The functions of the 24 councils of government in Texas today are enumerated below:
1. Strategizing of the procedures of improving the economic status
2. Assisting and helping the local units on their implementations of the approved projects.
3. Providing services to local government units.
4. Perform screening and reviews on applications for financial assistance.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments<span> to this </span>Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposingamendments<span>, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes</span>
Italy's Vesuvius has been a menacing figure since an eruption in 79 CE buried the city of Pompeii. Over the last 17,000 years, the volcano has gone through eight major explosive eruptions that were followed by large pyroclastic flows, according to the Smithsonian Institute/USGS Global Volcanic Program database.
Land which has not yet been divided into states is almost always referred to as a "territory". Many of the places that are currently states in the US began as territories, such as Alaska.