Chapter Thirteen: The Emergence of Modern Texas Politics
... The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed state and local voting restrictions and provided for federal monitoring of election practices. Civil Rights "White elites did not voluntarily surrender power, nor did the federal government voluntarily decide to advocate minority rights." Instead black and whit ...
... The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed state and local voting restrictions and provided for federal monitoring of election practices. Civil Rights "White elites did not voluntarily surrender power, nor did the federal government voluntarily decide to advocate minority rights." Instead black and whit ...
Grey Backs, Rebels, and Confederates ( Southern
... Court, called a convention to discuss Texas leaving the Union soon after the vote, Texas delegates helped to establish the Confederate States of America Texas Joins the Confederacy on March 5, 1861, the Secession Convention declared Texas independent of the United States ...
... Court, called a convention to discuss Texas leaving the Union soon after the vote, Texas delegates helped to establish the Confederate States of America Texas Joins the Confederacy on March 5, 1861, the Secession Convention declared Texas independent of the United States ...
Grey Backs, Rebels, and Confederates ( Southern
... Northerners opposed this act because it had overturned the Missouri Compromise which said these states would be ‘free’ of slavery 3 of 12.1 Printer Copy ...
... Northerners opposed this act because it had overturned the Missouri Compromise which said these states would be ‘free’ of slavery 3 of 12.1 Printer Copy ...
I. Reactions to Changing Conditions A. Romanticism and Genteel
... B. Expansion to the North and West 1. Expansion led to tension between the United States and Britain 2. In the Northeast, conflict flared over the border between Maine and Canada 3. In the Northwest, both England and the United States claimed Oregon. C. Revolution in Texas 1. After winning independe ...
... B. Expansion to the North and West 1. Expansion led to tension between the United States and Britain 2. In the Northeast, conflict flared over the border between Maine and Canada 3. In the Northwest, both England and the United States claimed Oregon. C. Revolution in Texas 1. After winning independe ...
LGBT rights in Texas
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Texas face legal challenges and discrimination not faced by other people. The state denied gays and lesbians the right to marry a same-sex partner both by statute and in its constitution. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Hodges, yet the ruling remains challenged in Texas. Texas has a hate crimes statute that strengthens penalties for certain crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation, although it has rarely been invoked. Gender identity is not included in the hate crimes law. There is no statewide law banning anti-LGBT discrimination, however, some localities in Texas provide a variety of legal protections and benefits to LGBT people.