Progressivism Progressivism is social reform (change) through
the power of government. Reformers wanted the government to improve
life and reduce corruption. This movement included Womens Suffrage
(Vote) and the Temperance movement (against alcohol)
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James S. Hogg Elected Governor in 1890, James Hogg was a very
popular progressive Texan. He created the Texas Railroad Commission
in 1891. It regulated the railroad and ended price fixing and other
unfair practices. It also would regulate the oil industry. James
Hogg
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Railroad Trust Governor Hogg went after the Texas Traffic
Association which was a railroad trust. A Trust is a group of
companies that work together to set prices and reduce competition.
They could control the market and make sure prices stayed
high.
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Hogg argued that the trust caused an unfair monopoly in the
railroad industry Texas passed an Antitrust law which made the
trust illegal.
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James S. Hoggs Daughter Ima Hogg
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Progressive changes Women received the right to vote in 1920
with the passing of the 19 th Amendment Laws were passed to protect
Texas Laborers: A limit of hours was set an employee could work a
day (40 hr work week) Child labor outlawed
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The Fergusons James Pa Ferguson was elected the governor of
Texas in 1914 running against prohibition. Ferguson was a popular
governor but was often accused of corruption by political
opponents. Some of his opponents were professors at the University
of Texas Ferguson wanted them fired, when they were not he vetoed
the funding bill for the school. Pa Ferguson
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Several days later it was announced that Ferguson had been
charged for corruption. The Legislator voted in a court of
impeachment and by the vote of 25 to 3 convicted Ferguson and
prevented him from holding public office in Texas again.
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If we cant have Pa, why not ma? James Ferguson being banned
from office wasnt going to stop him. James wife, Miriam "Ma"
Ferguson ran and won the governors office in 1925. During the
campaign she said she would follow the advice of her husband and
that Texas would get "two governors for the price of one." Miriam
"Ma" Ferguson
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Ma Ferguson, who was Texas first female governor, was accused
of corruption like her husband.Ma Ferguson, who was Texas first
female governor, was accused of corruption like her husband. She
lost reelection because of scandals concerning excessive pardons
and political bribery.She lost reelection because of scandals
concerning excessive pardons and political bribery. She was
re-elected in 1932 but once again lost her reelection bidShe was
re-elected in 1932 but once again lost her reelection bid Many of
the corruption accusations had to do with pardons like this one,
for Texas prisonersMany of the corruption accusations had to do
with pardons like this one, for Texas prisoners
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"Pappy" O'Daniel Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel made a fortune in
the flour industry. Daniels started a band to promote his company
called the Light Crust Doughboys Daniels ran for governor in 1938
and won by using the radio and his new band Pat O'Daniel and his
Hillbilly Boys In 1941, O'Daniel ran for the United States Senate.
He defeated Lyndon Johnson by 1,306 votes in one of the more
controversial elections in state history
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Lyndon B. Johnson Born in 1908, Johnson is one of the most
famous Texas politicians of all time. First serving in the U.S.
house from 1937-1949 before joining the Senate from 1949-1961.
During his time in the Senate he served as the Democratic leader
starting in 1953.
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Johnson in his helicopter
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In 1961 he was elected Vice President with John F. Kennedy and
assumed the president when Kennedy was assassinated in November of
1963 in Dallas. Johnson being sworn in as president after the
assassination on Air Force One at Love Field Airport in Dallas
Johnson started his Presidency with some of the biggest reforms in
history, including the Civil Rights Act. But the War in Vietnam he
inherited grew out of control and he became unpopular.
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The Changing Democratic Party Over the course of the early
1900s, many Texans didnt like the big government that the
Progressive Era created. They especially didnt like Democrat
Franklin Roosevelts New Deal, a large government program designed
to defeat the Great Depression in the 1930s Franklin Roosevelt
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A group of Texas Democrats that called themselves the Texas
Regulars opposed the re- election of Roosevelt in 1944. (He won
anyway) These conservative Democrats eventually started calling
themselves Dixiecrats. They were determined to protect the Southern
way of life.
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Rise of the Republican Party in Texas In 1979, Republican Bill
Clements became the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction.
The Republican Party had become more conservative and many Texans
felt the Democrats had become too liberal. In addition from the
1980s onward the Republican Party was backed by Christian
Conservatives. Bill Clements
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Famous Republican Texas Politicians George H.W. Bush Served in
the U.S. House from TX 41 st President of the U.S. George W. Bush
Governor of Texas (1995-2000) 43 rd President of the U.S. Kay
Bailey Hutchinson U.S. Senator since 1993