Lone Star Politics

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Tradition and Transformation in Texas

by Ken Collier, Steven Galatas, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Matthew Newton

9th Edition

Publisher: CQ Press

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Print ISBN	9781071934371
eText ISBN	9781071934395
Publisher	CQ Press
Publishing Year	2024
Edition	9th Edition
Language	English
Pages	592

Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas, 9th Edition, is a political science textbook published by CQ Press for students and instructors examining state government. Authors Ken Collier, Steven Galatas, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, and Matthew Newton provide systematic analysis of the institutional frameworks, historical context, and political culture that define governance in Texas.

The text covers core governmental branches through detailed chapters on Texas Constitutions, the Texas Legislature, Texas Governors, the Plural Executive and Bureaucracy, and the Texas Judicial System. Additional thematic coverage examines public participation and administration, including civil rights and civil liberties, campaigns and elections, political parties, organized interests, local government, and fiscal policy.

Expanding its structural scope, the Ninth Edition incorporates a standalone chapter devoted to Texas Media. This addition supports course instruction by offering dedicated material to evaluate communication channels alongside state political institutions.

Chapter 1: Introduction
- • Defining Texas: Key Ideas
- • Defining Texas: Geography
- • Defining Texas: History
- • Texas Statehood
- • Defining Texas: Political Culture
- • Defining Texas: Tradition and Transformation
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 2: Texas Constitutions
- • Constitutional Government
- • The Federal System of the United States
- • Texas Constitutions
- • The Current System: The Constitution of 1876
- • Criticisms of the Texas Constitution
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 3: Texas Legislature
- • The Texas Legislature in Context
- • Typologies of State Legislatures: Full-Time and Part-Time
- • Qualifications for Office and Length of Terms
- • Representation: Theories and Demographics
- • Electing the State Legislature
- • Legislative Organization
- • Legislative Process
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 4: Texas Governors
- • The Office of the Governor
- • Powers of the Governor
- • Informal Powers
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 5: The Plural Executive and Bureaucracy in Texas
- • The Plural Executive
- • Boards and Commissions
- • Bureaucratic Accountability
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 6: Texas Judicial System
- • Judicial Federalism and Texas Courts
- • Local Trial Courts
- • State-Level Courts: District and Appellate Courts
- • Judicial Selection
- • Problems with the Texas Judiciary
- • Justice in Texas
- • Criminal Justice in Texas
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 7: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Texas
- • Civil Liberties under the Texas Constitution
- • Rights of the Accused
- • The Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas
- • Voting Rights in Texas
- • Civil Rights for Asian Americans and Native Americans
- • Civil Rights for Women and LGBTQ+ Persons
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 8: Campaigns and Elections, Texas Style
- • Democracy, Representation, and Elections in Texas
- • Types of Elections in Texas
- • Voting and Voter Turnout
- • Getting on the Ballot in Texas Elections
- • Campaigns in Texas
- • Campaign Finance in Texas
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 9: Political Parties
- • The Development of Political Parties in Texas
- • Political Parties in Texas
- • Party Organizations
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 10: Organized Interests
- • Organized Interests in Texas Politics
- • Influencing Policy in Texas through Organized Interests
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 11: Texas Media
- • The Role of the Media
- • The Evolution of Media in Texas
- • Social Media
- • Why Local Media Matters
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 12: Local Government in Texas
- • Local Government: The Basics
- • County Government in Texas
- • Cities
- • Other Forms of Local Government
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 13: Fiscal Policy
- • The Policymaking Process
- • Sources of State Revenue: Taxes
- • Winners and Losers under the Texas Tax System
- • Sources of State Revenue: Other Resources
- • Spending and Budgeting
- • Fiscal Policy Tools
- • Winners and Losers under Texas’s Fiscal Policy
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 14: Energy, Environment, Transportation, and Trade Policies: Transforming Texas
- • Oil and Gas in Texas
- • Texas Energy
- • Environmental Policy
- • Transportation Policy
- • Texas Trade
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning
Chapter 15: Social Policy: Education, Health, and Immigration
- • Public Education Policy
- • Higher Education
- • Health and Human Services
- • Immigration Policy
- • Winners and Losers
- • Conclusion
- • Key Terms
- • Discussion Starters
- • Active Learning