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A prominent lawyer colorfully recounts a lost and lamented era in Texas politics: ';Fascinating... Vivid, insightful commentary.' Houston Chronicle Once upon a time in Texas, there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant (and more tolerable). David Richards was one of them. In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, and the wins and losses that brought significant gains in civil rights, voter rights, labor law, and civil liberties to the people of Texas from the 1950s to the 1990s. In his work as a lawyer, Richards was involved in cases addressing the historic exclusion of minority voters; inequity in school funding; free speech violations, and more. In telling these stories, he vividly evokes the glory days of Austin liberalism, when a who's who of Texas activists plotted strategy at watering holes such as Scholz Garden and the Armadillo World Headquarters or on raft trips down the Rio Grande and Guadalupe Rivers. Likewise, he offers vivid portraits of liberal politicians from Ralph Yarborough to Ann Richards (his former wife), progressive journalists such as Molly Ivins and the Texas Observer staff, and the hippies, hellraisers, and musicians who all challenged Texas's conservative status quo. Written with an insider's insights, this book records ';a sweeter time when a free-associating bunch of ragtag Texans took on the establishment.' ';An invaluable memoir of the time.' Journal of Southern History Includes photos

An informal, highly readable history of the University of Texas at Austin told through the stories of some of its most colorful characters and era-defining events.

A fascinating look at how newspaper publishers including A. H. Belo and George B. Dealey (Dallas Morning News), William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby (Houston Post), Jesse H. Jones (Houston Chronicle), and Amon G. Carter Sr. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) pla

Alexander Terrell's career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian's reign over Mexico and an Armenian genocide under the Ottoman Empi

The first biography of the broadcast journalist who was once rated second in credibility only to Walter Cronkite and who co-founded the TV newsmagazine 60 Minutes.

The first in-depth biography of a Texas senator.

The definitive portrait of a legendary Texas rabbi, written by his grandson.

Columns by one of the first major television critics.