Essentials of Texas Politics

Unlike the usual overview, this lively paperback engages you in an unbiased, analytical study of the conflicting realities that make Texas government and politics so interesting. Do the political realities fall short of democratic ideals? How does conservatism within the Democratic and Republican parties affect the state's politics? And how does the ever increasing conflict among ethnic, racial, and economic factions "play" in the political arena? Praised by educators statewide, Essentials of Texas Politics incorporates each of these questions into a concise examination of the key elements of Texas politics. Book jacket.

1. The Context of Texas Politics
2. The Constitutional Setting
3. Interest Groups and Lobbying
4. Ideology and Political Parties
5. Voters, Campaigns, and Elections
6. The Texas Legislature
7. The Governor and State Administration
8. The Judiciary and the System of Justice
9. Local Government
10. The State Economy and the Financing of State Government
11. Issues in Public Policy
Appendix: A Research Guide to Texas Politics
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Index

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Essentials of Texas Politics

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