Lone Star Tarnished: Table of Contents

List of Illustrations viii

Preface xii

PART I

The Great State of Texas?1

1 The Texas Way 3

2 Texas: The Myth vs. The Reality 25

3 Demographic Change and Its Implications 49

PART II

The Reality Thus Far 75

 

4 Jobs, Income, and Wealth in Texas 77

5 Public Education in Texas 103

6 Health and Human Services in Texas 128

7 Crime and Punishment in Texas 153

8 Good Roads, Highways, and Transportation in Texas 179

9 Energy and the Environment in Texas 201

PART III

The Coming Reality 227

 

10 The Way Forward 229

Notes 253

Index