tool. Institutions selected for this analysis were only those whose Carnegie …
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The 1961 Texas special senatorial election.
In January 1961, Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas Democrat, resigned from the United States Senate to accept the Vice-Presidency. Governor Price Daniel appointed William A. Blakley as interim senator pending a special election to fill the unexpired term. A record seventy-one candidates filed for the …
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Teaching about communism in the public schools : problems, pressures and the politics of a proposed state-required course in Texas.
… to be taught in their public schools. The Texas House of Representatives in the Fifty-Eighth Session of the Texas Legislature debated such a requirement for Texas high schools. In the discussions which occurred, widely separated political views were expressed by the legislators. A bill …
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A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Texas’s Ban on Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade Suspensions
… to manage behavior problems among young Texas students, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 674 (HB 674) in 2017. The bill prohibits out-of-school suspension (OSS) in Grades Pre-Kindergarten through second grade, unless the student brings a weapon, alcohol, or drugs to school, and it …
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Access and Information: Testimony in the Texas Senate Committee on Education
… not effective at creating positive change in Texas public schools. In addition, the role of policy advocate has become an increasingly important job function of superintendents across the state. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how district leaders and superintendents can …
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Venture Capital and Innovation
… capital investments we exploit amendment by the Texas Legislature that freed public state pension funds in Texas to invest in venture capital. Our results suggest that venture funding increases the rate of companies' innovative activity. Interestingly, we also find that venture capital is …
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An Examination of the United Future Leaders Program, Texas Tech University Center for Adolescent Resiliency
As the Texas legislature continues to increase state accountability, most recently with the A-F system (House Bill 22, 2017), many schools have opted to implement afterschool programs to “address the social and emotional needs of their students” (Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.002(a)(2)(C)). …