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The Reforms of Beauford Halbert Jester's Administration, 1947-1949

Beauford Halbert Jester, thirty-sixth governor of Texas, had served nearly six months of his second term when he died on July 11, 1949. He tends to be remembered as the only Texas governor to die in office, but his accomplishments deserve greater recognition. Elected as the Establishment candidate in a bitter campaign against a liberal opponent, Jester had a surprisingly progressive administration. During his tenure the state generally expanded its services, began a prison reform program, reorganized the public school system, began an ambitious farm-to-market road program, attempted a new approach to juvenile delinquency, expanded educational opportunities for blacks, created a legislative redistricting board, and established a building fund for state-supported colleges and universities.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330891
Date05 1900
CreatorsLowe, Billie Lynne
ContributorsStephens, A. Ray, Tanner, James T. F., Smallwood, J. B., Lowe, Richard G., Painter, William E.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 282 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas, 1947/1949
RightsPublic, Lowe, Billie Lynne, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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