Ch. 26-Modern Texas-Guided Reading   Lesson 1-National and State Politics Political Changes

1. True 2. False; Governor George W. Bush signed into law large tax cuts for Texans. 3. True

4. False; Entrepreneur H. Ross Perot opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement. 5. True 6. True

7. False; Democrat Ann Richards became governor of Texas in 1990. 8. False; Texas’s rising Latino population in the early 2000s led to growing political power for Latinos. 9. True 10. False; The Tea Party arose in response to some Americans’ frustration with what they considered to be high taxes, too much government regulation of business, and excessive federal spending.

New Challenges Overseas c. 1. Iraq invaded Kuwait. g. 2. Coalition forces expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait. f. 3. The Soviet Union collapsed.

d. 4. Terrorist attacks in the United States killed thousands. b. 5. American and Russian officials and energy company leaders met in Houston to discuss how to develop Russia’s energy reserves. a. 6. Texas troops captured Saddam Hussein. e. 7. Most American forces withdrew from Iraq.

Lesson 2-Science and Technology High-Tech Texas Main Idea: Johnson Space Center Supporting Details: Manned missions to the moon biomedical research robotics aircraft design

telecommunications systems life support systems medical technology

1. False; Texas Instruments is a leader in the production of scientific calculators. 2. True 3. False; Michael Dell was a college student at the University of Texas at Austin when he founded Dell Computers. 4. True

Main Idea: Research Institutes and Medical Centers in Texas Research Centers Main Idea: Research Institutes and Medical Centers in Texas Supporting Details: Texas Heart Institute Institute for Cancer Care Innovation

Texas Medical Center Brown Foundation Institute Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Sabin Vaccine Institute

1. Several research centers are located near university towns, such as Austin, Houston, and College Station. 2. University business incubators offer help to people starting new businesses, especially high-tech ones. 3. Incubators can also help business owners connect to investors who can fund their new ventures.

4. One of the oldest university business incubators is the Austin Technology Incubator at the University of Texas at Austin. 5.The Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which began in 2005, promotes innovation and the development of commercial uses of research. 6. Both state and local governments may lower taxes to attract a business to locate in their area.

7. Private industry in Texas makes its own research and development efforts. 8. The Red River Region Business Incubator in Paris offers the use of a conference center to new businesses. 9. Richardson is home to what is called the Telecom Corridor. 10. Major corporations such as AT&T, Verizon, Samsung, and Texas Instruments have research facilities in the Richardson area.

Lesson 3- Our State’s Economy The Texas Economy Today 1. False; The energy sector has become increasingly dominant in Texas. 2. True 3. False; Energy industries account for more than 15 percent of the state’s economic output.

4. False; The energy sector went through a difficult time from 1985 until 2004. 5. True 6. True

7. False; Supporters of NAFTA said that cutting trade barriers would lower the cost of American goods. 8. True 9. True 10. True

The Texas Economy of the Future 1. Environmentalists promote alternative energy sources because they tend to cause less pollution than the use of oil and gas. 2. Decreasing costs for solar panels have led to an increase in the number of solar installations in Texas.

3. Biofuels can be used to run automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles. 4. Texas video game companies also create programs that use game technologies for educational and training purposes.

5. Video production companies in Texas depend on advertising companies to supply them with work making commercials. 6. As Texas’s population grows and ages, more people will require health services.