texas government assignment

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER

You are a Vice President of Community and Public Affairs for the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Organization. You have worked for the company for about 10 years and as such, have developed a close relationship with the owner Mark Cuban.

The owner has put you in charge of a new program of the team. The intent of the program is to use the resources and knowledge of the Mavericks to help solve a pressing policy problem or issue being faced in the State of Texas or at local government. He has asked you to write a paper that provides him background on an issue of your choosing that you believe the company should focus its resources to try an influence or solve.

The first part of the paper should introduce the topic. It is important that you give background about what you have been asked and provide an overview of the problem. The body of the paper should contain the pertinent information that you want to convey. Here you focus on the different perspectives or opinions on the issues. In the conclusion, summarize the major points of the paper and make your recommendation to the President about what SWA’s position should be, why you take that position and how the Mavericks can help solve the problem

This paper has no mandatory length requirement. You only goal is to cover the material and make the best argument to the President. The paper should be doubled spaced with regular spacing and margins. Use 10 or 12 pitch fonts. You are not required in the paper to footnote sources, If, however, you quote from a text or use statistical data in making your point, you must footnote the sources. The paper will account for one-fourth of the grade.

You will also be asked to give a brief oral presentation of the paper to the class. Please turn in your paper on ECampus

Suggested Topics:

School Shooting **** Gerrymandering Campus Carry Law Improving Texas public education Poverty in Dallas,

Death penalty 20% tax on imports and the impact on Texas “Bathroom Bill” that is being considered (see me) Trade Policy Building the Wall on the border of Mexico Immigration Policy Federalism under Trump Marijuana Legalization in States Sanctuary Cities