Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Figures xi
5. List of Tables xiii
6. Preface xv
7. Acknowledgments xxi
8. Prologue xxiii
9. PART ONE: LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES
10. 1. V. O. Key's Theory of Texas Politics 1
11. 2. The Myth of Overwhelming Conservatism 17
12. 3. The Basis of the Liberal Coalition 40
13. PART TWO: CLASS STRUCTURES
14. 4. The Upper Class 61
15. 5. Upper-Class Institutions 85
16. 6. Blue-Collar Texans 109
17. 7. Money and Politics 133
18. PART THREE: PARTY POLITICS
19. 8. The Struggle for Control of the Democratic Party 153
20. 9. The Year of the Liberal Breakthrough 180
21. 10. The Rise of Right-Wing Republicanism 198
22. 11. Race and Realignment 221
23. 12. Race and Class in Texas Politics 240
24. Epilogue 261
25. Notes 273
26. Index 331