Rather than standard textbooks, which are often written as expanded outlines, A Trek through Texas Government is a textbook in narrative form. This travel adventure tale allows readers to move across geography and through time to learn about the history and government of Texas. The story encompasses everything from a "tour" of the capitol to exploring Texas iconography to concise explanations of municipal, county, special district, and state-wide governmental structure.

Students learn the political and cultural history of Texas, state demographics, special interests,...