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Texas Politics Today: 19th Edition – A Deep Dive into the Lone Star State's Current Political Landscape
Navigating the complex world of Texas politics can feel like wading through a thick, prickly pear patch. But understanding the current political climate is crucial for anyone living in, doing business in, or simply interested in the Lone Star State. This 19th edition of "Texas Politics Today" aims to cut through the jargon and provide a clear, concise overview of the key issues and players shaping Texas's political future. We'll delve into the major legislative battles, the power dynamics within the state government, and the emerging trends that are defining the political landscape. Get ready for an insightful journey into the heart of Texas politics.
The Shifting Sands of Texas Politics: A Historical Overview (H2)
Before we dive into the current scene, it’s essential to acknowledge the historical context that shapes modern Texas politics. The state's history is marked by a complex interplay of conservative, liberal, and libertarian ideologies, often leading to intense political debates. From the dominance of the Democratic Party in the early 20th century to the rise of the Republican Party in recent decades, Texas has witnessed a dramatic political transformation. This shift hasn’t been monolithic, however, with pockets of liberal resistance, particularly in urban centers like Austin and Houston, consistently challenging the conservative tide. Understanding this historical context is crucial for interpreting the current political dynamics.
The Rise of the Republican Party in Texas (H3)
The Republican Party's ascendancy in Texas is a defining characteristic of the state's modern political landscape. This shift didn't happen overnight; it was a gradual process fueled by several factors, including the conservative backlash against the national Democratic Party, the rise of the religious right, and effective Republican campaign strategies targeting specific demographics. This rise has profoundly impacted policy decisions, leading to a conservative agenda that permeates many aspects of state government.
#### Key Legislative Victories for the Republican Party (H4)
The Republican Party's control has yielded significant legislative victories, including substantial tax cuts, deregulation efforts, and the passage of restrictive abortion laws. These legislative achievements often reflect the priorities and values of the Republican base, while simultaneously generating significant debate and opposition from Democrats and other groups.
Key Players in Today's Texas Political Arena (H2)
Understanding the key players is paramount to understanding the dynamics of Texas politics. This isn’t just about the Governor and other elected officials; it includes influential lobbyists, prominent political donors, and powerful media figures that shape public opinion.
Governor Greg Abbott and the Executive Branch (H3)
Governor Greg Abbott's tenure has been marked by a focus on conservative policies and a strong executive style. His actions and pronouncements significantly influence the direction of the state’s political agenda. Understanding his priorities and political strategies is crucial to comprehending the state's current political landscape.
The Texas Legislature: A Deep Dive into the House and Senate (H3)
The Texas Legislature, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, plays a critical role in shaping state policy. The composition of these bodies and the ongoing political battles within them offer invaluable insights into the prevailing political forces. Analyzing the legislative process, including the influence of party leadership and committee structures, helps decipher the trajectory of political developments.
Emerging Issues Shaping Texas Politics (H2)
Several critical issues currently dominate the Texas political scene, promising to shape future elections and policy decisions.
Healthcare Reform and Access (H3)
Access to affordable and quality healthcare remains a major point of contention in Texas. The debate surrounding Medicaid expansion, the affordability of healthcare insurance, and access to healthcare services in rural areas is constantly evolving and influencing political discourse.
Immigration and Border Security (H3)
Given Texas's proximity to the Mexican border, immigration remains a highly salient issue. The ongoing debates surrounding border security, immigration enforcement, and the treatment of undocumented immigrants are central to the state’s political landscape, impacting policy decisions and driving political polarization.
Education Reform and Funding (H3)
Public education is another battleground in Texas politics. Funding disparities between school districts, debates over curriculum standards, and the ongoing struggle for adequate teacher salaries are major areas of contention that significantly impact the state's future.
Conclusion
Texas politics is a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape. This 19th edition has provided a snapshot of the key players, critical issues, and historical context that shape the current political climate. Understanding these elements is crucial for anyone seeking to navigate the complexities of the Lone Star State's political system. Staying informed and engaged is vital to ensuring a vibrant and representative democracy in Texas.
FAQs
1. What is the current partisan makeup of the Texas Legislature? The Texas Legislature is currently controlled by the Republican Party, holding a supermajority in both the House and Senate.
2. What are some of the biggest challenges facing Texas politics today? Some of the biggest challenges include healthcare access, immigration, education funding, and infrastructure development.
3. How can I get involved in Texas politics? You can get involved by contacting your elected officials, joining political organizations, volunteering for campaigns, or becoming politically active in your community.
4. What are the key upcoming elections in Texas? Keep an eye on the Texas Tribune and other reputable news sources for up-to-date information on upcoming elections.
5. Where can I find more information on Texas politics? Reliable sources of information include the Texas Tribune, the Texas Legislative Reference Library, and reputable news organizations covering Texas.
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Today Mark Jones, Ernest Crain, Morhea Lynn Davis, Christopher Wlezein, 2021-07-08 Delivering unrivaled insight into the latest trends and issues, Jones/Maxwell/Crain/Davis/Wlezien/Flores' TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, 19th edition, combines a comparative approach with tightly integrated learning objectives and questions addressing the Texas GOVT2306 Core Objectives. Equipping you to think critically, it offers expanded coverage of ideology and social issues, Texas demographic changes, the importance of Latinos in Texas politics, political polarization, legislative rules changes, districting, voting obstacles, criminal justice reforms and more. First person essays illustrate how Texas politics works in real-world practice. Closing the gap between political theory and reality, the text gives you a clear understanding of how Texas compares with other states. In addition, MindTap for Texas Politics equips you with anywhere, anytime digital learning tools. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: The Establishment in Texas Politics George Norris Green, 1984 Texas has a history of producing nationally prominent leaders. It is also important for its burgeoning population and its natural resources. Few can argue that its politics are not fascinating. The years from 1938 to 1957 were the most primitive period of rule by the Texas Establishment, a loosely knit plutocracy of the Anglo upper classes answering only to the vested interests in banking, oil, land development, law, the merchant houses, and the press. Establishment rule was reflected in numerous and harsh antilabor laws, the suppression of academic freedom, a segregationist philosophy, elections marred by demagoguery and corruption, the devolution of the daily press, and a state government that offered its citizens, especially minorities, very few services. Important elements in the contemporary political scene originated between 1938 and 1957. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Race and Class in Texas Politics Chandler Davidson, 1992-03-10 The author brings mature understanding to the socio-economic factors that underlie the bewildering tangle of Texas politics. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Cal Jillson, 2011-02-24 Approaching the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, Cal Jillson's text avoids partisanship, ideology, and gimmicks to provide the most comprehensive, readable, and accurate brief description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the book students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas—from the Texas Constitution, to party competition, to the role and powers of the Governor—to its current day practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text will allow teachers to share with their students the evolution of Texas politics, where we stand today, and where we are headed. Texas Politics is one of the briefest and most affordable texts on the market, yet it offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with a number of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives and concludes with a Chapter Summary, a list of Key Terms, Suggested Readings, and Web Resources. Key Terms are bolded in the text, listed at the end of the chapter, and included in a Glossary at the end of the book. Each chapter presents several photos and numerous tables and figures to highlight the major ideas, issues, individuals, and institutions discussed. Each chapter also contains a Let’s Compare feature, comparing selected states to Texas on various dimensions. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Inside Texas Politics Brandon Rottinghaus, 2018-12-18 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 market. Rottinghaus' anecdotes make Inside Texas Politics fun and relevant for today's students, and his visual representations of data foster the skills students need in order to understand and think critically about the political world around them-- |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Uncovering Texas Politics in the 21st Century Eric Lopez, Marcus Stadelmann, Robert E. Sterken, Jr., 2020-01-13 |
| texas politics today 19th edition: American Government & Texas Politics Stacey Jurhree, 2016-12-13 |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Governing Texas Anthony Champagne, Jason P. Casellas, Edward J. Harpham, 2019-01-15 The #1 package for thinking critically about the past, present, and future of Texas politics |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Governing Texas Anthony Champagne, Jason Paul Casellas, Edward J. Harpham, 2017 The #1 selling book for Texas government courses, with a new focus on the future of Texas politics. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: Turning Texas Blue Mary Beth Rogers, 2016-01-19 In the 2014 midterm election, Democrats in Texas did not receive even 40 percent of the statewide vote; Republicans swept the tables both in Texas and nationally. But even after two decades of democratic losses, there is a path to turn Texas blue, argues Mary Beth Rogers - if Democrats are smart enough to see and follow it. Rogers is the last person to successfully campaign-manage a Democrat, Governor Ann Richards, to the statehouse in Austin. In a lively narrative, Rogers tells the story of how Texas moved so far to the right in such a short time and how Democrats might be able to move it back to the center. And, argues Rogers, that will mean a lot more of an effort than simply waiting for the state's demographics to shift even further towards Hispanics - a risky proposition at best. Rogers identifies a ten-point path for Texas Democrats to win at the statewide level and to build a base vote that would allow Texas to become a swing-vote player in national politics once again. One part of that shift starts with local Democratic candidates in local Republican communities making the connection between controversial local issues or problems and the statewide Republican policies that ignore or create them. For example, in a 2014 election in Denton-a Republican suburb-voters approved Texas's first ban on hydraulic fracking. The next day, though, a Republican Texas agency official announced that Texas would not honor the town's vote to ban. No democratic candidate picked up the issue. Change won't come easily, argues Rogers. But if Texas shifts to even a pale shade of purple, it changes everything in American politics today. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Today, Enhanced Mark Jones, Ernest Crain, Morhea Lynn Davis, Christopher Wlezein, Elizabeth N. Flores, 2023-07-28 Delivering unrivaled insight into the latest trends and issues, Jones/Crain/Wlezien/Flores' TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, ENHANCED, 19th EDITION, combines a comparative approach with tightly integrated learning objectives and questions addressing the Texas GOVT 2306 Core Objectives. Equipping you to think critically, it offers expanded coverage of ideology and social issues that affect your daily life. Explore the latest developments in abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and marijuana laws. You'll find extensive coverage on topics like Texas demographic changes, the importance of Latinos in Texas politics, political polarization, culture clashes in politics, districting, voting obstacles, criminal justice reforms and more. First-person essays illustrate how Texas politics works in real-world practice. Closing the gap between political theory and reality, the text gives you a clear understanding of how Texas compares with other states. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Practicing Texas Politics, Enhanced Lyle Brown, Joyce A. Langenegger, Sonia Garcia, Ryan Rynbrandt, Robert E. Biles, 2019-08 Updated with the latest legislative and election results, Brown/Langenegger/Garcia/Biles/Rynbrandt/Reyna/Huerta's PRACTICING TEXAS POLITICS, ENHANCED, 17th Edition, shows you the ins and outs of public-policy making in the Lone Star State. It includes a special focus on the role of a growing Latino population, the effects of 2018 elections, the results of the 86th Texas Legislative Session and the impact of oil and gas on state finances. Point/Counterpoint features examine both sides of controversial issues -- illustrating that there is rarely a single right answer -- while Students in Action features spotlight students making a meaningful difference. Equipping you with anywhere, anytime learning, MindTap Political Science digital learning solution provides everything in one place -- eBook, activities, flashcards, quizzes, dictionary and more -- to maximize your study time. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Lone Star Tarnished Cal Jillson, 2012-03-22 Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state’s challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous red state from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history, regularly reaching back to the state’s founding and with substantial data for the period 1950 to the present. In each chapter, Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices and results with those of other states and the United States in general. Finally, the critical perspective allows us to question the balance of benefits and costs attendant to what is often referred to as the Texas way or the Texas model. Jillson delves deeply into seven substantive policy chapters, covering the most important policy areas in which state governments are active. Through his lively and lucid prose, students are well equipped to analyze how Texas has done and is doing compared to selected states and the national average over time and today. Readers will also come away with the necessary tools to assess the many claims of Texas’s exceptionalism. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: The Big Sort Bill Bishop, 2009-05-11 The award-winning journalist reveals the untold story of why America is so culturally and politically divided in this groundbreaking book. Armed with startling demographic data, Bill Bishop demonstrates how Americans have spent decades sorting themselves into alarmingly homogeneous communities—not by region or by state, but by city and neighborhood. With ever-increasing specificity, we choose the communities and media that are compatible with our lifestyles and beliefs. The result is a country that has become so ideologically inbred that people don't know and can't understand those who live just a few miles away. In The Big Sort, Bishop explores how this phenomenon came to be, and its dire implications for our country. He begins with stories about how we live today and then draws on history, economics, and our changing political landscape to create one of the most compelling big-picture accounts of America in recent memory. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Civil Rights in Black and Brown Max Krochmal, Todd Moye, 2021-11-09 Not one but two civil rights movements flourished in mid-twentieth century Texas, and they did so in intimate conversation with one another. Far from the gaze of the national media, African American and Mexican American activists combated the twin caste systems of Jim Crow and Juan Crow. These insurgents worked chiefly within their own racial groups, yet they also looked to each other for guidance and, at times, came together in solidarity. The movements sought more than integration and access: they demanded power and justice. Civil Rights in Black and Brown draws on more than 500 oral history interviews newly collected across Texas, from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods and everywhere in between. The testimonies speak in detail to the structure of racism in small towns and huge metropolises—both the everyday grind of segregation and the haunting acts of racial violence that upheld Texas’s state-sanctioned systems of white supremacy. Through their memories of resistance and revolution, the activists reveal previously undocumented struggles for equity, as well as the links Black and Chicanx organizers forged in their efforts to achieve self-determination. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: The Republican Party of Texas Wayne Thorburn, 2021-06-01 On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one hundred and fifty years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era. Thorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they shored up ideological divides and elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: God Save Texas Lawrence Wright, 2019-03-05 A New York Times Notable Book National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist An NPR Best Book of the Year God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become—and shows how the battle for Texas’s soul encompasses us all. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics and Government Stefan D. Haag, Rex C. Peebles, Gary Keith, 1997 The unique coverage of topics is supported by discussions that capture students' interest and provide them with the conceptual tools that they need to enrich their understanding of politics and government in Texas. In addition, because of the authors' involvement in Texas state and local politics, their text provides an insider's view. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Today William Maxwell, Ernest Crain, 2007-04-02 TEXAS POLITICS TODAY continues to be a best-selling overview of Texas Politics because it offers students a wide range of viewpoints, drawing on the diverse political and social perspectives of its contributing authors to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Current issues and candid analysis of government increase student awareness of the real effects of state policy on their lives, and encourage them to get politically involved. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas vs. California Kenneth P. Miller, 2020-07-14 Texas and California are the leaders of Red and Blue America. As the nation has polarized, its most populous and economically powerful states have taken charge of the opposing camps. These states now advance sharply contrasting political and policy agendas and view themselves as competitors for control of the nation's future. Kenneth P. Miller provides a detailed account of the rivalry's emergence, present state, and possible future. First, he explores why, despite their many similarities, the two states have become so deeply divided. As he shows, they experienced critical differences in their origins and in their later demographic, economic, cultural, and political development. Second, he describes how Texas and California have constructed opposing, comprehensive policy models--one conservative, the other progressive. Miller highlights the states' contrasting policies in five areas--tax, labor, energy and environment, poverty, and social issues--and also shows how Texas and California have led the red and blue state blocs in seeking to influence federal policy in these areas. The book concludes by assessing two models' strengths, vulnerabilities, and future prospects. The rivalry between the two states will likely continue for the foreseeable future, because California will surely stay blue and Texas will likely remain red. The challenge for the two states, and for the nation as a whole, is to view the competition in a positive light and turn it to productive ends. Exploring one of the primary rifts in American politics, Texas vs. California sheds light on virtually every aspect of the country's political system. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: The Political Determinants of Health Daniel E. Dawes, 2020-03-24 How do policy and politics influence the social conditions that generate health outcomes? Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, and declining health care options—these are now realities for most Americans. However, in a country of more than 325 million people, addressing everyone's issues is challenging. How can we effect beneficial change for everyone so we all can thrive? What is the great equalizer? In this book, Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers—including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options—that affect all other dynamics of health. By understanding these determinants, their origins, and their impact on the equitable distribution of opportunities and resources, we will be better equipped to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap. Dawes draws on his firsthand experience helping to shape major federal policies, including the Affordable Care Act, to describe the history of efforts to address the political determinants that have resulted in health inequities. Taking us further upstream to the underlying source of the causes of inequities, Dawes examines the political decisions that lead to our social conditions, makes the social determinants of health more accessible, and provides a playbook for how we can address them effectively. A thought-provoking and evocative account that considers both the policies we think of as health policy and those that we don't, The Political Determinants of Health provides a novel, multidisciplinary framework for addressing the systemic barriers preventing the United States from becoming the healthiest nation in the world. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Today William Earl Maxwell, Ernest Crain, Luther Guy Hagard, 1981 TEXAS POLITICS TODAY continues to be a best-selling overview of Texas Politics because it offers students a wide range of viewpoints, drawing on the diverse political and social perspectives of its contributing authors to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Current issues and candid analysis of government increase student awareness of the real effects of state policy on their lives, and encourage them to get politically involved. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: The State of Texas Sherri Mora, 2021-02 The State of Texas: Government, Politics, and Policy, 5e, combines concise content with effective digital tools that provide a personalized learning experience for every student. Built to align directly with state learning outcomes and core objectives, this highly readable program provides students with the content and tools to make Texas government relevant in their lives. It includes ample material for a full semester course on Texas government-- |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics Cal Jillson, 2011-03-29 Approaching the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, Cal Jillson's text avoids partisanship, ideology, and gimmicks to provide the most comprehensive, readable, and accurate brief description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the book students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas—from the Texas Constitution, to party competition, to the role and powers of the Governor—to its current day practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text will allow teachers to share with their students the evolution of Texas politics, where we stand today, and where we are headed. Texas Politics is one of the briefest and most affordable texts on the market, yet it offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with a number of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives and concludes with a Chapter Summary, a list of Key Terms, Suggested Readings, and Web Resources. Key Terms are bolded in the text, listed at the end of the chapter, and included in a Glossary at the end of the book. Each chapter presents several photos and numerous tables and figures to highlight the major ideas, issues, individuals, and institutions discussed. Each chapter also contains a Let’s Compare feature, comparing selected states to Texas on various dimensions. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Communities in Action National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States, 2017-04-27 In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: The Increasingly United States Daniel J. Hopkins, 2018-05-30 In a campaign for state or local office these days, you’re as likely today to hear accusations that an opponent advanced Obamacare or supported Donald Trump as you are to hear about issues affecting the state or local community. This is because American political behavior has become substantially more nationalized. American voters are far more engaged with and knowledgeable about what’s happening in Washington, DC, than in similar messages whether they are in the South, the Northeast, or the Midwest. Gone are the days when all politics was local. With The Increasingly United States, Daniel J. Hopkins explores this trend and its implications for the American political system. The change is significant in part because it works against a key rationale of America’s federalist system, which was built on the assumption that citizens would be more strongly attached to their states and localities. It also has profound implications for how voters are represented. If voters are well informed about state politics, for example, the governor has an incentive to deliver what voters—or at least a pivotal segment of them—want. But if voters are likely to back the same party in gubernatorial as in presidential elections irrespective of the governor’s actions in office, governors may instead come to see their ambitions as tethered more closely to their status in the national party. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Texas Politics William Earl Maxwell, 1995-01-01 |
| texas politics today 19th edition: The Paranoid Style in American Politics Richard Hofstadter, 2008-06-10 This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Lone Star Politics Ken Collier, Steven Galatas, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, 2020-12-10 In Texas, myth often clashes with the reality of everyday government. Explore the state′s rich political tradition with Lone Star Politics as the author team explains who gets what and how. Utilizing a comparative approach, the authors set Texas in context with other states′ constitutions, policymaking, electoral practices, and institutions as they delve into the evolution of its politics. Critical thinking questions and unvarnished Winners and Losers discussions guide students toward understanding Texas government and assessing the state′s political landscape. The highly anticipated Seventh Edition includes coverage of the state′s response to the COVID pandemic, brand new chapter-level learning objectives, updated demographic and immigration statistics, and new Discussion Starter questions to help in-class discussion on critical policy debates. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. CQ Press Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in American Government. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: American Government 3e Glen Krutz, Sylvie Waskiewicz, 2023-05-12 Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement. |
| texas politics today 19th edition: Políticas Sonia R. García, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Irasema Coronado, Sharon A. Navarro, Patricia A. Jaramillo, 2009-06-03 In the decades since Latinas began to hold public office in the United States in the late 1950s, they have blazed new trails in public life, bringing fresh perspectives, leadership styles, and policy agendas to the business of governing cities, counties, states, and the nation. As of 2004, Latinas occupied 27.4 percent of the more than 6,000 elected and appointed local, state, and national positions filled by Hispanic officeholders. The greatest number of these Latina officeholders reside in Texas, where nearly six hundred women occupy posts from municipal offices, school boards, and county offices to seats in the Texas House and Senate. In this book, five Latina political scientists profile the women who have been the first Latinas to hold key elected and appointed positions in Texas government. Through interviews with each woman or her associates, the authors explore and theorize about Latina officeholders' political socialization, decision to run for office and obstacles overcome, leadership style, and representational roles and advocacy. The profiles begin with Irma Rangel, the first Latina elected to the Texas House of Representatives, and Judith Zaffirini and Leticia Van de Putte, the only two Latinas to serve in the Texas Senate. The authors also interview Lena Guerrero, the first and only Latina to serve in a statewide office; judges Linda Yanes, Alma Lopez, Elma Salinas Ender, Mary Roman, and Alicia Chacón; mayors Blanca Sanchez Vela (Brownsville), Betty Flores (Laredo), and Olivia Serna (Crystal City); and Latina city councilwomen from San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and Laredo. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: The Texas Supreme Court James L. Haley, 2013-02-15 “Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subjects as women’s rights and the protection of debtors.” Thus James Haley begins this highly readable account of the Texas Supreme Court. The first book-length history of the Court published since 1917, it tells the story of the Texas Supreme Court from its origins in the Republic of Texas to the political and philosophical upheavals of the mid-1980s. Using a lively narrative style rather than a legalistic approach, Haley describes the twists and turns of an evolving judiciary both empowered and constrained by its dual ties to Spanish civil law and English common law. He focuses on the personalities and judicial philosophies of those who served on the Supreme Court, as well as on the interplay between the Court’s rulings and the state’s unique history in such areas as slavery, women’s rights, land and water rights, the rise of the railroad and oil and gas industries, Prohibition, civil rights, and consumer protection. The book is illustrated with more than fifty historical photos, many from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It concludes with a detailed chronology of milestones in the Supreme Court’s history and a list, with appointment and election dates, of the more than 150 justices who have served on the Court since 1836. |
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| texas politics today 19th edition: Race and Class in Texas Politics Chandler Davidson, 2021-02-09 This major work on Texas politics explores the complicated relations between the politically disorganized Texas blue-collar class and the rich and the fabulously rich, whose interests have been protected by brilliant practitioners of horse trading, guile, the jovial but serious threat, the offer that can't be refused. |
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