The Drive to Rewrite the Texas Constitution in the 1970s

question 20

Multiple Choice

The drive to rewrite the Texas Constitution in the 1970s grew out of

• A) a major stock fraud involving bribery of several elected officials, state party officials, and bankers.
• B) bitter politics coupled with the intense demands of highly mobilized special interests.
• C) Sharpstown State Bank swindling National Bankers Life Insurance Corporation for millions of dollars.
• D) Sharpstown State Bank's involvement in the bribery of several state judges.

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