John Hill for the State of Texas

by Hill, John L.

• ISBN13: 9781603440721
• ISBN10: 1603440720
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-28
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

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.

Table of Contents

A gallery of Illustrations
Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xv
An introduction to My Mentor, by Justice Elizabeth B. Lacy	p. xvii
Riding Sharpstown to Victory	p. 1
reforming Consumer Protections	p. 17
Cleaning Up the Houston Ship Channel	p. 34
Beating the Southwestern Bell Goliath	p. 58
Corralling Maverick Child Care Home Operators	p. 89
Attacking Corruption in Duval County	p. 116
Fighting California and Nevada for Howard Hughes's Estate Texas	p. 141
Defending the Death Penalty	p. 165
Managing the Reform of Prisons and Youth Detention Schools	p. 191
Staff Leadership Team in the Texas Attorney General's Office, 1973-1978	p. 215
Key Dates in the Life of John L Hill Jr.	p. 218
Notes	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 251
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