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Practicing Texas Politics, Eleventh Edition
Lyle C. Brown, Baylor University
Sonia R. Garcia, St. Mary's University
Robert S. Trotter, Jr., El Centro College
Joyce A. Langenegger, San Jacinto College

Political Updates

Chapter 1	Texas's Rankings	p 2-29
Chapter 2	Today: After More than a Century Usage	pg 53
Chapter 3	Legal Status of Municipalities	pg 78
Chapter 3	Municipal Services PTP	pg 86
Chapter 4	Financing Primaries	pg 137
Chapter 4	Voting Systems	pg 139
Chapter 4	State Conventions	pg 146
Chapter 4	Democratic Party	pg 156
Chapter 4	2000 Election	pg 162
Chapter 4	Future Elections	pg 162
Chapter 4	Racial/Ethnic Politics	pg 163
Chapter 5	What Is an Interest Group?	pg 185
Chapter 5	Racial and Ethnic	pg 192
Chapter 5	Religious_Based	pg 194
Chapter 5	Campaign Financing by Political Action Committees	pg 199
Chapter 5	Campaign Financing by Political Action Committees	pg 202
Chapter 6	Districting	pg 228
Chapter 6	Pay and Per Diem Allowance	pg 228
Chapter 6	Contingency Expense Allowances	pg 229
Chapter 6	Gender Classification	pg 232
Chapter 6	Racial/Ethnic Classification	pg 232
Chapter 6	Political Party Affiliation	pg 232
Chapter 6	Simple Resolution	pg 235
Chapter 6	Concurrent Resolution	pg 235
Chapter 6	Joint Resolution	pg 236
Chapter 6	Bill	pg 236
Chapter 6	President of the Senate: the Lieutenant Governor	pg 238
Chapter 6	Speaker of the House	pg 242
Chapter 6	Committee System	pg 242
Chapter 7	Comparative Profiles	pg 289
Chapter 7	Veto Power	pg 301
Chapter 7	Lieutenant Governor	pg 304
Chapter 7	Secretary of State	pg 307
Chapter 8	Testing	pg 322
Chapter 8	Policy Issues	pg 329
Chapter 8	Health	pg 332
Chapter 8	Public Utilities	pg 335
Chapter 9	Introduction	p 352-353
Chapter 9	Judges and Justices of Texas	pg 357
Chapter 9	Appellate Courts, Supreme Court	pg 367
Chapter 9	Lawyers, Legal Services for the Poor	pg 371
Chapter 9	Capital Punishment	pg 379
Chapter 9	Capital Punishment	pg 381
Chapter 9	Pretrial Actions	pg 382
Chapter 9	Correction and Rehabilitation	pg 384
Chapter 9	Prison System	p 387-388
Chapter 9	Parole	pg 392
Chapter 9	Coping with Crowded Dockets	pg 397
Chapter 9	Judicial Selection	pg 398
Chapter 10	Looking Back	pg 418
Chapter 10	Public School Pressures	pg 419
Chapter 10	Highway Demands	pg 420
Chapter 10	Purchasing	pg 429
Chapter 10	Death Tax	pg 435
Chapter 10	Public Higher Education	pg 447
Chapter 10	Human Services	pg 449





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