This activity is an opportunity for you to closely examine a contemporary policy issue facing the state of
Texas. Over its history, the Texas government has had many conflicts with the national government as
part of the dynamics under a federal system of governance. These disputes have heated up in recent
years, and include immigration policy, education policy, environmental policy, social welfare policy and
many others issues. Select one of personal interest and objectively outline the nature of the dispute. This
will allow you to work towards finding a solution.
Take into consideration constitutional disputes as well as political, economic and cultural differences.
Look at the history underlying the dispute, how it is playing out within the governing institutions, and how
you think the issue may be resolved, assuming that is possible.
There are three steps to completing this project.
Step 1: Identify the issue and how both the US government and Texas government have been currently
addressing it (historical perspective).
Step 2: Gather a minimum of three scholarly research articles and additional news/current events
relevant to the topic.
Step 3: Prepare a formal policy report that is a minimum of 1000 words (excluding cited text), which
includes a discussion of the following:
A statement of the current policy
Reasons for initiating changes
Policy options to be considered
Pros and cons of each option
Recommended course of action
Reasoning for selecting that course of action
This report needs to have 3 credible sources as well