The Power of the Texas Governor : : Connally to Bush / / Brian McCall.

George W. Bush called it "the best job in the world," yet many would argue that the Texas governorship is a weak office. Given few enumerated powers by the Texas Constitution, the governor must build a successful relationship with the state legislature—sometimes led by a powerful lieutenan...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (184 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 GOVERNANCE
  • 2 JOHN CONNALLY
  • 3 PRESTON SMITH
  • 4 DOLPH BRISCOE
  • 5 WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS
  • 6 MARK WHITE
  • 7 WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS’S SECOND TERM
  • 8 ANN RICHARDS
  • 9 GEORGE W. BUSH
  • 10 CONCLUSION
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index