- Discuss how oil and natural gas shape Texas politics and their costs and benefits to the state’s economy.
- Describe the environmental costs of the state’s pursuit of natural resources for economic development.
- Assess who wins and who loses in the way Texas manages its natural resources.
- Identify ways in which Texas’s transportation infrastructure is stressed by the state’s population and economic growth.
- Assess who wins and who loses in the state’s approach to managing its infrastructure to meet the demands of a growing populace.
- Explain the role of immigration in the Texas economy.
- Assess who wins and who loses under the state’s influx of immigrants.
