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James S. Hogg
This undated photo of Hogg gives something of the personality
of the man. As a young man, Hogg had been shot in the back by outlaws
and lived to tell about it. As governor, he created the Railroad Commission
to protect the public interest against powerful corporations. The
first progressive to serve as Texas governor, Hogg once told an audience,
"Let us have Texas, the Empire State, governed by the people;
not Texas, the truckpatch, ruled by corporate lobbyists."
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