"Preface The late Molly Ivins once wrote, "Good thing we've got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented." Or, as she put later in her career, "If Texas were a sane place, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun." The characters in Texas politics are among the most interesting and influential in all levels of government. Three of the last ten presidents hailed from Texas. Incensed by a federal ban on Mirax, a Texas exterminator was elected to the U.S. House and became U.S. House majority leader, ...
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"Preface The late Molly Ivins once wrote, "Good thing we've got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented." Or, as she put later in her career, "If Texas were a sane place, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun." The characters in Texas politics are among the most interesting and influential in all levels of government. Three of the last ten presidents hailed from Texas. Incensed by a federal ban on Mirax, a Texas exterminator was elected to the U.S. House and became U.S. House majority leader, determined to exact revenge on the Environmental Protection Agency. One former state senator falsely claimed he was shot by Communists to make himself a more attractive to voters. A state house member frequently sipped gin out of a 7up bottle during floor debates. State officials frequently come to blows over education, taxation, and smaller issues like whether teachers should be allowed to shoot students on school buses in self-defense. The state legislature tries to ban cities from offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants while cities go to battle against state agencies that plan to store nuclear waste in their backyards. Teaching Texas government and politics is exciting because the history of the state is rich with these stories of political struggles, and speculation about the future of Texas politics provides for intriguing learning opportunities. Theme True to the title - Inside Texas Politics - the book takes a unique tactic to describing and analyzing Texas politics from an insider's perspective. I wrote the text to make the material on Texas government and politics accessible and memorable for today's students, and to provide an insider's perspective on how power struggles have shaped Texas institutions and political processes. My goal is to bring Texas government to life by recounting how colorful characters and Texans from all walks of life have both influenced and been influenced by the governing process. The chapters are rich with historical accounts, engaging recent examples, and relevant (but accessible) statistical data. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) requirements have recently added additional fundamental component areas for social and personal responsibility, where students are asked to understand knowledge of civic responsibility, community engagement, and connecting actions and consequences to ethical decision making. The theme and data presentation developed in this text lends itself well to executing and assessing these requirements. Marginal questions query students to consider concepts from a social and personal responsibility perspective. Questions below every figure and table ask students to practice analyzing the data, to think critically about it, to evaluate trends, and to communicate them. This book exploits use of original data (collected for this project by the author) and institutional data (from official government sources) to provide a whole picture of government and politics in Texas. Data literacy is a major component of how material is presented and students will be able to build skills to serve as a foundation for future learning"--
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