My Pledge to TexasMy Pledge to Texas

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"Honor the Texas "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge flag; I pledge allegiance allegiance to thee, to thee, Texas, one state Texas, one state under God, one under God, one and and indivisible."indivisible."

Texas PledgeTexas Pledge

• Turn to your “Texas Talking Turn to your “Texas Talking Partner” and list three ways Partner” and list three ways citizens can participate in local citizens can participate in local government events and issues?government events and issues?

• Responses?Responses?

How can we participate How can we participate in civic affairs at the local in civic affairs at the local

level? level? (events and activities that help the local community)(events and activities that help the local community)

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Ideas:Ideas:•Hold locally elected public officials to Hold locally elected public officials to their wordtheir word•Help preserve local historic sitesHelp preserve local historic sites•Volunteer at non-profit organizationsVolunteer at non-profit organizations

• Walk dogs at the local humane Walk dogs at the local humane societysociety

• Help with scouts or local athletic Help with scouts or local athletic events for young studentsevents for young students

•Donate food to your local food bankDonate food to your local food bank

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• Turn to your “Texas Talking Turn to your “Texas Talking Partner” and list three ways Partner” and list three ways citizens can participate in state citizens can participate in state government events and issues?government events and issues?

• Responses?Responses?

How can we participate How can we participate in civic affairs at the in civic affairs at the

state level? state level? (events and activities that help the community)(events and activities that help the community)

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Ideas:Ideas:•Hold state elected public officials Hold state elected public officials to their wordto their word•Help preserve state historic sitesHelp preserve state historic sites•Campaign for your chosen Campaign for your chosen candidatecandidate•Volunteer to assist with state Volunteer to assist with state electionselections

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Can you name Can you name examples of people examples of people

who have who have demonstrated this demonstrated this

type of involvement?type of involvement?

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Adina de ZavalaAdina de Zavala• 1861 - 19551861 - 1955• Grand-daughter of Lorenzo de Grand-daughter of Lorenzo de

ZavalaZavala• Suggested schools be named Suggested schools be named

after Texas heroesafter Texas heroes• Helped to mark almost 40 Helped to mark almost 40

major sites as historically major sites as historically significantsignificant

• TeacherTeacher• Worked at preserving Worked at preserving

historical places in Texashistorical places in Texas• Barricaded herself in the Alamo Barricaded herself in the Alamo

to save it from being torn downto save it from being torn down

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Clara DriscollClara Driscoll• 1881 - 19451881 - 1945• BusinesswomanBusinesswoman• Donated and raised Donated and raised

money to save the money to save the Alamo from Alamo from destructiondestruction

• Known as the Known as the “Savior of the “Savior of the Alamo”Alamo”

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Sam HoustonSam Houston• 1793 - 18631793 - 1863• LawyerLawyer• First President of First President of

Republic of TexasRepublic of Texas• Texas Governor Texas Governor • U.S. SenatorU.S. Senator• Pledged to keep Texas Pledged to keep Texas

part of the United part of the United StatesStates

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Barbara JordanBarbara Jordan• 1936 - 19961936 - 1996• LawyerLawyer• Helped Texans register to Helped Texans register to

votevote• Texas State SenatorTexas State Senator• First African-American First African-American

women to serve in the U.S. women to serve in the U.S. RepresentativesRepresentatives

• Taught at the University of Taught at the University of TexasTexas

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Lorenzo de ZavalaLorenzo de Zavala• 1788 - 18361788 - 1836• Active in the Texas Active in the Texas

independence movementindependence movement• Helped write and signed Helped write and signed

the Texas Declaration of the Texas Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

• Vice President of the Vice President of the Republic of TexasRepublic of Texas

• Helped design the Texas Helped design the Texas FlagFlag

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Ann RichardsAnn Richards• 1933 - 20061933 - 2006• TeacherTeacher• Texas State Texas State

TreasurerTreasurer• Second Female Second Female

Governor of TexasGovernor of Texas• ReformerReformer

• EducationEducation• Disabled PeopleDisabled People• Prison SystemPrison System

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Sam RayburnSam Rayburn

• 1882 - 19611882 - 1961• U.S. Congressman U.S. Congressman

from Texasfrom Texas• U.S. House of U.S. House of

Representatives - Representatives - Speaker of the House Speaker of the House for 24 yearsfor 24 years

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James A. Baker IIIJames A. Baker III• 1930 to Present1930 to Present• From HoustonFrom Houston• Lawyer still todayLawyer still today• Has worked for Has worked for

three Presidentsthree Presidents• Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan• H.W. BushH.W. Bush• George W. BushGeorge W. Bush

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Wallace JeffersonWallace Jefferson• 1963 - Present1963 - Present• LawyerLawyer• Argued for Texans Argued for Texans

in front of the U.S. in front of the U.S. Supreme CourtSupreme Court

• First African-First African-American Chief American Chief Justice of the Texas Justice of the Texas Supreme CourtSupreme Court

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Henry B. GonzalezHenry B. Gonzalez• 1916 - 20001916 - 2000• LawyerLawyer• Texas State SenatorTexas State Senator• U.S. RepresentativeU.S. Representative• Worked to pass Worked to pass

legislation or lawslegislation or laws • Civil RightsCivil Rights• Banking ReformsBanking Reforms• Helped people of povertyHelped people of poverty

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