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Tables of Contents for Government and Politics in the Lone Star State
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
The Social and Economic Milieu of Texas Politics
1
32
Challenges of the 2000s
3
1
The Myths of Texas's Political Culture
4
4
The Political Culture of Texas
8
2
The People of Texas
10
5
Politics, Race, and Ethnicity
15
1
Population Growth and Changes
16
1
The Size and Geographic Diversity of Texas
17
1
Urban Texas
18
2
Income, Wealth, and Poverty
20
1
Education and Literacy
21
1
The Economy of Texas
22
4
Economic Regions of Texas
26
3
Summary and Conclusions
29
4
The Texas Constitution
33
33
Constitutionalism
35
1
The Constitutional Legacy
36
10
General Principles of the Texas Constitution
46
2
Weaknesses and Criticisms of the Constitution of 1876
48
3
Constitutional Change and Adaptation
51
11
Summary and Conclusions
62
4
Intergovernmental Relationships
66
29
Structuring Regional and National Interests
67
1
Defining Federalism
68
3
Changing Patterns in Federal Relationships
71
9
The Impact of Federalism on State Finances
80
2
Reactions to the Expanded Role of the Federal Government
82
1
Transnational Regionalism
82
8
Summary and Conclusions
90
5
Interest Groups and Power in Texas Politics
95
32
Interest Groups Defined
98
2
Interest Groups, Pluralism, and Democratic Theory
100
2
The Elitist Alternative
102
1
Hyperpluralism, Policy Subsystems, and Single-Issue Interest Groups
103
1
Resources of Interest Groups
104
1
The Dominant Interest Groups in Texas
105
8
Who Are the Lobbyists?
113
1
Interest Groups and the Policymaking Process
114
8
Summary and Conclusions
122
5
The Mass Media in Texas Politics
127
31
The Mass Media and the Policy Agenda
128
2
The Mass Media and the Electoral Process
130
6
The Mass Media and Public Ethics
136
1
Guardians of Open Government
137
3
Media Bias
140
2
The Development of the Press in Texas
142
7
The Capitol Press Corps
149
2
Governmental Public Relations
151
1
Media and Pack Journalism
151
1
How Well Informed Are Texas Citizens?
152
2
Summary and Conclusions
154
4
The Party System in Texas
158
32
Political Parties and a Democratic Society
159
1
Political Parties in Perspective
159
2
The Functions of Political Parties
161
2
The Party in the Electorate
163
13
The Party Organization
176
6
The Party in Government
182
1
Third Parties in Texas
183
1
Why a Two-Party System?
184
1
Summary and Conclusions
185
5
Elections, Campaigns, and Political Behavior
190
32
The Functions of Elections
191
1
Characteristics of Texas Elections
192
6
Political Suffrage in Texas, A Struggle for Minorities and Women
198
4
Political Gains by Minorities and Women
202
4
The New Campaign Technology
206
3
Media and Advertising
209
3
Money and Campaigns
212
3
Political Participation
215
3
Summary and Conclusions
218
4
The Texas Legislature
222
49
Legislative Functions
223
1
Institutionalization of the Texas Legislature
224
1
The Organization and Composition of the Texas Legislature
225
8
Representation and Redistricting
233
1
Legislative Leadership
234
8
The Committee System
242
4
Rules and Procedures
246
5
The Emerging Party System
251
4
Other Legislative Caucuses
255
1
Legislators and Their Constituents
256
1
Legislative Decision Making
257
3
Legislative Styles
260
1
The Development of Legislative Staff
261
1
Legislative Ethics and Reform
262
4
Summary and Conclusions
266
5
The Texas Executive
271
39
A Historical Perspective on the Executive Function in Texas
272
1
The Structure of the Plural Executive
273
2
The Qualifications of the Governor
275
3
Impeachment and Incapacitation
278
1
The Salary and ``Perks'' of the Office
279
1
The Powers of the Governor
279
5
Informal Resources of the Governor
284
3
Leadership Styles of Recent Texas Governors
287
12
Other Offices of the Executive Branch
299
7
Summary and Conclusions
306
4
The Bureaucracy and Policy Implementation
310
19
Defining Bureaucracy
311
1
The Growth of Government in Texas
312
1
The Bureaucrats and Public Policy
313
3
Political Control and the Responsiveness of the Bureaucracy
316
5
Whistleblowing
321
2
Regulation
323
1
Merit Systems and Professional Management
324
1
Summary and Conclusions
325
4
The Judicial System in Texas
329
41
State Courts in the Federal System
330
1
The Legal Framework for the Judicial System
330
1
The Structure of the Texas Court System
331
6
Judicial Reform
337
1
Court Personnel
338
3
Judicial Procedures and Decision Making
341
2
A Mixed Selection System
343
1
Judicial Concerns and Controversies
344
9
The Difficult Search for Solutions
353
1
Minority Judicial Appointments
354
3
Women in the Judiciary
357
1
Crime and Punishment
358
3
The Politics of Criminal Justice
361
2
Increased Policy Role of the State Courts
363
2
Summary and Conclusions
365
5
Local Government in Texas: Cities, Towns, Counties, and Special Districts
370
44
Local Government in the Texas Political System
371
1
Municipal Government in Texas
372
4
Forms of City Government in Texas
376
7
Municipal Election Systems
383
4
City Revenues and Expenditures
387
1
Urban Problems in Texas
388
2
County Government in Texas
390
7
Criticisms of County Government
397
1
Special Districts in Texas
397
2
Independent School Districts
399
3
Councils of Government
402
1
Solutions to the Problems of Local Governments
403
5
Summary and Conclusions
408
6
Contemporary Public Policy Issues in Texas
414
37
The Policy Process
415
4
The Budgetary Process
419
3
State Taxes
422
6
Educational Policies and Politics
428
9
Criminal Justice
437
4
Health and Human Services
441
3
Environmental Problems and Policies
444
3
Summary and Conclusions
447
4
Glossary
451
14
Photo Credits
465
2
Index
467