Write our standard 2 – 5 page essay (this will probably need more than 2 pages…) explaining some of the public policy decisions – good and bad – that impacted the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. What should we do going forward, and how should we pay for it?
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas on August 25, 2017. It caused $180 billion in damage, making it the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. To give you a sense of that number, the budget for the entire state government of Texas is about $109 billion per year. The Houston Chronicle ran a story (Link: […]
The Changing Face of Terrorism
The Changing Face of Terrorism As you have seen in your studies throughout the course, terrorism has played a key role in the life of Americans both here and abroad. Prior to beginning this written assignment, review the Congressional Research Report: Domestic Terrorism: An Overview(Summary, Introduction, and section on Lone Wolves pages 53-56). Many of […]
Write a 2 – 5 page essay explaining the basic facts of the case and who was suing whom. Explain who won, and why the majority decided that way.
Texas has an unusual appeals process for judicial cases. District courts, where trials on matters of fact are held, are separated into different types according to the kind of cases they hear. You may notice when you vote in county elections, there are civil courts, criminal courts, probate courts, family courts, etc. All these cases […]
What typically happens to this juvenile before he even goes to juvenile court?
Assignment Details A 12-year-old boy was caught in the act of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female acquaintance by the victim’s 16-year-old brother, who had arrived home and observed the juveniles in the act. The 12-year-old juvenile suspect, in addition to sexually assaulting the victim, had beaten her with the heel of a shoe that was […]