Texas Sample Topics - Texas State Historical Association

Texas Sample Topics
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Smith v. Allwright: Overturning the All
White Primaries in Texas
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San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez and the
Question of Equal Funding for All Schools
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Sweatt v. Painter: Equal Rights at The
University of Texas
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Edgewood ISD v. Kirby: Robin Hood Plan or
a Measure for Creating Equality?
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The Old Three Hundred: Rights and
Responsibilities on the Texas Frontier
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Lamar’s Indian Policy: Rights and
Responsibility Toward Native Cultures in
Texas
Independence: The Right to Become An
Independent Nation?
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The Rights of Natives and the Responsibility
of the Settlers: The Cherokee War in Texas
Rights and Responsibilities of the Citizens
of the Republic of Texas
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Enron: Corporate Responsibility Towards
Shareholders
Mineral Rights, Surface Rights and the
Complicated Responsibility of Texas
Businesses and Landowners
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The Galveston Movement Brings Jewish
Immigrants to Texas
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Texas’ Secession Decision
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Barbed Wire: Closing Off The West and
Redefining Land Rights
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Fence Cutting Wars in Texas
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Texas Cattle on the Open Range:
Responsibility Before Barbed Wire
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Oil Drilling and Corporate Responsibility in
Texas
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Houston’s Zoning Laws: Business and
Citizen Responsibilities
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Texas Tidelands: Who Owns This Land?
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Capital Punishment in Texas
The Texas Equal Suffrage Association:
Voting Rights for Women
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Tubing Down The Guadalupe: The Right to
a Good Time
Roe V. Wade: Individual Rights and
Responsibility
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The Sharpstown Scandal: Responsibility of
Government Officials in Texas
The Creation of the Texas General Land
Office: The Responsibility to Manage the
Public Domain
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Rights and Responsibilities Relating to the
Texas Louisiana Oilfield Strike of 1917
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Right-To-Work Laws in Texas
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Fracking in Texas: Environmental
Consequences and Business Responsibility
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The Historic Fight for Water Rights in Texas
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LULAC and the G.I. Forum: Rights for
Mexican American Veterans
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Texas Water Laws: The Rule of Capture and
the Right to Water on Your Land
Texas City Disaster and the First Class
Action Lawsuit Against the United States
Government
Formation of the Texas Railroad
Commission: Responsibility of Government
to Regulate
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD: Equal Rights for
Mexican American Students