Through Much of the Twentieth Century, Major Newspapers in Texas

Through much of the twentieth century, major newspapers in Texas were

A) inactive spectators of the people who ran the state.
B) active members of the conservative establishment that ran the state.
C) neither supportive nor hostile to those who ran the state.
D) active members of the liberal establishment that ran the state.
E) active members of the liberal democrats who hoped to run the state.