Lone star tarnished : a critical look at Texas politics and public policy / Cal Jillson.
"Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state's challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical...
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: The great state of Texas?
- The Texas way
- Texas: the myth vs. the reality
- Demographic change and its implications
- Part II: The reality thus far
- Jobs, income, and wealth in Texas
- Public education in Texas
- Higher education in Texas
- Health and human services in Texas
- Crime and punishment in Texas
- Good roads, highways, and transportation in Texas
- Energy and the environment in Texas
- Part III: The coming reality
- The way forward.