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| 1 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas |
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3 | (42) |
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The One-Party State Persists |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (4) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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The Basin and Range Province |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (11) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (4) |
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NAFTA, USMCA, and the International Economy |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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The Great Recession and the "Texas Miracle" |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (9) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (3) |
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Who Are Texans? How Is the Texas Population Changing? |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (9) |
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Texas And The Nation How Does Texas's Population Compare to Other Major States'? |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (15) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Immigration in Texas |
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39 | (1) |
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Political Culture and the Future of Texas |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (4) |
| 2 The Texas Constitution |
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The Role of a State Constitution |
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47 | (2) |
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The Texas Constitutions: 1836-1876 |
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49 | (15) |
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49 | (2) |
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The Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836 |
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51 | (4) |
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The Texas State Constitution of 1845 |
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The Constitution of 1861: Texas Joins the Confederacy |
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56 | (2) |
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The Constitution of 1866: Texas Rejoins the Union |
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58 | (1) |
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The Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (3) |
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The Constitution of Texas Today |
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64 | (9) |
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65 | (1) |
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Article 1: Bill of Rights |
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66 | (1) |
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Article 2: The Powers of Government |
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67 | (1) |
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Article 3: Legislative Department |
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67 | (1) |
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Article 4: Executive Department |
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68 | (1) |
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Article 5: Judicial Department |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Article 8: Taxation and Revenue |
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70 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation Which State Has the Longest Constitution? |
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71 | (1) |
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Articles 9 and 11: Local Government |
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72 | (1) |
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Articles 10, 12, 13, and 14 |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Article 16: General Provisions |
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73 | (1) |
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Article 17: Amending the Constitution |
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73 | (1) |
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Recent Attempts to Rewrite the Texas Constitution |
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73 | (8) |
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Sharpstown and the Failed Constitutional Reforms of 1974 |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (14) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Votes in Texas Elections Amending the Constitution? |
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77 | (2) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Same-Sex Marriage and the Texas Constitution |
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79 | (2) |
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The Constitution and the Future of Texas |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (5) |
| 3 Texas in the Federal System |
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The Roots of American Federalism |
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89 | (5) |
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The Constitutional Roots of Federalism |
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90 | (2) |
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Federalism in Early America |
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92 | (2) |
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Federalism: Texas and the Nation over Time |
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94 | (4) |
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Dual versus Cooperative Federalism |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (3) |
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Texas And The Nation Federal Funds to Texas versus Other States |
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97 | (1) |
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Coercive Federalism: Texas and the Federal Government |
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98 | (11) |
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Who Are Texans? How Do Federal Funds Flow to Texas? |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Major U.S. Constitutional and Statutory Restrictions on the States |
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101 | (1) |
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The Equal Protection Clause |
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101 | (1) |
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State Regulation of Voting |
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102 | (3) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Voting Rights and Redistricting |
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103 | (2) |
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Flexibility for States under the Constitution |
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105 | (1) |
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Texas and the Obama Administration |
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106 | (1) |
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Texas and the Trump Administration |
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107 | (2) |
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Federalism and the Future of Texas |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (5) |
| 4 Political Parties |
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115 | (34) |
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The Roles and Structure of Political Parties in Texas |
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117 | (12) |
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118 | (1) |
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Public Attitudes about Parties |
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119 | (1) |
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The Contemporary Republican Party in Texas |
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120 | (1) |
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The Contemporary Democratic Party in Texas |
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121 | (2) |
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Democratic and Republican Party Organization |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (3) |
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Texas And The Nation How Republican Is Texas? |
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127 | (1) |
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The Tea Party Movement in Texas |
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128 | (1) |
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Parties and Digital Media |
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129 | (1) |
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Texas's History as a One-Party State |
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129 | (8) |
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Who Are Texans? When Did Texas Become Republican? |
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131 | (1) |
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The Era of Conservative Democrats |
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132 | (1) |
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The Growth of the Republican Party |
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133 | (3) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Do Internal Divisions Spell Trouble for the Republican Party in Texas? |
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135 | (1) |
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The Disappearance of Conservative Democrats |
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136 | (1) |
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Texas Party Politics Today |
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137 | (6) |
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137 | (1) |
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Urban, Rural, and Suburban Influences on Partisanship |
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138 | (3) |
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African Americans in Texas Political Parties |
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141 | (1) |
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Latinos in Texas Political Parties |
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142 | (1) |
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Political Parties and the Future of Texas |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (4) |
| 5 Campaigns and Elections |
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149 | (34) |
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Features of Elections In Texas |
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151 | (4) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Running as an Independent |
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153 | (2) |
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Participation In Texas Elections |
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155 | (13) |
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155 | (7) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Voter Identification Laws |
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161 | (1) |
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Redistricting: Where Do People Vote? |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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The Importance of the Republican Primary |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (10) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (2) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Votes in Texas Statewide Elections? |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation How Did Texans Vote in 2016? |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Public Opinion and Campaigns |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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Important Issues in Recent Texas Campaigns |
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175 | (3) |
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Campaigns, Elections, and the Future of Texas |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (4) |
| 6 Interest Groups and Lobbying |
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183 | (30) |
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Interest Groups in the Political Process |
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185 | (13) |
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Resources and Strategies of Interest Groups |
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185 | (1) |
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Interest Groups and Democracy |
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186 | (2) |
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Interest Groups and Policy Makers |
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188 | (2) |
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Types of Interest Groups and Lobbyists |
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190 | (1) |
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Getting Access to Policy Makers |
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191 | (7) |
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Texas And The Nation Registered Lobbyists: How Does Texas Compare? |
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193 | (3) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Should Former Legislators Be Lobbyists? |
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196 | (2) |
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Who Represents Ordinary Texans? |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (7) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (4) |
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Who Are Texans? Which Interest Groups Contribute the Most? |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (3) |
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Interest Groups and the Future of Texas |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (4) |
| 7 The Legislature |
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213 | (38) |
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Structure of the Texas Legislature |
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215 | (5) |
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215 | (1) |
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Sessions of the Legislature |
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216 | (1) |
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Representation in the Texas Legislature |
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217 | (1) |
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How Much Do Legislators Get Paid? |
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218 | (2) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Are the Members of the Texas Legislature? |
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219 | (1) |
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Powers of the Legislature |
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220 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas A Full-Time or Part-Time Legislature? |
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222 | (1) |
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How a Bill Becomes a Law In Texas |
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223 | (11) |
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Introduction in the House |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation How Representative Is the Texas Legislature Compared with Other States? |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Additional Players in the Legislative Process |
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231 | (3) |
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Power and Partisanship In the Legislature |
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234 | (6) |
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234 | (1) |
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Centralizing Power: Sources of the Leadership's Power |
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235 | (3) |
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Partisan Voting in the Texas Legislature |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (3) |
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Power and Partisanship in the Redistricting Battle |
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241 | (2) |
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The Legislature and the Future of Texas |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (6) |
| 8 The Executive Branch |
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251 | (42) |
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253 | (18) |
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Texas And The Nation How Much Power Does the Texas Governor Have? |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Election and Term of Office |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Elected Governor Greg Abbott in 2018? |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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Executive Powers of the Governor |
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262 | (6) |
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Legislative Powers of the Governor |
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268 | (2) |
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Judicial Powers of the Governor |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (10) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Commissioner of the General Land Office |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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The Plural Executive and the Governor |
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280 | (1) |
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Boards, Commissions, and Regulatory Agencies |
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281 | (6) |
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Multimember Appointed Boards |
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281 | (1) |
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Appointed Single Executives |
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282 | (1) |
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Multimember Elected Boards |
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282 | (4) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas A Plural or Single Executive? |
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283 | (3) |
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Making Agencies Accountable |
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286 | (1) |
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The Executive Branch and the Future of Texas |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (4) |
| 9 The Judiciary |
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293 | (34) |
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295 | (5) |
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300 | (3) |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (13) |
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Initial Appointment of Judges by the Governor |
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303 | (1) |
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Judicial Elections Become Highly Partisan |
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304 | (1) |
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Proposed Reforms of the Texas Judiciary |
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305 | (11) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Elected or Appointed Judges? |
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307 | (4) |
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Texas And The Nation Comparing How Texas Selects Its Judges to the Rest of the Country |
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311 | (4) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Are Texas's Judges? |
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315 | (1) |
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Issues In the Texas Court System Today |
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316 | (5) |
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Civil Cases and Tort Reform |
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316 | (1) |
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The Regulation of the Legal Profession |
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316 | (3) |
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319 | (2) |
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The Judiciary and the Future of Texas |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (4) |
| 10 Local Government |
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327 | (40) |
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County Government In Texas |
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329 | (8) |
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What Are the Functions of County Government? |
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329 | (2) |
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Numerous County Offices: Checks and Balances or Built-In Problems? |
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331 | (2) |
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The Challenges of County Government |
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333 | (4) |
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337 | (13) |
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General-Law vs. Home-Rule Cities |
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338 | (3) |
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Forms of Government in Texas Cities |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (2) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas 's "Bathroom Ordinance" |
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345 | (5) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Governs Texas's Cities? |
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349 | (1) |
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Special Purpose Districts |
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350 | (7) |
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Types of Special Purpose Districts |
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350 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation How Extensive Are Texas's Local Governments? |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Nonschool Special Purpose Districts |
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352 | (2) |
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Problems with Special Purpose Districts |
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354 | (2) |
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Councils of Government (COGS) |
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356 | (1) |
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Financial Issues Facing Local Government |
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357 | (4) |
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Capital Appreciation Bonds |
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357 | (2) |
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Local Government Pensions |
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359 | (2) |
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Local Government and the Future of Texas |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (4) |
| 11 Public Finance |
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367 | (36) |
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369 | (2) |
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Spending and Revenue in Texas |
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371 | (9) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (4) |
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The Question of the Income Tax in Texas |
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376 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation Who Pays the Highest State Taxes? |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (10) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Pays the Most State Taxes in Texas? |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (4) |
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The Texas Constitution and the Budget |
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384 | (4) |
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388 | (8) |
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390 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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The Challenge of Budgeting in Texas |
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392 | (3) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas What to Do with a Budget Surplus? |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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Public Finance and the Future of Texas |
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396 | (2) |
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398 | (5) |
| 12 Public Policy |
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403 | (38) |
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The Policy-Making Process |
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405 | (3) |
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Rationality in Policy Making |
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406 | (2) |
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408 | (11) |
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The Roots of Education Policy in Texas |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (3) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Attends Public School in Texas? |
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413 | (1) |
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Educational Excellence and Accountability in Texas |
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414 | (2) |
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Education Policy in a New Era |
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416 | (3) |
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419 | (7) |
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419 | (2) |
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Welfare in Texas, 1935-1996 |
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421 | (1) |
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The Idea of Dependency and Welfare Reform in the 1990s |
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422 | (2) |
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Evaluating Welfare Reforms |
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424 | (2) |
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Medicaid and Health Care Policy |
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426 | (10) |
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426 | (3) |
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Broader Health Care Issues in Texas |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (12) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Abortion Policy in Texas |
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433 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation What Are the Trade-Offs in Texas Public Policy? |
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435 | (1) |
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Public Policy and the Future of Texas |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (4) |
| 13 Crime, Corrections, and Public Safety |
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441 | (38) |
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443 | (5) |
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443 | (1) |
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement |
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444 | (1) |
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Controversies Surrounding Policing in Texas |
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444 | (4) |
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Categorizing Crime in Texas |
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448 | (3) |
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Felonies and Misdemeanors |
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448 | (1) |
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448 | (3) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas Cite and Release: Necessary Cost-Savings or Soft on Crime? |
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450 | (1) |
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The Criminal Justice Process |
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451 | (7) |
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Arraignment and Posting Bail |
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451 | (2) |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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Does the Criminal Justice System Create Criminals? |
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454 | (1) |
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Crime and Texas District Attorneys |
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455 | (2) |
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Crime and Criminal Defense |
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457 | (1) |
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Crime, Corrections, and the Texas Prison System |
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458 | (10) |
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History of the Prison System |
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458 | (2) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Is in Prison in Texas? |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (4) |
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464 | (3) |
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Texas And The Nation How Does Criminal Justice in Texas Compare with Other States? |
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465 | (2) |
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Self-Defense and Concealed/Open Carry of Handguns |
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467 | (1) |
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The Integrity of the Texas Criminal Justice System |
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468 | (3) |
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How Fair Is the Criminal Justice System? |
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468 | (3) |
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471 | (1) |
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Criminal Justice and the Future of Texas |
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472 | (2) |
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474 | (5) |
| 14 Building the Future: Public Policies for a Changing Texas |
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Transportation Policy in Texas |
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481 | (8) |
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481 | (1) |
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The Problem with Texas Roads and Highways |
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482 | (3) |
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485 | (2) |
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487 | (2) |
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Demographic Change in Texas |
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489 | (10) |
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Who Are Texas's Immigrants? |
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490 | (2) |
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Immigration Policy in Texas |
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492 | (7) |
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Who Are Texans? Who Is Eligible for DACA? |
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497 | (2) |
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Higher Education Policy in Texas |
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499 | (10) |
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Building a System of Higher Education in Texas |
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501 | (3) |
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Financing Higher Education |
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504 | (4) |
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You Decide: Voices Of Texas The Future of Higher Education: The Political Parties Speak |
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505 | (2) |
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Texas And The Nation Higher Education Spending and Outcomes |
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507 | (1) |
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Setting Goals for the Future: 60x30TX |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (5) |
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510 | (1) |
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Planning Authorities and Water Policy |
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511 | (3) |
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514 | (2) |
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| Appendix |
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| Endnotes |
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| Answer Key |
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| Credits |
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| Glossary/Index |
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