... [This text] deal[s] with the moral dimensions of Texas government ... [The authors] proceed by clarifying the basic values and moral principles of the founding fathers of Texas, and show how these values are the foundation for the political decisions made every day in Texas. [Their] approach is decision oriented, tracing the hard choices that must be made between competing value systems and showing how basic political values shape and determine the final result ... This book is designed to ... build a solid understanding of the relationship between morality and Texas state government. It is also designed to be compatible with a course on ethics and morality in politics. [The authors use a] concise treatment of a very difficult and vexing subject. -Pref.