For the student in Houston, Dallas, or El Paso, this book answers the question: “Why does my street light take six months to fix?” (Answer: The diffusion of power between the city, the county, and the state, covered in Chapter 11).
For students and observers trying to navigate the labyrinth of the Lone Star State’s governance, by L. Tucker Gibson Jr. and Clay Robison serves as the essential cartographer. government and politics in the lone star state 12th edition