Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD ix
3. PREFACE xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. PERMISSIONS xv
6. CONTENTS xix
7. ILLUSTRATIONS xxii
8. TABLES xxiii
9. FIGURES xxiii
10. Part One: The Development of the Governorship in Texas
11. 1 The Executive Office 1
12. 2 The Development of the Executive Article in Texas Constitutions 15
13. 3 Occupants of the Executive Office 40
14. Part Two: The Governor as Executive and Administrator
15. 4 The Executive Office: Duties and Staff 73
16. 5 The Governor in the Executive Branch: Primus inter Pares 108
17. 6 Special Functions of the Governor of Texas 138
18. Part Three: The Governor and the Legislature
19. 7 The Governor and the Legislature: The Veto 169
20. 8 The Governor and the Legislature: The Message Power 192
21. 9 The Governor and the Legislature: Special Sessions 220
22. 10 The Politics of Executive-Legislative Relationships 235
23. Part Four: The Political Role of the Go
24. 11 The Nomination Process 259
25. 12 The Gubernatorial Campaign 280
26. 13 The Governor as Political Leader 301
27. APPENDICES 333
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 353
29. INDEX 369