"management expert Jerry B. Harvey in his 1974 article ""The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement"". The name of the phenomenon comes from an anecdote that Harvey uses in the article to elucidate the paradox: Ronald Sims writes that the Abilene paradox is similar to groupthink, but differs in significant ways, including that in groupthink individuals are not acting contrary to their conscious wishes and generally feel good about the decisions the group has reached. According to Sims, in the Abilene paradox, the individuals acting contrary to their own wishes are more likely to have negative feelings about the outcome."
"a minor Dallas cultural tradition for the ""spiritual but not religious"" people of North Texas. ""That gentle rejection of commonly held ideas fills many of those who will take part in the event. They are mostly people who refuse to be pigeonholed by any one religion – but who long for the sense of community that an organized faith supplies."" According to the FBI, a city to city comparison of crime rates is not meaningful, because recording practices vary from city to city, citizens report different percentages of crimes from one city to the next, and the actual number of"
"ban. Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said the outcome was not unexpected: ""When you put a fundamental right of a minority up for popular vote, it's almost impossible to win."" Of Texas's 254 counties, 253 of the 254 voted in favor of Proposition 2. Travis County, which includes Austin, was the only county to oppose the amendment. Houston and Dallas, the 6th and 8th cities with the largest LGBT populations in the US, voted for Proposition 2. The largest county in Texas, Harris, voted 72.5 percent to 25.5 percent for Proposition 2, with"
"Texas Triangle The Texas Triangle is one of eleven ""megaregions"" in the United States. These are urban areas that are much greater in scale than a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), defined by the US Census Bureau. These regions also are known as ""megapolitan areas"". The Texas Triangle is formed by the four main cities, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35. The area is sometimes also referred to as the Texaplex. In 2004, the Texas Triangle contained 5 of the 20 biggest cities in the US, and was home to more"
"Weird City Weird City: Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas is a non-fiction scholarly text by Joshua Long published in 2010 by University of Texas Press. The book uses the ""Keep Austin Weird"" movement as a central focus to discuss the social, cultural and economic changes occurring in Austin, Texas at the beginning of the 21st century. Largely written from a human geography perspective, ""Weird City"" is intended to show the relationship between sense of place and urban economies, the environment, and the urban cultural landscape. According to Long, ""Weird City"" is a scholarly text written for"
"district would have a runoff in December. The reason for this arrangement stems from the controversial 2003 Texas redistricting plan which was ruled unconstitutional with respect to the 23rd district by the Supreme Court in ""League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry"". The Court ruled that the plan was a racial gerrymander; specifically that it lowered the Hispanic population percentage in the district to the extent that it unconstitutionally diminished the constituency's political influence. The 23rd had to be redrawn, and, in all, five districts were effected, and all primary results from those districts were vacated. The new lines"
"good news. Texas Triangle The Texas Triangle is one of eleven ""megaregions"" in the United States. These are urban areas that are much greater in scale than a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), defined by the US Census Bureau. These regions also are known as ""megapolitan areas"". The Texas Triangle is formed by the four main cities, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35. The area is sometimes also referred to as the Texaplex. In 2004, the Texas Triangle contained 5 of the 20 biggest cities in the US, and was home"
"Texas Panhandle, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California. His suggestion that this highway should go east from Springfield to St. Louis and Chicago, Illinois, as commerce naturally continued in that direction, was also adopted. After the highways were routed, the group decided not to name the highways (as had been done by many non-profit groups which were currently connecting various state routes into longer multi-state and transcontinental routes), but instead to follow the pattern of numbering the highways, as established in Wisconsin and Missouri. The current east-west routes would be even numbers, and the north-south would be odd. Major routes"
"(which lies outside of its service area). From 1980 to 2002, voters in the city of Arlington rejected three proposals to establish and fund a public transit system for the city, which lies between the service areas of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (""The T"") and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The city, with a population of 375,000, became the most populous city in the United States without a public transit system. After the defeat of a 25-cent sales tax increase to build a public transit system in 2002, plans were scaled back to a series of pilot projects. Sales"
"north or eastern sides, which creates a degree of confusion. Also, many times a street will change names each time it crosses a municipal border. Conversely, many streets keep their names through sharp turns across the city. The city of Dallas is at the confluence of a large number of major interstate highways—Interstates 20, 30, 35E, and 45 all run through the city. The city's freeway system, as it has no major geographical inhibitors surrounding it, is set up in the popular hub-and-spoke system, much like a wagon wheel. The center of the system is the downtown freeway loop, made"
"Texas and roaming most of the American Southwest are large nomadic bands/tribes of bandits who collectively form the ""Pecos Empire"" which incorporates the cities of El Paso, Los Alamos (formerly Austin) and ""Houstown"", its unofficial capital. Though the nation is not part of a cohesive power structure or political organization, ""Emperor Sabre Laser"" is attempting to unite the city-states under his banner. Much of the western United States has more or less willingly reverted to a mix of modern and past technology, and the days of the Wild West, where outlaws ride hovercycles into battle, cowboys are as likely to"
"vowed to support separate statehood. A third group of residents believed that the convention, like its predecessor, was illegal. Under their interpretation of the laws, only the state legislature would be able to petition the Mexican Congress for such a drastic change. Austin argued that the laws really meant that no one could petition on behalf of the people unless the people had been consulted, and the convention served as that consultation. The meetings ended with no agreement on how to proceed. Austin wrote that ""the people here agree in ""substance"" with the rest of Texas, but differ as to"
"the Dallas-Fort Worth region) to become the Texas Rangers (beginning play as such in 1972). Several relocation threats would be made by the Giants, White Sox, and Pirates (in the latter's case, as a result of the Pittsburgh drug trials); however, none would happen, and all three markets to which these teams threatened to move (Toronto, the Tampa Bay Area, and Denver, respectively) would later receive expansion teams of their own. There were no more moves until 2005, when MLB moved the Montreal Expos to the American capital, where the Expos became the Washington Nationals. Montreal is the only city"
"Dallas and San Antonio. This has been driven by the decision of state capital Austin to legislate paid leave in February, 2018. The Freedom Project has stated its provision of support via local group Healthy Texas, but the degree of aid is unclear. The complexity is generated as the Texan attorney general has asserted that a state law preventing such a requirement overrides any city-level legislation that might occur, even if generated via ballot. In a significant variation, the Project gave a small amount of funding to aid a Colorado ballot to place firm restrictions on payday lending. The ballot"
"This ordinance has created a form of government recently referred to ""Hybrid"" of strong mayor and council manager forms of government. In 2011 an officer accused the police chief, Michael Jez, of giving officers ticket quotas, which are illegal in the state of Texas. In November city council voted to place Chief Jez on administrative leave. The council did not give a reason and Jez cited philosophical differences for the separation. Much speculation was made that the decision was a reaction to the allegation made, but neither side ever admitted to any wrongdoing. In 2014, the police department moved to"
"United Latin American Citizens v. Perry"" dismissed the statewide claims of partisan gerrymandering (7-2), in large part because the Court found the districts drawn in 1991, largely by Frost to be just as partisan. However, the Supreme Court also ruled 5-4 that District 23 was a racial gerrymander in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. See 2003 Texas redistricting for information on the Democratic walkouts from the Texas legislature to Oklahoma and the resulting controversy. Texas Five The Texas Five was a term coined for a group of five Democratic members of the United States House of"
"""North Texas"", which studies had shown lacked identifiability outside the state. In fact, only 38 percent of a survey group identified Dallas and Fort Worth as part of ""North Texas"", with the Texas Panhandle also a perceived correct answer, being the northernmost region of Texas. Note: Cities and towns are categorized based on the latest population estimates from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (as of January 1, 2018). No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2010 census population. Places designated ""principal cities"""
"who are not the Prime or heir are known as ""Collaterals"". Those not members of the Families are known as ""Settlers"". Most settlers declare loyalty to a certain family, but some are independent. While there are some cities in the Commonwealth, they have been deliberately been kept small by Rolfe and the other Primes. This has been done to protect the environment from pollution and other ills. The largest city Rolfeston, which is located where Berkeley would have been, has a population of only 28,000. The writings of the Southern Agrarian movement, as typified by the 1930 essay ""I'll Take"
"importance to the interest of the people"". In addition, each municipality was asked to create a committee of correspondence and safety. The sub-committees would keep in close contact with the central committee because ""united our strength and resources are more than adequate to our defense in any possible event. Disunited, we may become an easy prey, even to a handful of cowardly invaders."" The convention adjourned on October 6 after unanimously electing Wharton to deliver the resolutions to the state legislature in Saltillo and to the Mexican Congress in Mexico City. Just before the group dispersed, Rafael Manchola, the ""alcalde"""
"thought. Some scholars have voiced concern over Florida's influence on urban planners throughout the United States. A 2010 book, ""Weird City"", examines Florida's influence on planning policy in Austin, Texas. The main body of the book treats Florida's creative class theory in an introductory and neutral tone, but in a theoretical ""postscript"" chapter, the author criticizes Florida's tendency to ""whitewash"" the negative externalities associated with creative city development. Thomas Frank criticizes Florida's ""creative class"" formulation as one of ""several flattering ways of describing the professional cohort,"" this particular one being ""the most obsequious designation of them all."" Frank places the"
"North Texas North Texas (also commonly called North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas, and Nortex) is a term used primarily by residents of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding areas to describe much of the northern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. Residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex generally consider North Texas to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Waco. A more precise term for this region would be the northern part of the central portion of Texas. It does not include the Panhandle of Texas, which expands further north than the"
"North Texas North Texas (also commonly called North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas, and Nortex) is a term used primarily by residents of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding areas to describe much of the northern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. Residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex generally consider North Texas to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Waco. A more precise term for this region would be the northern part of the central portion of Texas. It does not include the Panhandle of Texas, which expands further north than the"
"cities. Others included ""Impact"" near Abilene, TX and ""Orbit"" near Monahans, TX. Texas law provides that all its 254 counties are essentially ""dry""; that is, liquor sales are not allowed. Local governments can opt for these sales through ""local option"" elections. The western half of Texas is generally and historically dry, though as the metro areas grew, most allow liquor in clubs, some on sale in stores. Los Ybanez was founded by members of the family of Israel G. and Mary Ybanez. Ybanez purchased a tract of land outside all towns from the state of Texas (which had obtained title"
"ballot proposition which amended the Texas constitution by defining marriage as ""only a union between a man and a woman"" and prohibiting the state from creating or recognizing ""any legal status identical or similar to marriage"". In 2011, after New York legalized same-sex marriage, Perry stated that it was their right to do so under the principle of states' rights delineated in the 10th Amendment. A spokesman later reiterated Perry's support for a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, saying that position was not inconsistent since an amendment would require approval by three-fourths of the states. In his first book,"
"Clutch City Clutch City is a nickname given to the city of Houston, Texas after the city's National Basketball Association (NBA) club, the Houston Rockets. ""Choke City"" was a ""Houston Chronicle"" front-page headline in 1994, given to the city of Houston after the Houston Rockets blew two consecutive commanding fourth-quarter leads at The Summit in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinals match-up versus the Phoenix Suns in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. This in effect took the series to Phoenix, Arizona down 0-2 in the best-of-seven series. It was feared at the time that the Rockets would follow"
"most controversial item was for Texas to become an independent state, separate from Coahuila. After approving the list of resolutions, delegates created a seven-member central committee to convene future meetings. Before the list of concerns could be presented to the state and federal governments, Ramón Músquiz, the political chief of the Department of Béxar, ruled that the convention was illegal. The law directed that citizens should protest to their local ""ayuntamiento"" (similar to a city council), which would forward their concerns to the political chief. The political chief could then escalate the concerns to the appropriate governmental authority. Because this"
"over-regulation. Perry feels that this has led to frustration among the populace, which gave rise to the Tea Party movement. The book charts a course to end the growth of the federal government. While the book takes aim at the political culture in Washington, D.C., it also promotes the concept of American exceptionalism, particularly in the view that the American people are ""fed up"" with the nation not realizing its true potential. Perry decided to write the book in 2009 after attending three Tea Party events in one day. He found ""people who were really scared for the first time"
"the presence of unusual commute patterns caused by the presence of three central cities and employment centers located in various suburban locales, has led to considerable disagreement between local and federal definitions of the area. Because of this, professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley Richard Walker claimed that ""no other U.S. city-region is as definitionally challenged [as the Bay Area]."" When the region began to rapidly develop during and immediately after World War II, local planners settled on a nine-county definition for the Bay Area, consisting of the counties that directly border the San Francisco, San Pablo,"
"areas in the United States). (These agencies refer only to Lakeland, Florida.) Arthur E. Prell, director of the Bureau of Business Research at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, started studying the concept developing Jackson, Williamson, Franklin and Perry counties as a single metropolitan complex in 1963. At the time, the four-county region would contain a population of 119,000. He outlined his plan to the West Frankfort Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner on 18 February 1966. He explained the theory behind his idea was the ""micro-multiplex"" in which ""small socio-economic units cooperate for general economic opportunities of the entire area."" To"
"than a million: , , , and . The Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston metropolitan areas number about 6.3 million and 5.7 million residents, respectively. Three interstate highways—I-35 to the west (Dallas–Fort Worth to San Antonio, with Austin in between), I-45 to the east (Dallas to Houston), and I-10 to the south (San Antonio to Houston) define the Texas Urban Triangle region. The region of contains most of the state's largest cities and metropolitan areas as well as 17 million people, nearly 75 percent of Texas's total population. Houston and Dallas have been recognized as beta world cities. These cities are"
"the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation, behind New York City (63) and Chicago (34). The metroplex encompasses of total area: is land, while is water, making it larger in area than the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. A portmanteau of ""metropolis"" and ""complex"", the term ""metroplex"" is credited to Harve Chapman, an executive vice president with Dallas-based Tracy-Locke which was one of three advertising agencies that worked with the North Texas Commission (NTC) on strategies to market the region. The NTC copyrighted the term ""Southwest Metroplex"" in 1972 as a replacement for the previously-ubiquitous"
"a mixed-use development with commercial and residential buildings. There are other sectors in Waco that do not fit into one of the three sides. They are: Though not a part of Waco, these cities depend on Waco's economy: Neighborhoods of Waco, Texas Waco, a Texas city of around 120,000, is unusual in that, unlike most cities its size, it has areas that are referred to much like many larger cities. These are not official government neighborhoods, but rather common names given by the residents and city neighborhood maps and parks. Waco is first divided into three ""sides"": the North Side,"
"2015 Houston, Texas Proposition 1 Proposition 1 was a referendum held on November 3, 2015, on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). The ordinance was intended to improve anti-discrimination coverage based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Houston, specifically in areas such as housing and occupation where no anti-discrimination policy existed. Proposition 1 asked voters whether they approved HERO. Due to concerns about the bill being misused to allow men in women's restrooms, thus spawning the nickname of ""The Bathroom Bill,"" Houston voters rejected Proposal 1 by a vote of 61% to 39%. In"