Policy implementation and intergovernmental relationships are most often examined from a federal/state perspective. Texas Homeland Security, however, examines the effectiveness of the working relationships between the agencies that actually implement homeland security policies within the State of Texas. Utilizing elite interviews conducted with principal homeland security officials from regional Councils of Government and survey responses from chiefs of police across the state, Ms. Brown examines what environmental, agency, and individual characteristics are associated with effective working...

An uncensored Hollywood tell-all filled with explicit tales of love, sex, and revenge from the video vixen made famous by Warrant's rock anthem "Cherry Pie."

Who could forget the sexy "Cherry Pie" girl from hair metal band Warrant's infamous music video? Bobbie Brown became a bona fide vixen for her playful role as the object of lead singer Jani Lane's desires. But the wide-eyed Louisiana beauty queen's own dreams of making it big in Los Angeles were about to be derailed by her rock-and-roll lifestyle. After her tumultuous marriage to Jani imploded, and her engagement to fast-living...