Bob Bullock by Jim Henderson

Bob Bullock by Jim Henderson

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.

Dave McNeely and Jim Henderson's 2008 Bob Bullock: God Bless Texas tries harder to project an aura of journalistic objectivity portraying the volcanic late lieutenant governorMcNeely, former longtime political reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, even refers to himself in the third person. Yet that studied sheen of objectivity does not undercut the authors' prodigious research or crackerjack narrative style. They tell it like it is. * Austin American-Statesman’s Out & About blog *

Jim Henderson is the cofounder of Off The Map, CEO of Jim Henderson Presents, and author of Evangelism Without Additives and Jim and Casper Go to Church.
Todd Hunter is the founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Costa Mesa, California, and author of Giving Church Another Chance.
Craig Spinks is the owner of Quadrid Productions and runs the website RecycleYourFaith.com, which features weekly conversations on compelling spiritual topics.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780292714540
ISBN 10	0292714548
Title	Bob Bullock
Author	Jim Henderson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Texas Press
Year published	2008-02-01
Number of pages	328
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.