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Inside Texas politics : power, policy, and personality of the Lone Star State /

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Inside Texas Politics provides students with an exciting insider's perspective on the world of Texas government. Its focus on how power struggles have shaped Texas institutions and political processes offers students a fresh perspective that differentiates itself from all other texts on the mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rottinghaus, Brandon, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Edition:[Second edition].
Subjects:
Texas > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • The struggle for Texas: demographics, culture, and political power
  • The Texas constitution
  • Federalism
  • Voting and elections
  • Political parties: Texas in blue and red
  • Interest groups
  • The legislature
  • Governors of Texas
  • The plural executive and the bureaucracy
  • The Texas judiciary
  • Criminal justice
  • Local government
  • Budget, finances, and policy.