The Chief Executive In Texas : : A Study in Gubernatorial Leadership / / Fred Gantt.
"A Texas governor has only two happy days: the day he is inaugurated and the day he retires." So spoke Joseph D. Sayers at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, in an analysis of the Texas governorship by Fred Gantt, Jr., the reader learns why Governor Sayers' remark remains tr...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1964 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PERMISSIONS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- TABLES
- FIGURES
- Part One: The Development of the Governorship in Texas
- 1 The Executive Office
- 2 The Development of the Executive Article in Texas Constitutions
- 3 Occupants of the Executive Office
- Part Two: The Governor as Executive and Administrator
- 4 The Executive Office: Duties and Staff
- 5 The Governor in the Executive Branch: Primus inter Pares
- 6 Special Functions of the Governor of Texas
- Part Three: The Governor and the Legislature
- 7 The Governor and the Legislature: The Veto
- 8 The Governor and the Legislature: The Message Power
- 9 The Governor and the Legislature: Special Sessions
- 10 The Politics of Executive-Legislative Relationships
- Part Four: The Political Role of the Go
- 11 The Nomination Process
- 12 The Gubernatorial Campaign
- 13 The Governor as Political Leader
- APPENDICES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX