Texas is known for various reasons and one of them is for its parks; it saddens me to see that there is going to be closure of at least 7 parks in Texas due to the budget. Parks bring families together, make memorable experiences, and it’s a place where you can connect yourself with nature.
Ian Davis expresses his opinion on the closures of parks through this article “Keep Texas state parks funded, open” available in the El Paso Times. Ian attempts to get the attention of the general public, environmentalist, and state official. His efforts are to let people know that the reasons why they are closing the parks are because legislatures don’t see the value of parks and they are expensive. Ian mentions that Texas parks stimulate the economy in Texas by producing 12,000 jobs and adding 283 million dollars into our communities. He also comments that the Sporting Good Sale Tax has not been used adequately; “The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department only received approximately one-quarter of the Sporting Goods Sales Tax revenues for the 2012-2013 biennium.”
We cannot let parks get closed down and we can’t let the legislature use the Sporting Good Sales Tax on other items. Ian suggest that there is no need for a new tax, also he thinks that the Sporting Good Sales Tax should just be used for parks and not be used for other things, because with the money received from that tax is sufficient to keep the parks open in Texas
I completely agree with Ian, and I really liked the way he presented his opinion: he showed the benefits of the parks, and he illustrated facts to the viewers. I think that The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department should claim its money and not let it be used for other things. Ian is right we need to take pride in our parks, because if we don’t we may not be able to cherish what nature has to offer us.
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