Slide 1 Slide 2 Stephen F. Austin Known as the Father of Texas Brought the Old 300 to Texas Lead the Texas Army against General Cos at San Antonio in 1835 Served as an Delegate…

Slide 1State Constitution Slide 2 Roots of State Constitutions people of each state can create the type of government they wish (limitations of U.S. Constitution) people…

Slide 1Three Branches of Government Legislative Branch Executive BranchJudicial Branch What they do: Makes LawsEnforces Laws Interprets Laws Who they are: (list names/types…

Slide 1 Slide 2 We The People... The Structure and Function of Texas Government Slide 3 Background The Texas government is very strong today, even though it has gone through…

Slide 1 GOVT 2305 The Judiciary Definition and Historical Background Slide 2 This begins a discussion of the last of the three institutions of American and Texas Government.…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Trinity of American Government Declaration of Independence – A document that is used to separate a country from another country. EXAMPLE: Texas from…

Slide 1 Taxes and Revenue in Texas GOVT 2306 Slide 2 This section outlines the various sources of revenue in the state. By running through this, you should get an idea of…

Slide 1 GOVT 2306 The State Judiciary Slide 2 In this section, we begin a discussion of the last of the three branches of government. Here we try get comfortable with what…

Slide 1 Condemnation Proceedings, Public Purpose, and Changes to Eminent Domain Law Robert B. Neblett Jackson Walker L.L.P. 100 Congress, Suite 1100 Austin, Texas 78701 (512)…