ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPermissionsPart One: The Development of the Governorship in Texas1. The Executive Office“The Decade of the Governors”The Governor in Texas2. The Development of the Executive Article in Texas ConstitutionsMexican Federal Constitution, 1824, and Constitution of the State of Coahuila and Texas, 1827Constitution of the Republic of Texas, 1836First State Constitution, 1845Confederate Constitution, 1861First Reconstruction Constitution, 1866Second Reconstruction Constitution, 1869Constitution of 1876Changes in the Executive Article since 1876Summary3. Occupants of the Executive OfficeQualifications for Today’s GovernorTypes of GovernorsBackgrounds of Texas GovernorsPostgubernatorial CareersFour Eras in the Governorship of Texas“The Composite Texas Governor”Part Two: The Governor as Executive and Administrator4. The Executive Office: Duties and StaffDuties of the Governor of TexasMajor Routine Duties of the OfficeThe Governor’s StaffAn Institutionalized Office?5. The Governor in the Executive Branch: Primus inter ParesDiffusion of Executive Power in State GovernmentsTexas’ Disintegrated Administrative SystemThe Governor’s Relation to Elected ExecutivesThe Governor’s Relation to Appointed ExecutivesThe Governor’s Relation to the Multiheaded AgenciesAdministrative Reorganization?6. Special Functions of the Governor of TexasThe Governor as Head of StateThe Governor in International AffairsThe Governor’s Power to Grant ClemencyThe Governor’s Military PowersEx-Officio DutiesPart Three: The Governor and the Legislature7. The Governor and the Legislature: The VetoThe Changing Nature of Legislative-Executive RelationsThe Texas LegislatureThe Veto in the United StatesThe Veto in TexasHow Successful Is the Veto in Texas?8. The Governor and the Legislature: The Message PowerThe Message Power in TexasThe Budget MessageUsefulness of the Message Power in Practice9. The Governor and the Legislature: Special SessionsThe Special Session in TexasThe Value of Special Sessions to the Governor.Relative Importance of the Legislative Powers of the Governor10. The Politics of Executive-Legislative RelationshipsThe Cycle of InfluenceThe Cycle of Influence in TexasPart Four: The Political Role of the Governor11. The Nomination ProcessThe Governor as PoliticianNomination by Convention, 1876 to 1905Nomination by the Direct PrimaryThe Runoff PrimaryThe Costs of Campaigning for GovernorNeeded: Half a Million Dollars12. The Gubernatorial CampaignCampaigns of Preprimary DaysCampaigns under the Primary SystemThe Age of the Platform SpeechThe Age of RadioThe Age of TelevisionA Process of Displacement13. The Governor as Political LeaderBefore 1944: An Inactive Political RoleSince 1944: A Revitalized Party LeaderPolitical Philosophies of the LeadersPolitical Leadership: Past, Present, and FutureAppendicesI. Comparison of Powers of Texas Chief Executives under Several ConstitutionsII. Length of Term, Qualifications, and Salary of Texas Chief Executives under Several Constitutions III. Personal Data on Governors of Texas IV. Professional Data on Governors of TexasV. Itinerary of Governor of Texas during 1954 VI. Illustration of the Appointing ProcessVII. Schedule of Governor John Connally for Two Representative WeeksBibliographyIndex
