17. Redistricting East Texas in the 1970s

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Texas, Our Texas 1
5. 2. Coming of Age in Waco and Austin —1950s Style 5
6. 3. Off to Dallas to Practice Law 16
7. 4. The 1960 Election: The New Frontier Beckons 22
8. 5. Returning to Dallas Hat in Hand 28
9. 6. Representing Labor Unions in Dallas, Texas 37
10. 7. Dallas, 1966: The Federal Courts and the Winds of Chan 52
11. 8. The Radical Left Shows Up in Texas 65
12. 9. A Gleeful Return to Austin 77
13. 10. Changing the Face of the Texas House of Representatives 85
14. 11. Life and Times with U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts 105
15. 12. The Texas Department of Public Safety Gets Caught Snooping on "Radicals" 114
16. 13. Frank Erwin and UT Take On the Rag 125
17. 14. Law and the Counterculture 138
18. 15. Austin Politics—Come the Revolution 144
19. 16. Student Voting Comes of Age 154
20. 17. Redistricting East Texas in the 1970s 161
21. 18. Mad Dog Memories 173
22. 19. Of Time on the River 188
23. 20. A Decade or So of Voting Rights Wars in Texas 196
24. 21. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" 212
25. 22. The 1982 Elections: Triumph of the Yarborough Democrats 221
26. 23. The 1990s and the Last Guffaw 242
27. 24. The Trail Doubles Back 254
28. Index 269