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John Hill for the state of Texas : my years as attorney general / By John L. Hill Jr., with Ernie Stromberger ; foreword by John Cornyn ; introduction by Elizabeth B. Lacy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007.
- Hill, John L.
- Attorneys general--Texas--Biography.
- Attorneys general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Find out more about this title here: http: //johnhillfortexas.com/ During his distinguished career, John L. Hill Jr. served as secretary of state, attorney general, and chief justice of the state supreme court--the only person to hold all three state offices. Hill's office played a significant role in vastly expanding Texas consumer protections, waging war against wholesale rate increases by AT&T/Southwestern Bell; and resolving the disposition of Howard Hughes's fabled estate to bring tens of millions of dollars into Texas coffers. Before Hill's death in July 2007, Ernie Stromberger, journalist and Hill's longtime friend, worked with him to craft this first-person narrative.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations andPhotographs""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""An Introduction to My Mentor""; ""(1)Riding Sharpstown to Victory""; ""(2)Reforming Consumer Protections""; ""(3)Cleaning Up the HoustonShip Channel""; ""(4)Beating theSouthwestern Bell Goliath""; ""(5)Corralling MaverickChild Care Home Operators""; ""(6)Attacking Corruptionin Duval County""; ""(7)Fighting California and Nevadafor Howard Hughes�s Estate Taxes""; ""(8)Defending the Death Penalty""; ""(9)Managing the Reform of Prisonsand Youth Detention Schools""; ""Appendix 1""
- ""Appendix 2""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-05299-1
- 1-60344-349-5
- OCLC:
- 715188576
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