Texas Tidelands Fight Shapes 1952 National Debate
The 1950 Supreme Court ruling cost Texas ownership of submerged coastal lands, sidelining a vast 2,608,744 acre area. Attorney General Price Daniel later joined the U.S. Senate fight to restore Texas rights to these tides and development benefits, a central issue in early 1950s politics.
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Texas
United States Supreme Court
Union
Tidelands
Texas Tidelands
Price Daniel
U.S. Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Shivers Backing Eisenhower Tidelands Bid in 1952 Drive
Governor Allan Shivers personally urged presidential nominees from both parties in 1952 over the Texas Tidelands issue. One nominee promised to sign a bill returning full Tidelands ownership to Texas, the other vowed a veto. Shivers supported Eisenhower Nixon, aiding their Texas victory. On May 22 1953 Eisenhower signed the bill returning Tidelands to Texas.
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Allan Shivers
Congress
Tidelands
Texas
Shivers
Eisenhower
Minnesota Senator Calls for Humphrey Presidential Support
A Minnesota senator and other state leaders who once opposed Hubert Humphrey now urge Texans to back him for president. They defend party loyalty despite Humphrey’s anti Texas tidelands record and oppose his bid, labeling loyalty as blind.
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Hubert Humphrey
Texas
Texas Tidelands
George Wallace
Humphrey
White House
Richard Nixon
Ted Agnew
Nixon
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P.O. Box
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Texans For Nixon
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Dallas
K. A. Anderson
Palestine
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Longview
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Belton Kleberg Johnson LaPryor
Lawrence Jones
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Charles E. Maedgen Lubbock
Wright Morrow
Houston
Herman Pressler
Victoria
H. Rowan Fort Worth
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Coke Stevenson Junction
W. G. Swenson
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Will Wilson Austin
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