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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460446403321

Autore

Hill John L. <1923-2007.>

Titolo

John Hill for the state of Texas [[electronic resource] ] : my years as attorney general / / By John L. Hill Jr., with Ernie Stromberger ; foreword by John Cornyn ; introduction by Elizabeth B. Lacy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station [Tex.], : Texas A&M University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-299-05299-1

1-60344-349-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StrombergerErnie <1939->

CornynJohn

LacyElizabeth B

Disciplina

340.092

B

Soggetti

Attorneys general - Texas

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations andPhotographs""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""An Introduction to My Mentor""; ""(1)Riding Sharpstown to Victory""; ""(2)Reforming Consumer Protections""; ""(3)Cleaning Up the HoustonShip Channel""; ""(4)Beating theSouthwestern Bell Goliath""; ""(5)Corralling MaverickChild Care Home Operators""; ""(6)Attacking Corruptionin Duval County""; ""(7)Fighting California and Nevadafor Howard Hughes�s Estate Taxes""; ""(8)Defending the Death Penalty""; ""(9)Managing the Reform of Prisonsand Youth Detention Schools""; ""Appendix 1""

""Appendix 2""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""