Robert Locander

Robert Locander

Robert Locander holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of New Mexico. His professional articles and reviews have appeared in “Presidential Studies Quarterly,” “The American Political Science Review,” and “The Texas Journal of Political Science.” Locander has been a long-time faculty member at Lone Star College – North Harris. He has also taught courses on politics at Lamar University, the University of Houston, and the University of Houston-Downtown. Outside of teaching, Locander has served as a civic club president, the vice-president of a Harris County MUD and a Catholic school board member.

Books by Robert Locander

The Real World of Texas Politics

By Robert Locander, Richard C. Shaw, and Kevin Bailey

The Real World of Texas Politics

You may think you know Texas, but which one?

Texas is a land shrouded in myths, and so is its politics. The Real World of Texas Politics pulls back the veil and reveals the secrets the elites don’t want you to know. It is a personal and uncommon introduction to the inner workings of the government and power structure that runs the Lone Star State.