Promotional Information

This book will be hailed as the best work to date on Texas politics, and it will be as valid in 2020 as in 1990. -- Joe B. Frantz, Corpus Christi State University, former Director of the Texas State Historical Association

Reviews

"Davidson's iconoclastic work dashes most of [the] stereotypes while capturing the driving agents and paradoxes of Texas politics... This book is an excellent read for students of state and local government, party politics, and ideology."--American Political Science Review "Required reading for anyone committed to understanding the forces that really shape American politics."--Sara Frankel, San Francisco Examiner "An entertaining and insightful depiction of the fascinating character of Texas politics."--John H. Tull, Jr., Dallas News