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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue. Personal Privilege -- Introduction. “The Largest Texan” -- Chapter 1. The Usual Suspect -- Chapter 2. Political Baptism by Garden Hose -- Chapter 3. In the Orbit of Power -- Chapter 4. With Friends Like These -- Chapter 5. The Path Back to Politics -- Chapter 6. “Just a Washed-Up Lobbyist” -- Chapter 7. A Turning Point in History -- Chapter 8. Spoiling for a Fight -- Chapter 9. Busted by the Senate -- Chapter 10. Texas Gets a New Tax Collector -- Chapter 11. Bullock’s Raiders -- Chapter 12. A Bullock in a China Closet -- Chapter 13. Whiskey,Women, Airplanes,and Guns -- Chapter 14. No More Mister Nice Guy -- Chapter 15. The Grand Jury and the FBI -- Chapter 16. Drunk School and Beyond -- Chapter 17. The Tax Man Cometh -- Chapter 18. No Groundswellfor “Governor”Bullock -- Chapter 19. The Oil Bust -- Chapter 20. Eyes on the Lieutenant Governor’s Office -- Chapter 21. King Kong’s Already in the Race -- Chapter 22. I’m in Charge Here -- Chapter 23. Ann Richards: Friend or Enemy? -- Chapter 24. Second Session Is a Charm -- Chapter 25. Here Will Lie Bob Bullock -- Chapter 26. George W.Arrives on the Scene -- Chapter 27. You’ve Got to Kiss Me First -- Chapter 28. The Long Drum Roll -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
Renowned 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