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Texas has a number of problems. While the economy is strong, most of the jobs created pay low wages and have few benefits; thus, there is a growing gap between the rich and the poor. Also, due to budget cuts, many poor people cannot access the services they need, especially in health care. Texas has problems with high rates of teen pregnancy, and some of its schools have very low graduation rates.
The population of Texas also has a severe weight issue; at least 30% of Texans are obese based on self-reported data, and this percentage is projected to double by 2030.
The state government is highly decentralized in Texas; the governor has very little power, and can only veto bills of the Legislature, or grant pardons for crimes in very specific circumstances. This means that all state and local judges and most high-ranking state officials are elected based on their political party, rather than appointed on merit.
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Does Texas have an embassy in England?
No. Texas is not now a country.
What problems did Sam Houston and Lamar face as President of Texas?
Both Texas Presidents had a major public debt to deal with and the Native Americans remained at war with the Texians at every opportunity.
What four us presidents had ties to Texas?
Eisenhower was born in Texas but his family moved out when he was very young. Lyndon Johnson spent his whole life in Texas. Both Bushes have spent much of the adult lives in Texas and live there now, in 2010.
Why was president tyler upset on the annexation of Texas?
Texas wasn't annexed, it joined the USA by treaty, which is why the state flag flies at the same height as the U.S. flag when on side-by-side flagpoles. Tyler and everyone else was afraid that the treaty would mean a war with Mexico, which in fact DID occur within months. Texas wasn't the only issue between the USA and Mexico, as there were problems with Southern California too, but Texas was the biggest and final straw on the camel's back. The Mexican-American war began when Mexican artillery opened up on Fort Texas, in Brownsville, from across the Rio Grande, in Matamoros, starting a six-day siege and war with the USA. Tyler was right.
What is the crisis right now in America?
Islamophobia, and the market.
