The Pros And Cons Of The Lone Star State

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Texas, the Big State that I heard so much about while living in Europe. When people in my country think of the United States of America, Texas comes to mind automatically. So, what is it about this state that makes it so popular, even overseas? Certainly, people associate Texas with cowboys and the place where everything is bigger by definition. However, to better understand such state, it is fundamental to put more emphasis in how it works. In other words, how it was created, and how it is governed. The Lone Star State is the state of opportunity. In fact, this state was able to go against the forceful current of the recession of the past years by providing jobs, when other states could not. For instance, businesses have been able to prosper and grow, assuring stability to many people and their families. Additionally, Texas is one of a few states that have avoided the temptation of an income tax (Price n. pag.). Such strategy has been one of the reasons for its reputation among the fifty states. Furthermore, Texas has always been very

This characteristic is a good quality of its government, which is divided in three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. The executive branch is set to make sure that laws are carries out the proper way. The Governor, the Lieutenant General, and the Attorney General are part of this branch. The legislative branch is composed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, which makes it a bicameral branch. Its job is to generate laws and balance the budget. Then, the judicial branch, composed by the supreme court, county and local courts, is in charge of civil and criminal cases. In other words, such system is very much like the check and balancing system of the Federal