The fact that Bill Clements who was a republican candidate was able to become the governor of Texas in 1978 signaled that the Democrats no longer controlled the state.
In 1978, the nation was shocked when Texas voted for its first Republican candidate as governor in close to a 100 years.
This was because the last time the Texans voted Republican was when Reconstruction ended.
Bill Clements was only able to defeat the Democratic candidate thanks to a split in the Democratic party that ended in some Democrats voting Republicans.
From that point on, the Republicans have maintained majority control in Texas which meant that 1978 signalled and end to Democrat dominance in Texas.
In conclusion, Bill Clements gave Texas to the Republicans.
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