State and Local Perspectives on Federalism

Respond to one of the following essay prompts. Your response must be about 1000 words in
length, and must adhere to a standard manuscript form. Be sure to support your argument with specific
references to primary or secondary sources.
Given the overall political culture of the state of Texas, what is the probability of another future conflict between
Texas and neighboring states like the Country Club Dispute of 1927 or the Red River Bridge War of 1931? On
which issue is a future dispute most likely to erupt? Why?
A few potential sources:
Alexander, Klint W and Bryan J. Soukup. “Obama’s first trade war: The US-Mexico cross-border trucking
dispute and the implications of strategic cross-border retaliation on US compliance under NAFTA.” Berkeley
Journal of International Law 28 (2010): 313.
Bowden, J.J. The Texas-New Mexico Boundary Dispute along the Rio Grande. Southwest Historical Quarterly
63 no. 2 (Oct 1959):221-237
Heineman, Kenneth J. “Asserting States’ Rights, Demanding Federal Assistance: Texas Democrats in the Era
of the New Deal.” Journal of Policy History 28, no. 2(2016):342-374.