1. The Texas Political Environment

2. Texas Myths
Battle of the Alamo
Texas Rangers
The Cowboy
Vaqueros

3. Texas Political Culture
Daniel Elazar
American Federalism: A View from the States
Moralistic
Individualistic
Traditionalistic

4. Texas Political Culture
The Land
The People and Their Backgrounds
Native Americans
Mexican Americans
African-Americans
Anglo-Americans
Asian-Americans

5. Regional Development East Texas The Gulf Coast North Texas West Texas
The Panhandle
Southwest Texas
South Texas
The German Hill Country
Central Texas

6. Figure 1.2 – Modern Texas Regions

7. Urban Development Population Movement Population Growth
Urbanization
Suburbanization
Population Growth
Economic Development
Income
Education
Edgewood v. Kirby

8. Figure 1.3 – Texas Metro-Area Populations – 1999 Estimate
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census

9. Figure 1.4 – The Texas Triangle

10. Texas Culture
Economics
NAFTA
Cultural Diversity