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  2. Culture of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Texas is diverse, shaped by significant migration from the American North and West, differing from its eastern neighbours in the Deep South.It encompasses regional and cultural influences from German Texan, Tejanos, Cajuns, Irish, African American, and White Anglo-Southern communities established before the republic era and statehood.

  3. Immigration policy in Texas - Wikipedia

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    As a consequence of Texas leaving Mexico and joining the United States, many Mexican Americans never moved from their homes but lived in two nations, and there is a popular saying among Mexican Americans which states, "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us." [7] The current border of Texas was not established until the Compromise of ...

  4. Culture of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Law in the United States is mainly enforced by local police departments and sheriff's offices. The state police provides broader services, and federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Marshals Service have specialized duties, such as protecting civil rights , national security and enforcing U.S. federal ...

  5. Legal culture - Wikipedia

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    The traditional focus between common law culture and civil law culture has been highlighted by court room procedure, whereby the former nurtures an adversarial environment and the latter an inquisitorial one. Indeed no system of court procedure can ever be purely adversarial or purely inquisitorial.

  6. Traveling abroad? Respect customs, traditions. Don't ... - AOL

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    This includes understanding the local customs, traditions and etiquette. For example, in some cultures, it's customary to remove your shoes before entering someone’s home, while in others, it ...

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  8. Tradition - Wikipedia

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    Traditions, an 1895 bronze tympanum by Olin Levi Warner over the main entrance of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past.

  9. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.