Texas Politics Today

Delivering unrivaled insight into the latest trends and issues, Jones/Maxwell/Crain/Davis/Wlezien/Flores' TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, 19th edition, combines a comparative approach with tightly integrated learning objectives and questions addressing the Texas GOVT2306 Core Objectives. Equipping you to think critically, it offers expanded coverage of ideology and social issues, Texas demographic changes, the importance of Latinos in Texas politics, political polarization, legislative rules changes, districting, voting obstacles, criminal justice reforms and more. First person essays illustrate how Texas politics works in real-world practice. Closing the gap between political theory and reality, the text gives you a clear understanding of how Texas compares with other states. In addition, MindTap for Texas Politics equips you with "anywhere, anytime" digital learning tools.

Author: Mark Jones, Ernest Crain, Morhea Lynn Davis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 07/08/2021
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.92h x 7.95w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780357506721

About the Author
Crain, Ernest: - Ernest Crain did his graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, spent 35 years teaching Texas government at San Antonio College and now lives in Montgomery County, Texas. He has co-authored UNDERSTANDING TEXAS POLITICS, POLITICS IN TEXAS: AN INTRODUCTION TO TEXAS POLITICS, THE CHALLENGE OF TEXAS POLITICS: TEXT WITH READINGS and AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: TEXAS EDITION. His special areas of interest include party competition, comparative state politics and Texas public policy.Jones, Mark: - Mark P. Jones is the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy's Fellow in Political Science, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and a professor in the political science department at Rice University as well as a senior research fellow at the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs. His articles have appeared in publications such as the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, the JOURNAL OF POLITICS, LEGISLATIVE STUDIES QUARTERLY, TEXAS MONTHLY, THE HILL and the TEXAS TRIBUNE. Jones is among the most quoted commentators on Texas politics in state and national media, and his research on the Texas Legislature and on public opinion and elections in Texas is widely cited by media outlets and political campaigns. He received his B.A. from Tulane University and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.Davis, Morhea Lynn: - M. Lynn Davis is a professor of government at El Paso Community College, where she has served as Blackboard trainer and mentor, faculty senator, government discipline coordinator and on numerous faculty committees. A grant writer and a very active community volunteer, she has consulted for and participated in many political campaigns. Her published articles range in topics from the current political environment to the viability of primaries and caucuses in today's election processes. Davis has a Master of Arts from the University of Texas at El Paso, majoring in both organizational behavior and political science.
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