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Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State,New
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The seventh edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a standalone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, while giving students the most evenhanded, readable, and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas.Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary, a list of key terms, review questions, suggested readings, and web resources. 'Lets Compare' boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states, 'Texas Legends' boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history, 'Pro & Con' boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history.New to the 7th Edition Covers the 2016 national elections, the 2017 legislative session, and the 2018 state and national elections as they affect Texas. Highlights Governor Greg Abbotts call for a constitutional convention; Texas voter ID law updates; redistricting cases; the right of secession; and Obergefell v. Hodges. Provides a detailed study of the 20182019 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it, including the Texas Supreme Court school funding decision of 2016.
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