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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Introduction: Political Power in Texas | |
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| About Political Power | |
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| Pluralism | |
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| Economic Elite Theory | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Context of Contemporary Texas Politics | |
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| About Texas | |
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| Society and Culture | |
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| Population, Race, and Ethnicity | |
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| Religion | |
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| Economic Status | |
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| Politics | |
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| The Texas Constitution | |
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| Feelings about Government | |
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| Political Participation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Texas Economy | |
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| Recent Economic Times | |
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| Energy | |
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| Oil and Natural Gas | |
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| Petrochemicals | |
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| Pipelines | |
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| Electric and Gas Companies | |
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| Alternative Sources of Energy | |
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| Nuclear Problems | |
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| Service Firms | |
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| Agriculture | |
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| ExxonMobil and Texas | |
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| The King Ranch | |
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| Financial Institutions | |
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| New Horizons | |
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| High Tech | |
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| Free Trade | |
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| Other Economic Leaders | |
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| Cohesion in the Texas Economy | |
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| Social Ties | |
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| Economic Ties | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Access to Political Decision Makers in Texas: Elections and Lobbying | |
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| Elections and Political Parties in Texas | |
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| Texas Elections | |
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| Elected Officials in Texas | |
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| Types of Elections | |
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| Voter Eligibility | |
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| Voter Turnout | |
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| Party Organization | |
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| Precinct Conventions | |
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| County Conventions | |
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| State Convention | |
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| Party Leadership | |
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| The Challenges of Low Voter Turnout | |
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| Party Competition | |
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| Limits on Competition | |
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| Reapportionment and Gerrymandering | |
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| Gerrymandering | |
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| At-Large Elections | |
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| Ideological Similarity | |
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| The Case of Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel | |
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| Jim Hightower: The Political Rise and Fall of a Liberal Icon | |
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| La Raza Unida | |
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| Minor Parties | |
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| Ross Perot and Ballot Access | |
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| Business Influences and Candidate Recruitment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Economic Influences: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying | |
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| Campaign Contributions | |
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| Sources of Funds | |
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| Direct Lobbying | |
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| Personal Contact | |
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| Lobbying and Former House Speaker Gib Lewis | |
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| Supplying Research | |
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| Grassroots Lobbying | |
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| Effectiveness | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Tobacco and Lobbying | |
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| Notes | |
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| Political Institutions | |
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| The Legislature | |
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| Composition | |
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| Eligibility | |
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| Background of the Membership | |
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| Compensation | |
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| Assistance | |
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| Procedures | |
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| Standing Committees | |
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| Floor Action | |
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| Conference Committees | |
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| Scheduling Constraints | |
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| Powers of the Legislative Leadership | |
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| Economic Elites and the Legislative Leadership | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Executive Branch | |
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| Background | |
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| Elected Executives | |
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| The Governor | |
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| The Attorney General | |
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| The Comptroller of Public Accounts | |
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| The Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
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| The Commissioner of Agriculture | |
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| The State Board of Education | |
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| The Railroad Commission | |
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| Appointed Administrators | |
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| The Economic Elite and the Executive Branch | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Justice and the Judiciary | |
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| The Texas Court System | |
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| Texas Courts | |
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| Jurisdiction | |
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| Characteristics of the Court System | |
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| Judicial Selection | |
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| Social Background | |
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| The Criminal Justice System | |
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| Poor Texans and the Justice System | |
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| Money and Justice in Texas | |
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| The Wealthy and the Justice System | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Public Policy in Texas | |
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| Revenues and Expenditures | |
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| Revenues | |
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| Beneficiaries of the Tax Structure | |
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| Expenditures | |
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| Education | |
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| Public School Finance in Texas: A Tortuous History | |
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| Welfare | |
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| Highways | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Government Regulation: Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Consumer Protection, and Labor | |
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| Natural Resources | |
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| Oil and Natural Gas | |
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| Texas Government and the Regulation of Oil | |
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| Coal, Lignite, and Uranium | |
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| The Railroad Commission Takes On an Energy Company | |
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| Electricity | |
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| Water | |
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| Pollution | |
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| Regulation of Air Pollution: The Early Days | |
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| Financial Institutions | |
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| Banks | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Savings and Loan Associations | |
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| The Vernon Savings and Loan Disaster | |
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| Consumer Protection | |
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| Labor | |
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| Working Conditions and Wages | |
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| Labor Unions | |
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| Farmworkers | |
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| Undocumented Immigrants | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Local Politics and the Economically Powerful in Texas | |
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| Local Politics | |
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| Local Government: Organization, Authority, and Funding | |
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| Legal Basis of Local Government | |
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| Structure of Local Government | |
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| Functions and Powers of Local Government | |
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| Funding Local Government | |
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| Citizen Participation | |
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| Economic Influence at the Local Level | |
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| Corporate Links to Local Politics | |
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| Policy Outputs from Local Governments | |
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| Political Change at the Local Level | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Epilogue: Texas Politics: A Note on Change | |
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| A Recapitulation | |
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| Implications for Political Change | |
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| Fundamental Change | |
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| Nonfundamental Change | |
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| Note | |
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| Index | |