Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2. Texas Constitution
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Chapter 3. Texas Legislature
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Chapter 4. Legislative Organization and Process
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Chapter 5. Texas Governors
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- Rick Perry Acting in Time of Crisis
- Governor Perry Fund Lacks Accountability
- Governor Perry Reacts to Corruption Charges
- Governor Perry and the Cost of Border Patrol
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Chapter 6. The Plural Executive and Bureaucracy in Texas
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Chapter 7. Texas Judicial System
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- Fifth Circuit Considers State Abortion Law
- Small Claims Courts in Austin
- Legal Battle over Public School Funding
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Chapter 8. Texas-Sized Justice
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Chapter 9. Campaigns and Elections, Texas Style
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Chapter 10. Political Parties
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- Outside Influence on State Campaigns
- Leticia Van de Putte and the Future of the Democratic Party
- Mobilizing Latino Voters
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Chapter 11. Organized Interests
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- Bi-Lingual Anti-Domestic Violence Rally
- Protest of Capital Punishment in Texas
- Regulating Oil and Energy Interests
- Austin Teen Lobbies Texas Legislature
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Chapter 12. Local Government in Texas
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Chapter 13. Fiscal Policy
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Chapter 14. Education and Social Policy
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Chapter 15. Transforming Texas: Energy, Environment, Transportation, and Immigration Policies
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