Texas Politics Today - Texas Politics Today Author:William Earl Maxwell, Ernest Crain, Edwin S. Davis, Elizabeth N. Flores, Joseph Ignagni TEXAS POLITICS TODAY continues to be a best-selling overview of Texas Politics because it offers students a wide range of viewpoints, drawing on the diverse political and social perspectives of its contributing authors to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Current i... more »ssues and candid analysis of government increase student awareness of the real effects of state policy on their lives, and encourage them to get politically involved.« less