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| About the Authors |
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| Chapter 1 Introduction |
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History: The Birth of Texas Traditions |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Texas Legends: Sam Houston |
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14 | (1) |
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The End of Reconstruction and Rise of the "Redeemers" |
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The Great Depression and the New Deal in Texas |
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Texas Legends: Bob Bullock |
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Transitions to the Twenty-First Century |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (5) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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| Chapter 2 Texas Constitutions |
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Constitutional Government |
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The Federal System of the United States |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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The Evolving Idea of Federalism |
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Federalism In Action: Abortion |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (10) |
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52 | (2) |
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The Republic of Texas: The Constitution of 1836 |
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54 | (1) |
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Statehood: The Constitution of 1845 |
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55 | (1) |
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Secession and the Confederacy: The Constitution of 1861 |
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56 | (1) |
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The First Reconstruction: The Constitution of 1866 |
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57 | (1) |
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Texas Legends: James Collinsworth |
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58 | (1) |
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The Second Reconstruction: The Constitution of 1869 |
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58 | (3) |
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Texas Legends: E.J. Davis |
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60 | (1) |
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The Current System: The Constitution of 1876 |
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61 | (3) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (4) |
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65 | (3) |
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Criticisms of the Texas Constitution |
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Amending the Constitution |
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Texas versus Massachusetts |
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71 | (4) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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| Chapter 3 Texas Legislature |
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The Texas Legislature in Context |
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Legislature Size and Population Size |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Texas versus North Dakota |
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83 | (3) |
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Typologies of State Legislatures |
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86 | (1) |
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Qualifications for Office and Length of Terms |
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87 | (2) |
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Representation: Theories and Demographics |
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89 | (7) |
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Representation Based on Geography |
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90 | (3) |
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Microcosm Theory and Demographics |
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93 | (1) |
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Gender and Racial/Ethnic Gaps in the Legislature |
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93 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: Barbara C. Jordan |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Electing the State Legislature |
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97 | (8) |
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Single-Member District versus Multimember District |
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97 | (3) |
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The Redistricting Process |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (8) |
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Federalism In Action: Texas Redistricting and Federal Law |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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| Chapter 4 Legislative Organization And Process |
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108 | (36) |
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110 | (5) |
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110 | (3) |
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Political Parties in the Texas Legislature |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (11) |
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Special Legislative Caucuses |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (6) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (8) |
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Introducing Bills in the Legislature |
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131 | (1) |
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Introducing Resolutions in the Legislature |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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Floor Debate in the Legislature |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Trends in Legislative Activity |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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Texas Legends: The Killer Bees |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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| Chapter 5 Texas Governors |
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144 | (26) |
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The Office of the Governor |
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145 | (10) |
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146 | (6) |
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Texas Legends: Ann Richards |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (10) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Federalism In Action: Abbott's Texas Plan to Reassert States' Rights |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (2) |
| Chapter 6 The Plural Executive And Bureaucracy In Texas |
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170 | (38) |
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173 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (16) |
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Federalism In Action: Transgender Bathrooms |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (4) |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (3) |
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Texas Department of Transportation |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (8) |
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Department of State Health Services |
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195 | (1) |
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Railroad Commission of Texas |
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196 | (2) |
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Texas Legends: Railroad Commission of Texas |
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197 | (1) |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Public Utility Commission of Texas |
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199 | (1) |
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Staffing the State Government |
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200 | (2) |
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Bureaucratic Accountability |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
| Chapter 7 Texas Judicial System |
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208 | (28) |
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Judicial Federalism and Texas Courts |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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Justice of the Peace Courts |
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213 | (1) |
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County-Level Trial Courts |
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214 | (4) |
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Constitutional County Courts |
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214 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: Judge Roy Bean |
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County Courts at Law and Statutory Probate Courts |
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218 | (1) |
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District Courts (State-Level Trial Courts) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Courts of Appeals (Intermediate Appellate Courts) |
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219 | (1) |
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Texas's Highest Appellate Courts: The Court of Criminal Appeals and the Supreme Court |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (5) |
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222 | (2) |
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Texas Legends: Raul A. Gonzalez Jr. |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Problems with the Texas Judiciary |
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226 | (2) |
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Alternative Systems of Judicial Selection: Appointment and Merit |
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228 | (2) |
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Federalism In Action: Civil Forfeiture |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Criminal Justice in Texas |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
| Chapter 8 Texas-Sized Justice |
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236 | (26) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (6) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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Texas Legends: The Texas Rangers |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Federalism in Action: Marijuana Policy |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (3) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (5) |
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252 | (4) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
| Chapter 9 Campaigns And Elections, Texas Style |
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262 | (46) |
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Democracy, Representation, and Elections in Texas |
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264 | (4) |
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Voter Qualifications and Registration |
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265 | (3) |
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Texas Legends: Landslide Lyndon |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (8) |
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Legal Barriers to Voting in Post-Reconstruction Texas |
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268 | (1) |
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Eliminating Barriers to Voting for African Americans |
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269 | (3) |
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Hispanics and Voting Rights |
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272 | (2) |
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Federalism In Action: Voter Identification |
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273 | (1) |
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Voting Rights for Women, Members of the Armed Forces, and Younger Voters |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (1) |
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Types of Elections in Texas |
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277 | (3) |
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Primary Elections versus General Elections |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (3) |
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Direct Democracy Elections |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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Voting, Voter Registration, and Turnout |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (8) |
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Electronic Voting in Texas |
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285 | (2) |
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Contemporary Voter Registration and Turnout |
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287 | (4) |
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291 | (1) |
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Electoral Competition in Texas Elections |
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292 | (8) |
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Campaigns in Texas History |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (2) |
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Campaign Finance in Texas |
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300 | (4) |
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Regulating Campaign Finance |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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Judicial Campaign Contributions |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (2) |
| Chapter 10 Political Parties |
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308 | (30) |
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The Development of Political Parties in Texas |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (5) |
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Parties, Competition, and Voter Participation |
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314 | (3) |
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Political Parties in Texas |
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317 | (7) |
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Party Loyalty and Identification |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (2) |
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The Consequences of Weak Parties |
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321 | (3) |
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Texas Legends: Pappy O'Daniel |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (9) |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (2) |
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Nominating Presidential Candidates |
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330 | (2) |
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The State Parties and the National Parties |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (2) |
| Chapter 11 Organized Interests |
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338 | (26) |
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Organized Interests in Texas Politics |
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340 | (7) |
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340 | (3) |
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Texas Legends: The Highway Lobby |
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341 | (2) |
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Types of Interests in Texas |
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343 | (2) |
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What Organized Interests Contribute to the Political Process |
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345 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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Influencing Policy in Texas through Organized Interests |
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347 | (11) |
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Organized Interests' Spending on Elections |
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347 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: The League of United Latin American Citizens |
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349 | (2) |
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From Activism and Litigation to Lobbying |
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351 | (3) |
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354 | (2) |
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Lobbyists' Relationship with Texas Legislators |
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356 | (2) |
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The Relationship between Organized Interests and Parties |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (2) |
| Chapter 12 Local Government In Texas |
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364 | (40) |
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Local Government: The Basics |
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366 | (4) |
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County Government, Texas-Style |
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370 | (9) |
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History and Function of Counties in Texas |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (3) |
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County Finances and Operations |
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376 | (3) |
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379 | (6) |
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380 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: Tommy Joe Vandergriff |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (11) |
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Issues in City Government |
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388 | (6) |
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Federalism In Action: LGBT in the Workplace |
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392 | (2) |
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Homeowners Associations: Not Quite a Government, but Close |
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394 | (2) |
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Texas Legends: The Galveston Hurricane |
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395 | (1) |
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Other Forms of Local Government |
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396 | (3) |
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Public Education as Local Government |
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396 | (2) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (1) |
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403 | (1) |
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| Chapter 13 Fiscal Policy |
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404 | (30) |
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406 | (1) |
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Sources of State Revenue: Taxes |
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407 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (7) |
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412 | (6) |
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Federalism In Action: Minimum Wage |
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413 | (3) |
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416 | (2) |
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Sources of State Revenue: Other Resources |
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418 | (2) |
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418 | (1) |
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Interest, Licensing, and Lottery Funds |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (7) |
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The Legislative Budget Board |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (4) |
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425 | (1) |
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425 | (2) |
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427 | (4) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
| Chapter 14 Social Policy: Education And Health |
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434 | (32) |
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436 | (10) |
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Public Education in Grades K-12 |
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436 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: Neither Separate Nor Equal: Hispanics in the Education System |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (2) |
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Texas Legends: Mansfield High |
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441 | (1) |
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Accountability Reform in K-12 |
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442 | (4) |
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Federalism In Action: Education Policy |
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446 | (1) |
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446 | (11) |
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448 | (4) |
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Texas Legends: Governor James Ferguson and the University of Texas |
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450 | (2) |
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Access to Higher Education |
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452 | (1) |
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Costs of Higher Education |
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453 | (2) |
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Accountability in Higher Education |
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455 | (1) |
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Universities' Other Contributions |
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455 | (2) |
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457 | (1) |
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Health and Human Services |
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457 | (6) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (4) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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| Chapter 15 Energy, Environment, Transportation, And Immigration Policies: Transforming Texas |
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466 | (30) |
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468 | (5) |
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468 | (2) |
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469 | (1) |
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The Natural Gas Boom and Fracking |
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470 | (11) |
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Federalism In Action: Fracking |
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473 | (1) |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (2) |
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477 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (2) |
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481 | (7) |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (5) |
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Texas Legends: Private Property and Takings |
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484 | (3) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (4) |
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Costs and Benefits of Undocumented Workers |
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490 | (3) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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| Appendix: Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas |
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496 | (3) |
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499 | (18) |
| Glossary |
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517 | (9) |
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