This image is also found in the Library of Congress and that link doesn't seem to have the requirement to provide it is in the public domain. Not sure if that matters. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.03686/

Is this image cited correctly?

This photo here is a new photo from Texas Legislature online website. Is this cited correctly?

Should be Figure 1.7. Should a source be cited or does the source at the bottom of the graphic (office of the governor) suffice?

This photo should be Figure 1.6

Cut the information in this conclusion box and paste it at the end of the previous box. Right after "religious freedom..." Change the box from a Conclusion to a "Check your understanding" and add the quiz questions here.

I entered this graphic at the end to show limitations. But do you think it could be done differently. Perhaps in a separate box? It is a powerpoint page.

See the Chapter 10 word document and insert chart. It is inserted. It is a chart I created and therefore not sure if it needs anything other than description for screen readers. (Government...)

*View chapter 10, completed word document and insert photo here and source information. *

Photo Inserted but please make sure photo is correctly cited. Figure 10.1 The 1925 "All Woman" Court. Left to right: Justice Ruth Brazzil, Chief Justice Hortense Ward, and Justice Hattie Henenberg. Photo: TSLAC.

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By the end of this chapter, you should be able to: Identify and explain the structure of the Texas executive branch and the roles of the governor and key plural executive officials.

Apply formal and informal gubernatorial powers to analyze Texas policy decisions or real‑world executive actions.

Analyze how the plural executive system limits gubernatorial authority and affects executive–legislative relationships in Texas.

*Remove this photo and replace with photo in Chapter 8 of Zaffirini. * Done but need to make sure Figure is correctly cited.

Photo Credit: Texas Senate Media Services Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini speaks in the Senate chamber amid floor debate during the 89th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature.

Remove this image and insert image in chapter 7 document which shows biden and trump in debate in 2024.

This is a new photo and the link where it was found.

Here is the link for this PDF. https://pueblo.gpo.gov/Publications/pdfs/6099.pdf

*Insert image from Chapter 6, section 6.3. League of Women Voters, voter registration at Woodlawn Lake. *

The image was inserted and the link where it is found was also added.

Remove this title since no other chapters have conclusions. Just incorporate into previous section.

Insert Learning objectives: Describe public policy and the policymaking process in Texas. Analyze how Texas political culture and federalism shape major policy areas. Evaluate Texas public policies using outcomes, trade-offs, and market failure concepts.

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This figure 13.1 belongs to previous image, texas state budget.

This image should be: Figure 13.2 3 The Texas budget process begins during the year prior to each regular session of the state's Legislature, which are held in odd- numbered years. Image Credit: comptroller.texas.gov

https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/biennial-revenue-estimate/2026-27/

Figure 13.1, Glenn Hegar certifying 2025 budget. Image from Texas Comptrollers website.

Move Section 12.5 to here. Make it a separate box titled ideology. (This chapter would then only have 4 sections vs the current 5.

Figure # and alt text? The same question for the following two videos?

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Does this need a figure # and alt text?

Figure 12.5 and Figure 12.4 Image from City of San Antonio, City Manager: https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/CMO/Leadership/Chart

This image should have Figure 10.2, I-35 Construction and alt text. Has a small link under photo to web page.

Add Learning Objectives. Explain the structure, powers, and functions of Texas local governments, including counties, cities, and special districts. Analyze how state authority, federalism, etc., shape the powers and limitations of local governments in Texas.

Evaluate the roles of local officials and governing bodies in addressing public policy issues and delivering services to Texas citizens.

replace the "Didyou know" with the new one in chapter 11, completed folder. And, replace the entire chapter with the 2 Chapter 11.... Thanks

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Explain the historical evolution and structure of the Texas court system.

Differentiate between major types of law and court jurisdictions in Texas.

Describe the judicial selection process in Texas and evaluate arguments for and against partisan judicial elections.

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See Chapter 10 completed word document. Updated court structure of texas image. (current one is now dated Dec 2025)

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See the Chapter 10 word document and insert chart. It is a chart I created and therefore not sure if it needs anything other than description for screen readers. (US Constitution....)

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Civil and Criminal definition...

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Take the photo for figure 9.9 and shrink so that the words fit next to the photo like they are in the Attorney General.

Take the photo for figure 9.6 and shrink so that the words fit next to the photo like they are in the Attorney General. Also annotate by adding; Photo from the Texas General Land Office, Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, MD. Source: Texas General Land office.

Take the photo for figure 9.4 and shrink so that the words fit next to the photo like they are in the Attorney General.

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remove Robin Jerstad and link to texas tribune and insert picture of Gutierrez and add link to his webpage: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=19. Picture found on his website or in completed chapter 8 word document.

Fix video to include new legislative session 89th and Dustin Burrows.

Insert Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the structure and organization of the Texas Legislature.

Describe the legislative process in Texas from bill introduction to enactment.

Identify the qualifications, responsibilities, and influences on members of the Texas Legislature.

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Move this "Did you know" to chapter 8. This should be replaced by the Did you know in Chapter 6, which now is about poll taxes.

In the previous chapters the "did you know" section was its own page and the next page was the introduction. Please create a separate introduction with the following: Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you will be able to Describe key historical barriers to voting in Texas and how they shaped political participation. Identify major factors that influence voter turnout in Texas today. Explain the different ways Texans can participate in the political process beyond voting.

Also add the following introduction: This section explores both modern and historical controversies surrounding voting, highlighting the ways states can either promote or restrict voter participation. In Texas, we examine the state’s unique history of voting and the lasting impact of past practices on the political realities Texans experience today.

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Add image from Chapter 7, Coffin Handbill. "Figure 8.7 The infamous “Coffin Handbill” used by John Quincy Adams against Andrew Jackson in the 1828 presidential election."

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Insert Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able to Identify and distinguish the major types of elections in Texas.

Describe how Texas selects party nominees and how its primary system functions.

Summarize key campaign strategies and the role of fundraising and campaign finance laws in elections.

remove this image and source information and replace with image found in completed chapter 6 photo with source info. (Agui Vote Here image)

Change title to Turnout and Voter Registration figures for November 2024, Presidential Election. Only show the 2024 November (Presidential stats) delete the rest of the table.

Add link under table to show source: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml

Please see completed chapter 5 section for complete details on what to delete and include.

Replace "Persuasion Campaigns" with the following.

In addition to social media from the grassroots level, interest groups have developed sophisticated public relations operations to communicate their positions. They use targeted mass mailings (mailings that spotlight a specific audience profile and which speak directly to those individual prospects through specifically crafted, personalized mailers) by mailing pamphlet or other documents to a large list of individuals the group is attempting to influence. In addition, groups regularly use emails, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and billboards to communicate positions to persuade. Finally, interest groups often publish their research-based findings in an attempt to influence not only public opinion but also the policy decisions of lawmakers.

Change to: Local governments are one of the least-known, but most powerful classes of interest groups in Texas. The Texas Municipal League and the Texas Association of Counties have been increasingly active during state legislative sessions as legislators deal with property tax and local control issues that affect their ability to serve their constituents.

Change to "Why Do We Form Interest Groups?"

Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Analyze factors shaping interest group influence in Texas. Evaluate key strategies used by Texas interest groups in shaping public policy. Explain Texas’s regulatory system for lobbyists and interest groups in support of transparency.

Change to: set of ideas, attitudes, or values about government and politics held by individuals. Grows from personal experiences and values and can shift after major events

Add Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter you will be able to: Analyze the structure and functions of political parties in Texas to include how parties mobilize voters and how elected officials operate within party systems. Evaluate the historical and demographic factors that have shaped party dominance and political realignment in Texas.

This is the description on the adobe page. But could we simplify to Republican and Democrat vote icon. (Adobe stock #731355106)

Change to: According to the Texas Tribune, as of 2022...

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Need to replace the graph with graph in completed chapter 3 word document. Noted as figure 8.3 ( I tried editing chapter and including it in the annotation but it did not work for me :(

Needs Alt Text? Graph showing Demographics and party identification of regular social media news consumers in the U.S., Pew Research Center, survey conducted August , 2025

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Add alt text. Maybe....October 2025, Personal Economic Conditions, University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.

Need to add Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

Explain how public opinion forms through political socialization, and political culture. Analyze the effects of the media on elections, policy, and public perception.

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Is it possible to make the glossary all on one page and not separated by boxes? That way it would be more printer friendly and so students would not think that the terms boxes together are related. Just a thought....

Add section titled: Recent Cases Involving Texas (From Libre Text and minor updates from me) In the past several decades Texas has been a leader in pushing back against encroachments of the national government. The degree of activity varies depending upon whether the occupant of the White House is a Republican, who is likely to share the state’s restrained views on the role of government in the economy, or a Democrat, who is more likely to see an expanded role.

During the Obama Administration, Texas was active in using the federal courts to challenge the constitutionality of laws and executive orders issued. The Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is responsible for making the decision to pursue and organize legal challenges. Greg Abbott held the position until becoming governor after the 2014 election when he was replaced by Ken Paxton. Together they sued the Obama Administration forty-eight times in federal court, and they are allowed to do in the U.S. Constitution.

These include challenges to the Affordable Care Act (referred to as Obamacare) and the Clean Power Plan, and opposition to a policy extending spousal benefits to same sex couples. Texas also sued the Obama Administration to support its voter ID laws and redistricting plans. After a period of calm during the Trump presidency, conflict was up with Joseph Biden in the White House, where approximately 100 lawsuits were filed regarding EPA regulations, border security, voter data, federal authority, etc. In 2025, some of the lawsuits involved disability rights/gender dysphoria, religious freedom...

This page titled 2.5: Recent Federalism Cases involving Texas is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Andrew Teas, Kevin Jefferies, Mark W. Shomaker, Penny L. Watson, and Terry Gilmour (panOpen) via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

Add blue box with " Federalism and how power is divided among the layers of government.

Add box or ?? for link to (https://youtu.be/J0gosGXSgsI?si=28E4ye3er8q_ZL0b)

Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4

Separate Box?? (ADD an ICON or something to make them want to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h7oHEWahgQ

this is the rest of the sentence for the previous bullet.

Senate Bill 36 (Parker/Hefner) streamlines homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Remove the bullet from here and make this an opening sentence. Maybe even in a box so that it gets differentiated from the table above and the list below.

I know there is a title to this table below but just wondering if the table should be titled above also. Just so reader knows what they are going to read.

Under the 1876 constitution, add Title "Historically" (like in previous sections) and prior to start of bullet points add "Elements"

delete this line and add "Elements" prior to bullets beginning just like in previous sections.