POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. TX Political CultureII. Overview of LegislatureIII. Land of TXOutline of Current Lecture I. Majority/minorityII. Demographics of TXIII. Searching for a new economic directionCurrent Lecture- Majority/ minority state, majority of state is made up of minorities.- Whites:45% blacks: 11% hispanic:37%- Molato- old word for person of mixed decent.- Santa Anna was a molato who was kidnapped by Santa Anna. Folk lore states that he lostthe Battle of the Alamo because he was “distracted” . Yellow Rose of TX- After oil bust TX must look for a different way to support economy. - Once known for cotton kings and oil millionaires, TX had to diversify economy and not rely on one industry.- Now involved in agriculture, technology, biotechnology, health care, education, real estate, personal services, and energy.- TX holds 52 of 500 largest corporation headquarters. - Energy: oil, natural gas, wind farms. Exxon, Valero.- Parts of oil revenues go automatically to UT and A&M systems. - Agriculture: TX is 2nd in production of agriculture in U.S thanks to labor reducing machinery and chemicals. - Trade: North American Free Trade Agreement: Good b/c trade with Canada and Mexico. Bad because of narcotics trade.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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