The Texas Political Environment

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The Texas Political Environment
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Texas Myths

• Battle of the Alamo
• Texas Rangers
• The Cowboy
• Vaqueros

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Texas Political Culture

• Daniel Elazar
• American Federalism A View from the States
• Moralistic
• Individualistic
• Traditionalistic

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Texas Political Culture

• The Land
• The People and Their Backgrounds
• Native Americans
• Mexican Americans
• African-Americans
• Anglo-Americans
• Asian-Americans

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Regional Development

• East Texas
• The Gulf Coast
• North Texas
• West Texas
• The Panhandle
• Southwest Texas
• South Texas
• The German Hill Country
• Central Texas

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Figure 1.2 Modern Texas Regions
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Urban Development

• Population Movement
• Urbanization
• Suburbanization
• Population Growth
• Economic Development
• Income
• Education
• Edgewood v. Kirby

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Figure 1.3 Texas Metro-Area Populations 1999
Estimate
Source U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and
Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census
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Figure 1.4 The Texas Triangle
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Texas Culture

• Economics
• NAFTA
• Cultural Diversity