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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 market. Rottinghaus' anecdotes make Inside Texas Politics fun and relevant for today's students, and his visual representations of data foster the skillsstudents need in order to understand and think critically about the political world around them.
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Table of Contents1. The Struggle for Texas: Demographics, Culture, and Political Power The Origins of Texas--Native Americans--Spanish Settlers--Tejanos--Anglos--African AmericansContinutity and Change in the Texas Economy--Food and Fiber--Fuel--King Cattle (And Other Four-Legged Friends)--Manufacturing--Military and Defense Industries--High Tech--Health Care--Recreation and Retirement--Assessing the "Texas Miracle"----Great Texas Political Debates: Raising the Minimum WageContinutity and Change in the Texas Demographics--State Population Growth----Is is Bigger in Texas? U.S. States with the Largest Population increases, 2000-2010--Challenges of Population Growth--Racial and Ethnic Trends in Texas--Challenges of Shifting Racial and Ethnic Trends--An Aging State--Challenges of an Aging TexasContinuity and Change in Texas Political Culture----Insider Interview: Joe Holley, Houston Chronicle Writer--Individualistic Political Culture----Angles of Power: Individual Rights, Equality, and Religious Freedom--Traditionalistic Political Culture--Culture ConflictsThe Insider ViewChapter 2: The Texas ConstitutionConstitutional GovernmentThe Roots of Rebellion and the Declaration of IndependenceThe 1836 Constitution fo the RepublicThe 1845 Constitution of the (New) State of TexasSecession, Reconstruction, and the Constitutions of 1861, 1866, and 1869--The 1861 Constitution -- "The Confederacy Constitution"--The 1866 Constitution -- "The Readmission Constitution"--The 1869 Constitution -- "The Reconstruction Constitution"The Constitution of 1876 - The Current Constitution--The Crafting of the 1876 Constitution--Principles of the Texas Constitution----Insider Interview: Former Chief Justice Tom Phillips----Great Texas Political Debates: Confederate Flag License Plates and the Battle over Free SpeechAmending the Constitution--Constitutional Amendments--Recent Major Reform Attempts----Is It Bigger in Texas? Number of Words in State Constitutions----Angles of Power: Debates About Amending the ConstitutionThe Insider ViewChapter 3: FederalismOrganizing the Constitutional System--The Supremacy Clause--Enumerated and Implied Powers--Reserved Powers--Concurrent Powers--Full Faith and CreditAdvantages of Federalism--A Stronger Central Government----Angles of Power: Texas, the Military, and Jade Helm--Representation--Policy Innovation--Trust in Levels of GovernmentTexas and Federal Funding----Is It Bigger in Texas? Federal Aid as a Percentage of General RevenueStyles of Federalism--Dual Federalism--Cooperative Federalism --New Federalism--Coerceive Federalism----Insider Interview: George Kelleman, President of the Texas Retailers AssociationTexas and Conflicts Over Federalism--Texas Versus Washington--Tidelands Controversy--Immigration--Voter Identification at Election Places----Great Texas Political Debates: Sanctuary Cities --Common Core Education StandardsThe Insider ViewChapter 4: Voting and ElectionsVoting in Texas--Registration--Types of Elections--Early Voting--Mobile Voting--Election DaySuffrage and Their Consequences--Literacy Tests--Poll Tax--White Primary--Hispanics----Angles of Power: Political Machines--African Americans----Insider Interview: Victor Morales, US Senatorial Candidate in 1996--Women--Asian AmericansVoter Turnout in Texas--Why Texans Don't Vote--Social Pressue and Political Socialization--How Can Voter Turnout be Increased?----Is It Bigger in Texas? Voter Turnout by State, 2016--Voter IDHow to Campaign, Texas Style--Building a Campaign Infrastructure--Image, Limelight, and the Media--Negative Campaigning--Courting the Base--Microtargeting--Surfing National Trends--Funding ElectionsWho Wins and Why--Money and Election Outcomes--Parties and Straight Ticket Voting--Incumbents and Voter Turnout----Great Texas Political Debates: Straight Ticket Voting--The Electoral System--Will Texas Turn Blue?The Insider ViewChapter 5: Political Parties: Texas in Blue and RedThe Functions of Parties--Simplifying Electoral Choices--Recruiting Candidates--Mobilizing Voters--Articulating Interests--Organizing GovernmentParty Organization--Precinct Chairs--County Party Chairs--State Party Chair--Party Executive Committees--Party Conventions--State Party PlatformsRise and Fall of Political Parties in Texas--Democratic Reign in the Postbellum Era--The Decline of Democrats--The Rise of Republicans--Tea Party--Fissures in the Republican Party--Lessons from Texas Party Politics----Insider Interview: Jared Woodfill, Former Harris County Republican Party ChairParty Competition--Redistricting and Party Competition----Is It Bigger in Texas? Party Competiton, 1972-2015--The 2001 and 2003 Redistricting Battles: The Drama Begins----Angles of Power: The 2003 Redistricting Battles and the Killer Ds--Redistricting in 2011: Maps and More Maps--Redistricting in 2013: Back to Court--Party Switching----Great Texas Political Debates: Switching PartiesThird Parties and Independents--La Raza Unida Party--Libertarian Party of Texas--Green Party of Texas--IndependentsThe Insider ViewChapter 6: Interest GroupsInterest Groups in the Political Process--Pluralist Theory--Elite Theory--Transactional Theory--Which Theory Fits Texas?Why Join Interest Groups--The Free Rider Problem--Selective BenefitsTypes of Interest Groups--Business Groups--Trade Associations and Professional Organizations--Labor Unions--Identity Groups--Public Interest Groups----Is It Bigger in Texas? Rates of Union Membership--Single Issue Groups--Government InterestsWhat Interest Groups Do--Education--Citizen Campaigns--Electioneering--Lobbying the Courts, the Legislature, and the Executive BranchLobbying: The Third House--The Role of Lobbyists--What Lobbyists Do----Insider Interview: Andrea McWilliams, co-founder of McWilliams Government Affairs Consultants--Iron Triangles in Texas----Is It Bigger in Texas? Number of Years Elected Officials Must Wait Before Becoming LobbyistsScandals and Reforms--Sharpstown Scandal--The 1991 Reforms--"A Session of Ethics"Oversight of Interest Groups--Texas Ethics Commission----Great Texas Political Debates: Enforcing Ethics Violations--Recusal--DisclosureThe Insider ViewChapter 7: The LegislatureThe Functions of the Legislature and Legislators--Powers of the Legislature--Texas House v. Senate--Casework--Position Taking--Credit ClaimingThe Texas Legislature in Context--The Legislative Session----Is It Bigger in Texas? Length of Legislative Session--Legislative Staff--Legislative Boards and Councils--Salary----Great Texas Political Debates: Should Texas Have Annual Legislative Sessions?--Incumbency and Turnover--Consequences of the Texas Legislative StructureHow the Legislature is Organized--The Committee System--Speaker of the House--The Lieutenant GovernorThe Legislative Process--In Committee--On the Floor--House and Senate Agreement--In Conference Committee--The Real Enemy: The Calendar--Rules Rule the Chambers----Angles of Power: Politics Sometimes Makes Unlikely BedfellowsWorking Together----Insider Interview: Ellic Sahualla, Chief of Staff and General Counsel to Representative Joe Moody--Slowing It Down--Speeding It Up--Increasing PartisanshipDemographic RepresentationThe Insider ViewChapter 8: Governors of TexasRules of the Office--Eligibility--Informal Qualifications--Terms--Removal from Office--Succession----Is It Bigger in Texas? Governor Staff Size--Salary and StaffFormal Powers of Texas Governors--Execution of Laws--Appointment Powers----Is It Bigger in Texas? Unilateral Executive Orders by Governor in Select States--Legislative Powers--Military Powers----Angles of Power: Governor Perry's Veto of Corruption Unit Funds--Judicial Powers: Pardon and ClemencyInformal Power of Texas Governors--Legislative Bargaining----Insider Interview: Former Democratic Governor Mark White--Agenda Setting----Great Texas Political Debates: Personal Relations Between Governors and Lieutenant GovernorsWeak and Strong Governor--Sheer Length of Term--Appointees----Is It Bigger in Texas? Map of Gubernatorial Power--Party Power--Criticisms and ReformsThe Insider ViewChapter 9: The Plural Executive and the BureaucracyBureaucracy in Texas--The Size of the Texas Bureaucracy--What the Texas Bureaucracy Does----Is It Bigger in Texas? State Employees Per 10,000 Residents, 2015--The Structure of the Texas BureaucracyIndependently Elected Officers--Lieutenant Governor----Angles of Power: The Power of the Lieutenant Governor Beyond Politics----Insider Interview: Bill Hobby, Former Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Texas--Attorney General----Is It Bigger in Texas? State Attorney General Cases Filed, 1980-2013--Comptroller of Public Accounts--Commissioner of the General Land Office--Agriculture Commissioner--Plural Executive FeudsGovernor-Appointed, Single-Head Agencies--Secretary of State--Comissioner for Health and Human Services--Department of InsuranceGovernor-Appointed, Multimember Agencies--Public Utility Commission--Department of Transportation--Texas Parks and Wildlife Department--Texas Commission on Environmental QualityMultimember Elected Commissions and Hybrid Agencies--Texas Railroad Commission--Texas Ethics Commission--State Board of EducationControlling the Bureaucracy--Selection of the Bureaucracy--Sluggish Policymaking--Oversight and Change----Great Texas Political Debates: Sunset Sunset?The Insider ViewChapter 10: The Texas JudiciaryThe Role of the Court--Dispensing Justice----Is It Bigger in Texas? Total Trial Courts--Interpreting the LawTrial Courts--Local Courts--County Trial Courts--State District CourtsAppellate Courts--Intermediate Appellate Courts--Appellate Courts of Last ResortQuality of Justice in Texas----Angles of Power: Two Supreme Courts?--Caseload: Overworked Judges?--Length of Court Cases--Salary: Underpaid Judges?----Is It Bigger in Texas? Salaries of Judges in the Five Most Populous States--Turnover of Judges--Access to JusticeJudicial Selection and Removal--Judicial Selection in Texas----Is It Bigger in Texas? Primary Judicial Selection Process by State----Insider Interview: Former Chief Justice Tom Philips--Censure and Removal from Office--Judicial Qualifications--Problems with Partisan Elections----Great Texas Political Debates: The First Negative Judicial RaceWho Are the Justices?--Women--African Americans--Hispanics--AsiansReforming the System--Nonpartisan Elections--Public Financing of Elections--Limiting Fundraising Totals--Merit SelectionThe Insider View\Chapter 11: Criminal JusticeTexan Justice--Rights of the Accused--Victim RightsTypes of Crimes--Misdemeanors--Felonies--Drug Crimes--Juvenile CrimeCriminal Justice Process in Texas--Pretrial--Trial--Punishment----Angles of Power: Race and Finances in the Texas Prison System--Incarceration----Is It Bigger in Texas? Comparing State and Community Supervision Populations----Is It Bigger in Texas? State and Federal Prisoners under Jurisdiction of Correctional Authorities----Great Texas Political Debates: Prison Conditions in Texas--Death PenaltyLife After Prison--Restricted Licensing, Employment, and Access to Programs--Voting Rights--Parole----Is It Bigger in Texas? Restrictions on Voting Post Felony by StateReforms--Alternatives to Incarceration--Bail Reforms--Addressing Prison Suicides----Insider Interview: Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Cathy Cochran--Grand Jury Reform--Death Penalty ReformThe Insider ViewChapter 12: Local GovernmentThe Powers and Functions of Local Government--Dillon's Rule----Great Texas Political Debates: Ban the Bag? --Local Regulation----Angles of Power: Holding out for a HEROCounty Government----Is It Bigger in Texas? Number of Local Governments--County Judge and Commissoner's Court--County Sheriff--County Prosecutors--County Adminstrators--County Finance OfficialsCity Governments--General Law Cities--Home Rule Cities----Insider Interview: Local Activist Barry Klein, Texas Property Rights AssociationTypes of City Government--Mayor-Council System--Commission Government--Council Manager SystemSpecial Districts--School Districts----Is It Bigger in Texas? Special Purpose Districts Nationwide--Special Improvement Districts--Library Districts--Municipal Utility Districts (UMDs)--Hospital Districts--Homeowners' AssociationsElections--County Elections--City Elections--Minority Representation in Municipal Governments--Low Turnout in Municipal Elections--Voting and CorruptionIssues in Local Government--Local Governments Short on Cash--Rising Debt--Cooperation Across Governments--Sprawl--To Zone or Not to Zone--PensionsThe Insider ViewChapter 13: Budget, Finances, and PolicyTaxes and Other Revenue Sources--Sales Tax----Is It Bigger in Texas? State and Local Sales Taxes, 2016--Property Tax--Franchise (Business) Taxes--Oil and Natural Gas Taxes--Car Taxes: Motor Fuel Tax ("Gas Tax") and Motor Vehicle Taxes--Sin Taxes--Fees and Fines--The Rainy Day and Other Funds--Why No Income Tax?--Debates Over Taxes?The Budget--Budget Cycle--Budget Limitations--Budget Players and Process--Policy Priorities and ExpenditureHealth Care and Welfare--Medicare----Insider Interview: Eva DeLuna Castro, State Budget Analyst, Center for Public Policy Priorities--Medicaid--Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)--The Affordable Care Act----Is It Bigger in Texas? Health Care Sign Ups--Social Security--Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)----Great Texas Political Debates: Drug Testing for Benefits--Worker's CompensationImmigration and Border SecurityEducation--Sources of K-12 Funding--School of Finance----Angles of Power: School FInance--Teacher, Student, and School Performance--Diversity in Public Education--Vouchers--Higher EducationTransportationEnergy and the Environment--Water--Energy SourcesThe Insider ViewGlossaryNotesCreditsIndex
