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| The Individual and the Megastate How Individuals Make a Difference in Texas Politics Texas: The Largest Megastate | |
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| The Diversity of Texas Politics: Land, People, and Cultures The Civic Culture: A New Analytical Model Texas in Context | |
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| Megastate Tuition and Fee Revenue as a Percentage of Expenditures | |
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| Megastate Index | |
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| Sources of Population Change in the Megastates 2000--2004 | |
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| Chance for Success: Megastates Ranked by Chance-for-Success Score Among All Fifty States | |
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| The Megastates Ranked by Civic Culture Index Join the Debate: Should we deport illegal immigrants, punish employers who hire them, and seal the border? | |
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| The Texas Constitution Historical Constitutional Development in Texas Texas Constitution Today Criticisms of the Texas Constitution Social Changes and Constitutional Adaptation Texas in Context | |
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| Constitutions of the Megastates Join the Debate: Should the Constitution of 1876 be revised? | |
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| Texas in the Federal System The American Federal System Intergovernmental Relations and the Constitution Texas in Context | |
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| Texas in a System of States and Megastates Join the Debate: Should gun control be left to the states rather than to national government? | |
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| Local Government in Texas Why Have Local Government? | |
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| What Is Local Government? | |
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| General-Purpose Governments in Texas Special-Purpose Governments in Texas Issues in Texas Local Government Texas Local Governments in the Twenty-First Century Texas in Context | |
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| Numbers of Local Governments in Megastates Compared to Population | |
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| Numbers of Public School Districts in Megastates | |
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| Population Changes of Selected Cities in Megastates Join the Debate: Should a city be able to annex an adjacent area without the consent of the residents of that area? | |
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| Political Participation and Public Opinion Political Participation and You Seven Participation Strategies Public Opinion Powell's Paradox in Texas Texas in Context | |
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| Megastate Percentage of Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level Join the Debate: Should the Electoral College be abolished? | |
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| Interest Groups Interest Groups, Participation, and Democracy Interest Groups: Problems Interest Groups | |
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| Solutions Classifying Interest Groups Three Types of Interest Groups Interest Group Power in Texas Texas in Context | |
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| Interest Group Spending on Lobbying | |
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| Union Membership in the Megastates and Voter Turnout Join the Debate: Are interest groups beneficial? | |
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| Elections and Parties Parties, Elections, and Democracy Political Parties in Texas Texas in Context | |
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| Participation in Elections in Megastates (Ranked by Average Turnout in 2004 and 2006) | |
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| Party Strength and Gubernatorial Nominations Join the Debate: Should Texas change from a single-member plurality (SMP) voting system to a proportional representation (PR) voting system? | |
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| The Texas Legislature Parliamentary Functions of Legislatures Legislative Organization The Legislators Legislative Functions Legislative Process Legislative Support System Texas in Context | |
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| Legislative Sessions in the Megastates | |
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| Number of Legislators in Megastates and Their Compensation | |
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| Professionalization of State Legislatures in the Megastates Join the Debate: Are you in favor of the 140-day biennial regular legislative session? | |
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| The Executive Branch of Texas Government Structure of the Executive Branch The Governor Elected Executives Boards and Commissions The Executive Branch and You Texas in Context | |
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| Power Rankings for the Megastate Governorships, 2005 | |
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| Megastate Governors: Salary and Staff | |
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| Megastate Executive Branches: Number of Elected Officials Join the Debate: Should the governor be able to appoint judges instead of having voters elect them? | |
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| The Texas Court System Judicial Cases in the News The Judicial Process in Texas Contemporary Issues of Tradition and Symbolism "A Jury of One's Peers": Fact or Fiction? | |
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| The Texas System of Courts The Courts and Public Policy Judicial Selection Tools for Citizen Input Texas in Context | |
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| Postconviction DNA Exonerations Under State Statute | |
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| Jury Pay in Megastates | |
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| Total Executions by State in 2005 and 2006 | |
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| Judicial Selection in the Megastates Join the Debate: Should judges be elected or appointed by the governor from a pool of candidates screened by the state bar or another nonpartisan agency? | |
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| Criminal Justice Policy The Political Character of Criminal Justice Equal Justice for All? | |
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| Texas Prisons: "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"? | |
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| How Well Do Incarceration and the Death Penalty Work? | |
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| Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice in Texas The Changing Landscape of Criminal Justice in Texas Texas in Context | |
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| Megastate Comparisons of Reversal Rates in Death Penalty Cases, 1973-2002 | |
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| Percentage of Sentence Served by Violent Offenders Released from Prison in 1997 | |
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| Incarceration and Violent Crime Rate Changes, 1991-2001 Join the Debate: Should Texas place a moratorium on death sentences? | |
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| Texas Health and Human Services What Is Poverty? | |
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| How Many People Are Poor in Texas? | |
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| The Causes of Poverty The Consequences of Poverty What Government Is Doing About Poverty Administration of Social Welfare Programs Texas in Context | |
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| Poverty Rates in the Megastates, 2004 | |
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| Education Levels of Heads of Families with Children Living in Low-Income Households (Below 200% of the Poverty Rate) in the Megastates | |
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| Percentage of Children in Low-Income Households by Parent's Highest Educational Attainment Level in the Megastates | |
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| TANF Benefits per Month for a Single Parent with Two Children, 2003 | |
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| Three-Year Average of Low-Income Uninsured Children in the Megastates, 2003-2005 Join the Debate: Should welfare benefits stay low to increase incentives to work? | |
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| Education Policy The Political Character of Education Political Issues in Texas Education Policy Key Actors in Educational Politics Texas in Context | |
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| Teacher Salaries Adjusted for Cost-of-Living Differences in the Megastates, 2003-2004 | |
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| Average SAT I Scores for the Top 20 Percent of College-Bound Seniors in the Megastates, 1999 | |
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| Average Faculty Salary in Public Universities, 2004-2005 Join the Debate: Should creationism be taught alongside the theory of evolution in school science classes? | |
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| The Budget Understanding the Budget The Budget-Making Process Appropriations Revenues Evaluating Taxes and Tax Systems Looking to the Future: A Personal Income Tax? | |
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| Why a State Personal Income Tax Would Be Hard to Enact Texas in Context | |
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| The Heavier Tax Burden of the Working Poor in Texas Join the Debate: Do you favor the idea of trickle-down economics? | |
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| Endnotes Credits Glossary Index | |