Research Project (RP)
Texas is home to multiple legislative actors who work on the behalf of citizens in designated districts.  The legislators convene every two years to address problems and enact solutions by way of legislative proposals and bills.  Your research assignment is to discover who represents you.  There are multiple parts to this research project so follow the instructions carefully to ensure that you meet all the requirements for this project. The only permitted resources for this project are listed below.
Instructions: 
1.	Identify your U.S. Representatives and the congressional district numbers that each one serves. Choose one of the two U.S. Representatives and write a paragraph highlighting their committee assignment, when they were elected, their education, professional, political party, and number of years in Congress. 
•	Identify and provide a summary of at least two bills authored or co-authored by each of the U.S. Representatives.

2.	Identify your State Representatives and which district number each serves.  Choose one of the state representatives and write a paragraph highlighting their committee assignment, when they were elected, current term, education, profession (previous/current), political party, and number of years in Congress.
•	Identify and provide a summary of at least two bills authored or co-authored by one of the State Representatives.

3.	Identify your State Senators (how many, who they are, and which districts each one serves) Choose one of the state senators and write a paragraph highlighting their committee assignment, when they were elected, their education, professional, political party, and number of years in Congress.
•	Identify and provide a summary of at least two bills authored or co-authored by one of the State Senators.
•	Using information from https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/Current-districts Reports, identify the SELECTED EDUCATION CHARACTERISTICS for Population age 25 and over and share the data.

4.	Identify your State Board of Education, the board member’s term, background, education, occupation, political party, and the representation of citizens for which areas (Ex. western or northwestern Harris County).

5.	Identify your U.S. Senators and the congressional district number that each one serves. Choose one of the two U.S. Senators and write a paragraph highlighting their committee assignment, when they were elected, their education, professional, and number of years in Congress.

•	Identify and provide a summary of at least two bills authored or co-authored by one of the State Senators.
Do not copy and paste any content from internet sources for this project. If it is found that you have done so, you will have earned zero points and thus, failed the project.  It is a good idea not to wait until the last minute to start or complete this assignment.
A paragraph is at least 5-7 complete sentences in length.  Lists are not accepted and will not be graded.
Please proofread or ask someone else to read your work and make any necessary corrections before submitting it for a grade.
www.grammarly.com (Free) spelling punctuation, and grammar check.
Resources for this Research Project assignment:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/Current-districts