LEADER 04849nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910782005203321 005 20230207225556.0 010 $a0-292-79452-5 024 7 $a10.7560/714540 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533881 035 $a(EBL)3571705 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000113453 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113453 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10098628 035 $a(PQKB)10344806 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245683 035 $a(OCoLC)646760657 035 $a(DE-B1597)586994 035 $a(OCoLC)1280945627 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794528 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533881 100 $a20070709d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBob Bullock$b[electronic resource] $eGod bless Texas /$fDave McNeely and Jim Henderson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 225 1 $aClifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ;$vno. 12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-71454-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [282]-299) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPrologue. Personal Privilege -- $tIntroduction. ?The Largest Texan? -- $tChapter 1. The Usual Suspect -- $tChapter 2. Political Baptism by Garden Hose -- $tChapter 3. In the Orbit of Power -- $tChapter 4. With Friends Like These -- $tChapter 5. The Path Back to Politics -- $tChapter 6. ?Just a Washed-Up Lobbyist? -- $tChapter 7. A Turning Point in History -- $tChapter 8. Spoiling for a Fight -- $tChapter 9. Busted by the Senate -- $tChapter 10. Texas Gets a New Tax Collector -- $tChapter 11. Bullock?s Raiders -- $tChapter 12. A Bullock in a China Closet -- $tChapter 13. Whiskey,Women, Airplanes,and Guns -- $tChapter 14. No More Mister Nice Guy -- $tChapter 15. The Grand Jury and the FBI -- $tChapter 16. Drunk School and Beyond -- $tChapter 17. The Tax Man Cometh -- $tChapter 18. No Groundswellfor ?Governor?Bullock -- $tChapter 19. The Oil Bust -- $tChapter 20. Eyes on the Lieutenant Governor?s Office -- $tChapter 21. King Kong?s Already in the Race -- $tChapter 22. I?m in Charge Here -- $tChapter 23. Ann Richards: Friend or Enemy? -- $tChapter 24. Second Session Is a Charm -- $tChapter 25. Here Will Lie Bob Bullock -- $tChapter 26. George W.Arrives on the Scene -- $tChapter 27. You?ve Got to Kiss Me First -- $tChapter 28. The Long Drum Roll -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aRenowned for his fierce devotion to the people of Texas?as well as his equally fierce rages and unpredictable temper?Bob Bullock was the most powerful political figure in Texas at the end of the twentieth century. First elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1956, Bullock held several key statewide posts before capturing the lieutenant governor's office in 1990. Though nominally the state's number two official, Bullock in fact became Texas's top power broker, wielding tremendous influence over the legislative agenda and state budget through the 1990s while also mentoring and supporting a future president?George W. Bush. In this lively, yet thoroughly researched biography, award-winning journalists Dave McNeely and Jim Henderson craft a well-rounded portrait of Bob Bullock, underscoring both his political adroitness and his personal demons. They trace Bullock's rise through state government as Assistant Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, and Lieutenant Governor, showing how he increased the power of every office he held. The authors spotlight Bullock's substantial achievements, which included hiring an unprecedented number of women and minorities, instituting a performance review to increase the efficiency of state agencies, restructuring the public school funding system, and creating the state's first water conservation and management plan. 410 0$aClifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ;$vno. 12. 606 $aPoliticians$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aLieutenant governors$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zTexas$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aTexas$xPolitics and government$y1951- 615 0$aPoliticians 615 0$aLieutenant governors 615 0$aPower (Social sciences)$xHistory 676 $a976.4/063092 676 $aB 700 $aMcNeely$b Dave$01472190 701 $aHenderson$b Jim$f1942-$01472191 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782005203321 996 $aBob Bullock$93684892 997 $aUNINA