Jesse Cedillo is a general studies major hoping to transfer to UNT this fall. Through learning about political issues in Texas, Jesse was surprised to learn that the death penalty is used infrequently now and drugs for lethal injection are running out. Voter turnout is very low across Texas and the country. Texas government has taken steps to ensure it remains limited. Third party support in Texas is larger than expected. The main education problem in Texas is lack of funding and resources for teachers and schools, which hurts students' success and the state overall. Due to population changes, Texas could become less reliably Republican as more Democrats move there from other states.

1. ABOUT ME
• JESSE CEDILLO
• MAJOR: GENERAL STUDIES
• HOPING TO TRANSFER TO UNT THIS FALL

3. WHAT I LEARNED• THE DEATH PENALTY- I THOUGHT I KNEW A LOT ABOUT LIKE
THAT IT WAS VERY EXPENSES BUT WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN
THAT NOT A LOT COUNITES USE IT AT THIS POINT AND THAT
THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF THE DRUG THAT THEY USE.
• VOTING- I NEVER KNEW THAT NOT A LOT PEOPLE IN TEXAS VOTE
THIS IS NOT ONLY TEXAS PROBLEM I FEEL LIKE THAT THIS
PROBABLY A PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT IT IS STILL
SURPRISING LOW VOTER TURNOUT.
• LIMITED- I FIGURED THAT TEXAS WOULD HAVE VERY LIMITED
GOVERNMENT BUT WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT THE STEPS
THAT WHERE AND ARE TAKEN TO ASSURE THAT IT STAYS THAT
WAY.
• 3RD PARTY- I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOW LARGE
TEXAS THIRD PARTY SUPPORT WAS I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A
ONE-PARTY STATE LET ALONE THREE.

4. POLITICAL ISSUE
EDUCATION
• TEACHERS- THEY HAVE VERY LOW SLAVERY’S AND MOST EXPECT TO USE MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET TO
BUY THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO PROPERLY EDUCATE STUDENTS. STATES DON’T NEED TO JUST GIVE RAISES TO
TEACHER BUT GIVE MORE FUNDS TO SCHOOLS AS A HOLE.
• DROP OUT- TEXAS HAS BEEN DOING GOOD JOB OF GRADUALLY CLOSING THE GAP TO MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE
GRADUATE BUT THERE STILL IS A LARGE GAP
• RESOURCE- THIS ONE CONNECTS A LOT WITH TEACHERS, BUT SCHOOLS ARE NOT GIVEN PROPER FUNDING OR MISS
USE THE FUNDING THEY ARE GIVEN. THE STATE SHOULD NOT JUST GIVE MORE MONEY TO SCHOOLS BUT MAKE SURE
THAT THE MONEY THEY ARE GIVEN ARE BEING USED PROPERLY.
THIS ISSUE IS THE MAIN PROBLEM FACING THE TEXAS EDUCATION SYSTEM. THIS BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE A PERSON
NEEDS A GOOD EDUCATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL SO BY HURTING STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONS YOU EFFECT THEIR
SUCCESSES AND THAT WELL EFFECT THE SUCCESS OF THE STATE.

5. TEXAS ROLE
TEXAS PLAY A BIG IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE
AND POPULATION. TEXAS ALSO BEEN A ONE-PARTY STATE FOR A VERY
LONG TIME WHICH MEANS IT HAS BEEN A LOCK FOR REPUCANS OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS. BUT DUE TO IMMIGRATIONAND NEW PEOPLE
MOVING INTO THE STATE FORM PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA THAT ARE
DEMOCRAT STATES THERE HAS BEEN GROWING NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS
IN THE STATE WHICH COULD CHANGE THE STATE, WHICH WELL EFFECT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT COULD GET RID OF ONE OF THE
BIGGEST GUARANTE STATES FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

6. WHAT I LEARNED
WHAT I LEARNED WAS THE IMPORTANT OF TAKING PART IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND VOTING. WITH VOTING TURN OUTS BEING SO LOW IT
IMPORTANT MAKE SURE MY VOICE IS HEARD BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE IS CONTENT WITH GOING THE MINORITY OF PEOPLE THAT
VOTES VOICE. IT ALSO IMPORTANT TO TAKE PART IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE SMALLER ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE WHAT EFFECT YOUR DAY
TO DAY LIFE EVEN MORE SO THEN LARGE ELECTIONS THAT PEOPLE TEND TO
ONLY PAY ATTENTION TO. ALSO, SMALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES CAN
START TRENDS THAT CAN SPREAD TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL OVER TIME. I
ALWAYS TRY TO PAY ATTENTION BUT I’M GUILTY OF IGNORING MY LOCAL
POLITICS UNTIL IT STARTS TO AFFECT ME.