Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition)
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jean Shroyer
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 372
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Clara Stearns Scarbrough
Publisher: Eakin Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781571689153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS),
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2017-01-27
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 128414206X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on nationally recognized and field-tested curricula from across the country, Community Health Paramedicine offers clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures comprehension and encourages critical thinking. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Author: Lisa E. Worley
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738578651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe area now known as Williamson County has attracted humans for over 13,000 years. The Tonkawa Indians called the area takachue pouetsu, which means aland of good water.a In 1848, the Texas Legislature carved a county out of a southwestern portion of the Milam District. They named it after Robert McAlpin Williamson, a judge, lawmaker, and Battle of San Jacinto veteran who was widely known as aThree-legged Willie.a Just as the Native Americans before them, settlers were drawn to the area for its abundant water and fertile soil, and the population quickly grew. While agriculture has been a driving force behind the local economy for decades, the county has witnessed a shift from the small farmer and rancher to the larger agribusiness. In addition, Williamson County is a center for education and the high-tech industry and is home to institutions and companies including Southwestern University, the Round Rock Higher Education Center, and Dell.
Author: Gunnar M. Brune
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9781585441969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
Author: Linda Scarbrough
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
Published: 2008-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780876112359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2006 National Council on Public History Book Award for the best work published about or growing out of public history, Road, River, and Ol' Boy Politics has quickly established its reputation as the definitive source on the subject of the growth of supersuburbs. In 1946 Williamson County was profoundly rural, centered on an agricultural economy, ethnically diverse, and Democratic. Half a century later, it was one of the five fastest-growing counties in the United States, staunchly Republican, and culturally homogeneous. Linda Scarbrough presents the story of how this came about through the machinations of a handful of local political and economic "bosses" who brought Williamson County two federal public works projects: Interstate Highway 35 and a dam on the San Gabriel River.
Author: Ken Anderson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780292704787
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Texas criminal justice system has come a long way since the early 1990s, when a vicious crime spree by paroled murderer Kenneth McDuff convinced lawmakers and citizens that the system had broken down. In this book, District Attorney Ken Anderson describes major reforms that followed the McDuff case as he provides a complete overview of the criminal justice system in Texas. Using simple language that any citizen can understand, Anderson describes all aspects of the system--officials (police, prosecutors, judges), criminal procedure, criminal law, criminal punishments, victims' rights, and the juvenile system. He illustrates his points with real-life stories of crime and punishment. Throughout the book, Anderson emphasizes two facts--that crime prevention programs, stricter law enforcement, and increased prison space have dramatically lowered the crime rate in Texas and that citizen activism is very effective in bringing reform to the criminal justice system. This book will be essential reading for everyone--public and professional--concerned with criminal justice in Texas.
Author: Karen Ruth Thompson
Publisher: Nortex Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781571689399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patricia Bernstein
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2018-11-02
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1623497183
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTen Dollars to Hate tells the story of the massive Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s—by far the most “successful” incarnation since its inception in the ashes of the Civil War—and the first prosecutor in the nation to successfully convict and jail Klan members. Dan Moody, a twenty-nine-year-old Texas district attorney, demonstrated that Klansmen could be punished for taking the law into their own hands. “Bernstein’s offering is a must-read for those interested in Texas history and for those seeking to better understand the tenor of our own times.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly “Bernstein has done Texas and the country a favor by documenting Moody’s bravado and vanquishing of the Klan”—Corpus Christi Caller-Times