Press
Press and recognition
Coverage and recognition, each item linked to its source
Richard Coke: Texan drew attention from the Texas Senate, from public broadcasters, from a scholarly journal and from the state historical association. Each item below is summarized in a line of this site’s own words and linked to where it lives. The book itself is described on the books page.
Recognition
- Texas Senate, Senate Resolution 520, adopted May 14, 2025. The 89th Legislature’s resolution honoring the biography for what it adds to the record of Texas history, introduced by Senator Hall and adopted without objection. Enrolled text, bill history and the Senate Journal for that day. The resolution has its own reference entry.
- Texas Senate floor. Video of Senator Bob Hall recognizing Rosser Newton as a guest in the Senate chamber. Watch on YouTube.
Broadcast and audio
- PBS, The Bookmark, aired February 11, 2025. A half hour conversation about the biography and the research behind it. Watch on PBS.
- Texas Public Radio, Texas Matters, November 22, 2024. A segment on Governor Coke and how his record should be weighed, with the biographer among the voices. Listen at TPR.
- Wise About Texas, episode 148, June 1, 2026. A long form interview about the governor and the making of the book. Episode page.
Scholarship
- Project MUSE, 2025. A review of the biography by the historian Kenneth W. Howell. Review on Project MUSE.
- Texas State Historical Association annual meeting, March 6, 2026. A session on three governors of the Reconstruction era and after, with Rosser Newton presenting on Coke. Session page. The association is described in its reference entry.
How to read this list
The items are grouped by kind rather than by date. The recognition section is official, the broadcast section is interviews and segments, and the scholarship section is where the book is weighed by historians. Every link goes to the original source; nothing here is quoted at length, and the one line summaries are this site’s own.
Publisher
- Stoney Creek Publishing Group. The publisher’s page for the author and the book. Author page.
Civic coverage
- Alamo Letter Society. The society’s site carries its announcements of county plaque dedications and county chairs. alamoletter.com.
The governor at the center of all this is covered in the entry on Richard Coke. Rosser Newton’s own essays on other sites, as distinct from coverage by others, are indexed on the published page.