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The Texas Experiment
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The Texas Experiment
Politics, Power, and Social Transformation

Second Edition


December 2024 | 432 pages | CQ Press
The Texas Experiment: Politics, Power, and Social Transformation provides an all-encompassing view of Texas government. Authors William V. Flores, Christina Hughes, Anita Chadha, and Gene Preuss bring together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, to walk students through the state's past, present, and future. Through the book's rich historical narrative that tells the unvarnished story of how Texas came to be, depictions of the processes and structure of Texas government, and finally, insights on shifting demographics, we learn that the soul of Texas is multicultural, diverse, and thriving.

The Second Edition has been updated through the state's 2023 legislative cycle and what it means for those living in Texas.
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About The Authors
 
Chapter 1: Texas Society and Politics: Past and Present
Texas Geography and Early History

 
King Cotton, Slavery, and Anglo-American Settlements in Texas

 
The Texas Republic

 
Texas and the Civil War

 
Reconstruction in Texas

 
Jim Crow Segregation

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 2: Texas Constitution
What Is a Constitution?

 
The Historical Constitutions of Texas

 
Constitution of 1876: “Retrenchment and Reform”

 
The Texas Bill of Rights

 
Constitutional Change

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
An Exercise in Developing Your Own Constitution

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 3: Federalism And Local Government
What Is Federalism?

 
Tools of Influence in Federalism

 
Relationships Between State and Local Government

 
City Government

 
County Government

 
School Districts and Special Districts

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 4: Political Culture and Civic Participation
Demographics, Political Culture, and Political Ideology

 
Civic Participation and Political Participation

 
Voter Registration and Turnout

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 5: Voting And Elections
Why and How We Vote in Elections

 
Enfranchisement in the Political Process

 
Elections and Representation

 
Texas Elections

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 6: Political Parties In Texas
Functions and Purposes of Political Parties

 
Party Structure and Organization

 
The Evolution of the Two-Party System in Texas

 
The Republican Era and One-Party Dominance

 
The Two Parties Today

 
Third Parties in Texas

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 7: The Texas Legislature
Structure of the Texas Legislature

 
Chamber Leadership

 
Legislative Process

 
Representation in the Texas Legislature

 
Redistricting and Gerrymandering

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 8: The Governor And Executive Branch
Office of the Governor

 
The Growing Power of Texas’s “Weak” Governor

 
Officers of the Plural Executive

 
State Agencies in the Plural Executive

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 9: The Texas Justice System
Courts and Their Jurisdictions

 
Organization and Structure of the Texas Court System

 
Judge Selection

 
Inequities in the System

 
Juvenile Interactions with the Criminal Justice System

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 10: Interest Groups And Lobbying
What Are Interest Groups and Social Movements?

 
Types of Interest Groups

 
Theories of Interest Group Systems

 
How Interest Groups Influence Policy

 
How Interest Groups Lobby Government

 
Interest Groups and the Bureaucracy

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 11: The Media, Social Media, And Social Movements
The Role of the Free Press and Media in Our Democracy

 
Media: Then and Now

 
Online Media and the Political Process

 
Polarization, Disinformation, and Weaponization

 
Media and the Rise of Social Movements in Texas

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 12: Public Policy And Government Budgeting
The Process of Policymaking

 
Health Care Policy

 
Energy and Environmental Policies

 
Education Policy

 
Tax and Fiscal Policy

 
The Texas Budget Process

 
Local Government Funding

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 13: Texas In The Future: Changing Demography And Changing Perspectives
The Changing Population of Texas and Its Implications for the Future

 
Education: Will Texas Close the Achievement Gap?

 
Texas Health Care: The Costs of Disparities

 
The Texas Economy in 2050

 
Transportation in 2050

 
The Effects of Climate Change on Texas in 2050

 
The Electoral Front

 
Conclusion

 
What Can You Do?

 
Discussion Questions

 
Key Terms

 
 
Appendix

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The approach is a clearly defined and developed governmental outline of Texas government.

Dr. Morris T. Drumm
Tarrant County College

This is an exceptional text on the political development and contemporary politics of Texas. It is inclusive of a Texas that has had many cultures, peoples, successes and challenges and bravely compels students to take the future of Texas into their own hands.

Dr. Janet Lawler
University of Houston Honors College

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