Contemporary Texas Project You have been hired by your local government to create a presentation that is designed to attract international business to Texas. The presentation should include current economic, political, and social trends. Include the changing demographics, cultural diversity, and advancements in science and technology. Select one of the issues below to analyze: Financing Education Growth of Cities Growth of Oil & Gas industry Less funding to NASA Growth of Computer Technology Use of migrant workers in agriculture Resources: Notes, Textbook, The Handbook of Texas Online TSHA, Texas Almanac, and Texas State Data Center. Use the Web Analysis to guide your research. Project should be made in Movie Maker

Project Include: Introduction (can be a voice over or a video of you introducing the topic) Separate parts that cover current economic, political, and social trends for your topic. Also include, changing demographics, cultural diversity, and advancements in science and technology Visuals: Pictures, Graphs, Charts You should have a voiceover explaining your topic Credits at the end Get creative!

Websites http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online http://www.texasalmanac.com http://txsdc.utsa.edu/