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ОглавлениеTHE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FOREWORD BY WALTER ISAACSON . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PREFACE BY ANDREW WYLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION BY SAM WYLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE CLOUT IS MOVING SOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE WERE BORN FIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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…AND WE’VE NEVER STOPPED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE RALLY AROUND THE FALLEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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IN TEXAS, LAND AND
LIVELIHOOD ARE SACRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE PERKS OF NATIONHOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SAM HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LONE STAR, MANY NATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE A BONA FIDE MELTING POT . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR FRIENDS IN NEED ARE FRIENDS INDEED . . . . . .
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OUR BOOTS ALWAYS FIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE BORN DEAL MAKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE CAN BRING DOWN EMPIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE PRIZE THE ART OF PERSUASION . . . . . . . . . . . .
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...AND WE’RE NOT AFRAID
TO SPEAK OUR MINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR POLITICIANS
HAVE GOT CHARACTER TO SPARE . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LAWMAKERS WHO
REALLY KNOW MAIN STREET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LEADING THE RIGHT-TO-WORK
REVOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE CONVENIENCE STORE WAS BORN HERE . .
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…AND SO WAS THE WORLD’S BEST BURGER . .
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HELL AND HIGH WATER DON’T STOP US . . . . .
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TEXANS AIM HIGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR BIG SNAGS GET BIG SOLUTIONS . . . . . . .
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TEXANS ARE TRUE TRAILBLAZERS . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AMERICA’S TRADE NEXUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE WORLD’S PORT OF CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS IS STILL COWBOY COUNTRY . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SAMUEL MAVERICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE NEW GREAT MIGRATION LEADS HERE . . . .
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A POPULATION MAGNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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POWERHOUSE METROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR POLITICIANS
PUT PEOPLE BEFORE PARTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ODDFELLOWS AND
ICONOCLASTS WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’VE GOT THE SPIRIT OF A WILDCATTER . . . .
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…PLUS THE GRIT AND GUTS
OF A ROUGHNECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FOR OUR MONEY,
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SID RICHARDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BETWEEN A ROCK AND
A HARD PLACE, WE THRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SMALL OIL IS STILL GOING STRONG . . . . . . . . .
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THE WORLD’S DEEP-DRILLING PIONEER . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
RICHARD KINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE MONOPOLY BUSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE COUNTRY’S WIND-ENERGY LEADER . . . . .
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