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The Texas Politics Webtext

The Texas Politics Project partners with Soomo Learning to produce the Texas Politics webtext, an interactive introductory text for designed to make Texas government accessible for students and their instructors. The text is available for instructors who wish to integrate it with the LMS for their course, and for individuals using if for purposes such as preparing for exams on state-required content.

Course version

The course version includes all 14 chapters of original content and is updated each term with the latest polling data from the Texas Politics Project. It also includes in-depth investigations to provide students with a deeper dive into important topics. Soomo course features enable students to monitor their learning and instructors to better help students make progress and succeed in the course. It is free to instructors and a $55 subscription for students.

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Self-directed version

Are you a student who wants to study on your own for the supplement to the AP Government and Politics exam or the CLEP American Government Exam? This version of Texas Politics (also priced at $55) is designed to be used outside of a course as a self-study aid to help you prepare for the exam. Purchase access here.

 

Look out for election updates to the 13th Edition of the Texas Politics Webtext for the Fall semester of 2025!

 

Course Version

The Course Version includes twelve chapters based on the original Texas Politics Project online textbook, but in addition, provides access to Soomo Learning features that help students better engage with the material, and help instructors monitor and assist students with the goal of promoting student success. These features include: 

- Study questions that frequently reinforce student learning;

- Progress indicators that both individual students and course instructors can use to monitor progress on reading and study questions;

- The ability for students to highlight and take notes within the Web text;

- LMS integration (including Blackboard and Canvas), learning analytics, course customization, and access to a robust test bank for instructors.

The Course Version is free to instructors, with an affordable $55 subscription for students (with an option for a print-on-demand version at a low additional cost). This package enables us to offer enhanced learning tools based on established Texas Politics content that instructors at colleges and universities across the state have been using for years. To learn more, go to the Texas Politics Page at Soomo Learning and/or watch our webinar.