SMU political scientists Cal Jillson, in his newly published book, Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy, argues that it was. Demographic changes are making it more difficult for the majority to hold on:
An excerpt:
Race and ethnicity have been profoundly important in American and Texas history. Distinctions of race and ethnicity were written into every U.S. immigration statute from the 1790s through the 1950s and remain central to our discussions of immigration today. Similarly, Texas used its constitutions and laws to define who was welcomed, who was excluded, and with what degree of force. As the Anglo majority that has governed Texas since its independence fades into history, what kinds of political change will follow?
