Texas Political Culture and impact of the frontier experience

Texas Political Culture and the Impact of the Frontier Experience


Throughout Texas history, politics has been influenced by political culture. Political culture is defined as attitudes, habits, and general behavior patterns regarding government. A states political culture is influenced by all political decisions. Texans attitudes toward government have evolved from many generations to get to where we are today. Texans have always been very individualistic and conservative in their political views. The majority of Texans are descendants of citizens from the traditionalistic southern states. This being true, many Texans are set in stone on what they believe, and do not like to see change in the state and local government. Many Texans have also inherited racist attitudes towards African Americans and other minorities.
The Frontier Experience has affected Texas’ political culture in different ways. One reason of Texas’ conservatism can be linked back to the frontier experience. M...