De jure equality is the same as de facto equality

To avoid being eliminated, the Railroad Commission gained control over pipelines, oil and gas production, and trucking

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Bifactionalism within the Democratic Party in Texas was tested in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of increasing liberal policies of the national party in areas such as civil rights and social welfare

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