Contemporary Texas

What type of tax is used to fund education?

• Education Tax
• Property Tax 
• Sales Tax
• Donations

  Why do people want to move to Texas during the Contemporary era?

• better jobs in technology, medicine, science, computer industries
• To build nice houses
• Education, lumber, medicine
• They wanted to take part in the Oil Boom

What is the social impact of alternative energy sources?

• People use Solar and Wind Energy to power their homes
• People are going broke because it is expensive
• No one wants to use it
• I don't know

What are some debated issues between the Democrats and Republicans?

• Educational funding & Social Security
• Environment & Big Business
• Medical Issues
• Pharmaceutical Issues

Why did Arabs immigrate to Texas?

• Because of good jobs
• Conflict in Arab nations
• Family
• To have fun

 Who is Horton Foote?

• Doctor
• Gardener
• Scientist
• Screenwriter & Playwrite

What has MD Anderson brought to Texas?

• colleges and universities
• Beauticians and other vocational Businesses
• science and medicine center for innovation and technology
• Immigrants

 How have computer and medical technology affected the Texas economy?

• People move away
• Texas economy has become integrated into the global economy
• People are becoming robots
• the Dust Bowl

What is the effect of aquifers?

• They cause springs and streams to dry up.
• Ranch cutting wars
• Buffalo soldiers
• Arab Spring

What has NASA done for the state of Texas?

• Texans can live on Mars
•  Texas to grew in the aerospace industry 
• We travel to the moon often
• the moon walk