TX's Backup Plan For Gas

According to Austin American Statesmen, California has the most expensive gas and New Jersey has the lowest price, and Texas is in the middle. In the Dallas Morning News, it was stated that Forth Worth has the most expensive gas. It is averaging $3.49 per gallon, which is about 13 cent increase. The shocking news that scares all citizens, gas price in Texas might or WILL be over $4.00 per gallon.

I am pretty sure all citizens in the United States are affected by the dramatic gas price increase. But within Texas State itself, what are some problems does Texans face? For the lower income citizens and families, the price increase is a major problem for them. According to the Center for Public Policy Priorities, minimum wage is $6.55 an hour, and there are actually mothers, fathers, students or any citizens that work for $6.55 an hour. With the financial income, they cannot afford to pay the price gas, especially at what it is now.

Of course, we look at alternative method for transportation, such as riding the bus, car pooling, bicycling, using electric bicycle or scooter or simply just walking. It brings up the inconvenience for time, it might be a handful of hassles, might be uncomfortable because of Texas’s weather and other factors that come along with not driving your own car.

I want to bring up the question about the oil fields in Texas. Do we [Texans], even have oil in our land? What are we doing with the oil fields? Why aren’t we using it? If we are not using it, why are we saving it? I do not know exactly who to turn to for answers, or I don’t even think there are any correct answers for my questions. But my assumptions are, we [Texans] are saving our oil for the future. The United States are purchasing gas overseas and those countries are charging a lot. When those foreign oil is all out, we have oil from Texas’s oil field to keep our economic going. It will be supplied for Texans to use and for other states or countries to purchase. And Texas will charge A LOT for our oil since we have a lot of oil fields.

Being a Texans, I am not too worried about gas. We have a lot of oil in Texas, and Texas is a smart state. We have good, smart officials that will take can of the Texan citizens.

Death Penalty: A Fair Punishment

This posting is in response to a classmate’s blog regarding the death penalty. This blog can be viewed at A Citizen's Thoughts Blog.

I agree that Texas should never get rid of the death penalty. To be sentence the death penalty, the murderer have had committed dreadful murder or murders. It is good to know that Texas does not overuse this punishment. It has been use 405 times for the last 32 years, and “there is no conclusive evidence that any of these people were innocent.”
The death penalty is to prevent more murders from happening. It is an act to make our society safer. For the family that lost their love one, when a murderer is sentence to be executed, is a sense of relief but the pain of losing their love one still continues. I think that the death penalty is one way to show that our justice system is working us citizens. Why should a murderer deserve to live if they have killed an innocent person? It cost a lot of money to provide a prison, security, guards, food and clothing for these murderers. Who is paying for these murderers’ food and shelter? Tax payers?