Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

by Calvin C. Jillson

Book Overview

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 perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history.

In each chapter, Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032940468
• ISBN13: 9781032940465
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 416 Pages