The power of the Texas governor
Subtitle: Connally to Bush
By: by Brian McCall.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series -- no. 14
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780292718982
Subjects: Governors -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Governors -- Texas -- Biography; Political leadership -- Texas -- Case studies; Executive power -- Texas -- Case studies; Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Genres: Biography.; Case studies.
Description: The Power of the Texas Governor takes a fresh look at the state's chief executives, from John Connally to George W. Bush, to discover how various governors have overcome the institutional limitations of the office.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Governance; title: John Connally; title: Preston Smith; title: Dolph Briscoe; title: William P. Clements; title: Mark White; title: William P. Clements's second term; title: Ann Richards; title: George W. Bush.