Bob Bullock : : God Bless Texas / / Jim Henderson, Dave McNeely.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: McNeely, Dave,; Henderson, Jim,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)

Renowned for his fierce devotion to the people of Texas—as well as his equally fierce rages and unpredictable temper—Bob Bullock was the most powerful political figure in Texas at the end of the twentieth century. First elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1956, Bullock held several key...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Prologue. Personal Privilege
• Introduction. “The Largest Texan”
• Chapter 1. The Usual Suspect
• Chapter 2. Political Baptism by Garden Hose
• Chapter 3. In the Orbit of Power
• Chapter 4. With Friends Like These
• Chapter 5. The Path Back to Politics
• Chapter 6. “Just a Washed-Up Lobbyist”
• Chapter 7. A Turning Point in History
• Chapter 8. Spoiling for a Fight
• Chapter 9. Busted by the Senate
• Chapter 10. Texas Gets a New Tax Collector
• Chapter 11. Bullock’s Raiders
• Chapter 12. A Bullock in a China Closet
• Chapter 13. Whiskey,Women, Airplanes,and Guns
• Chapter 14. No More Mister Nice Guy
• Chapter 15. The Grand Jury and the FBI
• Chapter 16. Drunk School and Beyond
• Chapter 17. The Tax Man Cometh
• Chapter 18. No Groundswellfor “Governor”Bullock
• Chapter 19. The Oil Bust
• Chapter 20. Eyes on the Lieutenant Governor’s Office
• Chapter 21. King Kong’s Already in the Race
• Chapter 22. I’m in Charge Here
• Chapter 23. Ann Richards: Friend or Enemy?
• Chapter 24. Second Session Is a Charm
• Chapter 25. Here Will Lie Bob Bullock
• Chapter 26. George W.Arrives on the Scene
• Chapter 27. You’ve Got to Kiss Me First
• Chapter 28. The Long Drum Roll
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Index