Delivering unparalleled coverage of Texas institutions, policies, and politics, TEXAS POLITICS TODAY, ENHANCED, 18th Edition combines a comparative approach with tightly integrated learning objectives and questions addressing the Texas GOVT2306 Core Objectives. Covering the latest trends and issues, the text reveals the inner workings of Texas elites, interest groups, campaign megadonors and policymakers. It closes the gap between theory and practice with "Texas Insiders" and "Politics in Practice" features, illustrating how real-world politics operates in Texas through the exclusive words of essayists ranging from the governor to campaign consultants to marijuana advocates. Stimulating critical thinking and civic participation, it offers a special focus on such issues as immigration, LGBT politics, gun control policies, abortion laws, Latino politics and the culture wars in education.