Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Texas The Southern State
6. 1. The All-White Primary 13
7. 2. After the Voting Rights Act 28
8. 3. From Discrimination to Affi rmative Action 45
9. Part II: Texas the Western State
10. 4. Railroads 67
11. 5. Oil 81
12. 6. School Finance 96
13. 7. Immigration 115
14. Part III: Texas and Cultural Issues
15. 8. Freedom of Speech and the Press 133
16. 9. Freedom of and from Religion 155
17. 10. Abortion 173
18. Part IV: Distinctly Texas
19. 11. Prosecuting Consensual Adult Sex 197
20. 12. Capital Punishment 215
21. 13. Tom DeLay’s Mid-Decade Redistricting 237
22. Conclusion 249
23. Notes 263
24. Index of Supreme Court Cases 294
25. General Index 299