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Practicing Texas Politics: A Brief Survey
, Seventh Edition
Lyle C. Brown, Baylor University
Joyce Langenegger, San Jacinto College-North Campus
Sonia R. Garcķa, St. Mary's University
Ted Lewis, Collin County Community College
Political Updates
Chapter 1
Texas's Rankings
p 2-25
2002
Chapter 1
Texas's Rankings
p 2-25
Fall 2000
Chapter 1
Piecemeal Revisions
pg. 44-45
Fall 2000
Chapter 2
Federalism and the Texas Constitution
pg. 41
2002
Chapter 2
Constitutional Revisions and Amendments
pg 45.
Spring 1999
Chapter 2
The Amendment Process
pg. 45-1
Fall 1999
Chapter 2
The Amendment Process
pg. 46
Spring 1999
Chapter 2
Need for Amendments
pg. 41-42
Fall 2000
Chapter 3
Legal Status of Municipalities
pg. 58
2002
Chapter 3
Overview of Grassroots Problems
pg. 57
Spring 1999
Chapter 3
Municipal Services
pg. 64
Spring 1999
Chapter 3
Structure and Operation
pg. 67
Spring 1999
Chapter 3
Junior or Community College Districts
pg. 73
Spring 1999
Chapter 3
Looking Ahead
pg. 77
Spring 1999
Chapter 4
Voters and Nonvoters
pg. 87
2002
Chapter 4
Development of Direct Primaries
pg. 89
2002
Chapter 4
Administering Primaries
pg. 90
2002
Chapter 4
Financing Primaries
pg. 91
2002
Chapter 4
Voting Systems
pg. 92
2002
Chapter 4
County and District Conventions
pg. 97
2002
Chapter 4
State Conventions
pg. 98
2002
Chapter 4
Democratic Selection
pg. 99
2002
Chapter 4
Republican Selection
pg. 99
2002
Chapter 4
Conservatism
pg. 101
2002
Chapter 4
Liberalism
pg. 101
2002
Chapter 4
Major Political Parties
pg. 101
2002
Chapter 4
Democratic Party
pg. 103
2002
Chapter 4
Third Parties
pg. 103
2002
Chapter 4
Reform Party
pg. 103
2002
Chapter 4
Recent Electoral Contests
pg. 108
2002
Chapter 4
Recent Electoral Contests
pg. 108
2002
Chapter 4
Racial/Ethnic Politics
pg. 110
2002
Chapter 4
Importance of the Media
pg. 113
2002
Chapter 4
Counties
pg. 67
Spring 1999
Chapter 4
Hispanics
pg. 112
Spring 1999
Chapter 4
Financing Options
pg. 114
Fall 1999
Chapter 4
Regulation of Campaign Financing
pg. 115
Fall 1999
Chapter 4
Looking Ahead
pg. 116
Fall 1999
Chapter 4
Recent Electoral Contests
pg. 108
2002
Chapter 5
What is an Interest Group?
pg. 125
2002
Chapter 5
Racial and Ethnic
pg. 131
2002
Chapter 5
Religious-Based
pg. 129
2002
Chapter 5
Campaign Financing by Political Action Committees
pg. 139
2002
Chapter 5
Political Action Committees
pg. 139
2002
Chapter 5
Professional Groups
pg. 130-1
Fall 1999
Chapter 5
Texas Power Groups
pg. 132
Fall 1999
Chapter 5
Public Office and Employee Groups
pg. 132
Fall 1999
Chapter 5
Techniques of Interest Groups
pg. 135
Fall 1999
Chapter 5
Lobbying
pg. 136-138
Fall 2000
Chapter 5
Campaign Financing by Political Action Committees
pg. 139
2002
Chapter 5
Campaign Financing by Political Action Committees
pg. 139-140
Fall 2000
Chapter 6
Districting
pg. 152
2002
Chapter 6
Pay and Per Diem Allowance
pg. 155
2002
Chapter 6
Contigency Expense Allowances
pg. 155-156
2002
Chapter 6
Gender Classification
pg. 157
2002
Chapter 6
Racial/Ethnic Classification
pg. 157
2002
Chapter 6
Political Party Affiliation
pg. 157
2002
Chapter 6
Simple Resolution
pg. 160
2002
Chapter 6
Concurrent Resolution
pg. 160
2002
Chapter 6
Joint Resolution
pg. 160
2002
Chapter 6
Bills
pg. 160
2002
Chapter 6
President of the Senate: the Lieutenant Governor
pg. 163
2002
Chapter 6
Speaker of the House
pg. 165
2002
Chapter 6
Committee System
pg. 185
2002
Chapter 6
A Preliminary View
pg. 150
Fall 2000
Chapter 6
Districting
pg. 154
Fall 2000
Chapter 6
Pay and Per Diem Allowance
pg. 155
Fall 2000
Chapter 6
Contingency Expense Allowances
pg. 155
Fall 2000
Chapter 6
Gender Classification
pg. 157
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Political Party Affiliation
pg. 157
Spring 1999
Chapter 6
Racial/Ethnic Classification
pg. 157
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Current Resolutions
pg. 160
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Bills
pg. 160
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Joint Resolution
pg. 160
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Simple Resolution
pg. 160
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
President of the Senate: the Lieutenant Governor
pg. 164
Spring 1999
Chapter 6
Senate Committees
pg. 164
Spring 1999
Chapter 6
Committee System
pg. 166
Fall 1999
Chapter 6
Rules
pg. 169
Fall 1999
Chapter 7
Comparative Profiles
pg. 189
2002
Chapter 7
Veto Power
pg. 199
2002
Chapter 7
Lieutenant Governor
pg. 202
2002
Chapter 7
Secretary of State
pg. 205
2002
Chapter 7
Public Schools
pg. 207
2002
Chapter 7
Policy Issues
pg. 209
2002
Chapter 7
Health
pg. 212
2002
Chapter 7
Public Utilities
pg. 214
2002
Chapter 7
Secretary of State
pg. 205
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Election
pg. 191
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Election
pg. 166
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Succession
pg. 193
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Secretary of State
pg. 193
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
The Plural Executive
pg. 201
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Lieutenant Governor
pg. 202
Fall 2000
Chapter 7
Attorney General
pg. 202
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Commissioner of the General Land Office
pg. 203
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Commissioner of Agriculture and Comptroller of Public Accounts
pg. 203-204
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Pensions
pg. 205
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Size
pg. 206
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Texas Education Agency
pg. 207-208
Fall 2000
Chapter 7
Public Schools
pg. 207
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
State Board of Education
pg. 208
Fall 2000
Chapter 7
Colleges and Universities
pg. 208-209
Fall 2000
Chapter 7
Human Services
pg. 2210
Sprin 1999
Chapter 7
Oil and Gas
pg. 213
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Human Services
pg. 213
Fall 1999
Chapter 7
Insurance
pg. 214
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Highways
pg. 213
Spring 1999
Chapter 7
Hazardous Waste
pg. 217
Spring 1999
Chapter 8
(Introduction)
pg. 226
2002
Chapter 8
Capital Punishment
pg. 229
2002
Chapter 8
Capital Punishment
pg. 231
2002
Chapter 8
Judges and Justices of Texas (Table 8.2)
pg. 234
2002
Chapter 8
State Trial Courts
pg. 237
2002
Chapter 8
Appellate Courts, Court of Criminal Appeals
pg. 239
2002
Chapter 8
Lawyers
pg. 241
2002
Chapter 8
Pretrial Actions
pg. 246
2002
Chapter 8
Correction and Rehabilitation
pg. 247
2002
Chapter 8
Parole
pg. 253
2002
Chapter 8
Coping with Crowded Dockets
pg. 258
2002
Chapter 8
Judicial Selection
pg. 259
2002
Chapter 8
Criminal Law
pg. 228
Fall 1999
Chapter 8
Capital Punishment
pg. 231
Spring 1999
Chapter 8
Court of Criminal Appeals
pg. 239
Spring 1999
Chapter 8
Lawyers
pg. 240
Fall 1999
Chapter 8
Juries
pg. 241
Fall 1999
Chapter 8
Prison Problems
pg. 249-250
Fall 1999
Chapter 8
Rights of Crime Victims
pg. 259
Fall 1999
Chapter 8
Judicial Selection
pg. 259
Spring 1999
Chapter 9
The Texas Economy: Two Decades of Change
pg. 238
2002
Chapter 9
Public School Pressures
pg. 269
2002
Chapter 9
Highway Demands
pg. 269
2002
Chapter 9
Purchasing
pg. 274
2002
Chapter 9
Sales Tax
pg. 277
2002
Chapter 9
Death Tax
pg. 279
2002
Chapter 9
Public Higher Education
pg. 286
2002
Chapter 9
Human Services
pg. 288
2002
Chapter 9
Tax Collection
pg. 273
Spring 1999
Chapter 9
Tax Burden
pg. 279
Spring 1999
Chapter 9
Miscellaneous Sources
pg. 282
Spring 1999
Chapter 9
Public Higher Eduation
pg. 285-286
Fall 2000
Chapter 9
Looking Ahead
pg. 291
Spring 1999
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