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Poverty continues to be a plaguing issue in Texas particularly along the shared border with Mexico. As governor, what policy options would you propose to provide economic development for the border region with the ultimate goal of bringing economic improvements to this area? Essay Instructions and Helpful Tips (Texas Government) -12 point font, Times New Roman, Double Spaced. -You must cite your sources and you must have a bibliography (APA format). Only the citations and the bibliography need to be in APA format. Create one bibliography for all three essays that goes at the very end of the word or pdf document. Intro/1st Paragraph: Restate Problem (Problem Identification), Thesis, and Agenda Building. “This is the problem. As governor I’m going to do x, in order to fix the problem.” 2nd Paragraph: Formulating Policy and budget. Tell the process of how the policy will be formed and the steps. Budget= Legislative. Give estimate of budget and general things it will be spent on. 3rd Paragraph: Political Implication and Adoption/Selling. Write about the groups of people that will be pleased with this policy and the groups that will be opposed. Write about the good aspects for public support. 4th Paragraph: Implementation and Evaluation. How will it be enforced? Fines, new laws, etc. How many years go by until the policy evaluation occurs and who will be evaluating the policy’s effects. 5th Paragraph: Conclusion. Wrap it up by restating thesis and all the great things that your policy will do to help citizens.