Lone Star Tarnished - A Critical Look At Texas Politics and Public Policy

Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives.This text is aimed at students and professors of Texas politics who want to stress history, political culture, and public policy.

List of contents

PART I The Great State of Texas?
1 The Texas Way
2 Texas: The Myth vs. the Reality
3 Demographic Change and Its Implications
PART II The Reality Thus Far
4 Jobs, Income, and Wealth in Texas
5 Public Education in Texas
6 Higher Education in Texas
7 Health and Human Services in Texas
8 Crime and Punishment in Texas
9 Good Roads, Highways, and Transportation in Texas
10 Energy and the Environment in Texas
PART III The Coming Reality
11 The Way Forward

About the author

Cal Jillson is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change; Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State; Congressional Dynamics; Constitution-Making: Conflict and Consensus in the Federal Convention of 1787; and The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction.

Summary

Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous “red state” from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives.This text is aimed at students and professors of Texas politics who want to stress history, political culture, and public policy.

Product details

• Authors: Cal Jillson, Cal (Southern Methodist University Jillson, Jillson Cal
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032940465
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294046-5
• No. of pages: 348
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Administration, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government