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The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
Interim governor (July 20, 1815 – July 27, 1816). He left the charge for health reasons Juan Ignacio Pérez: 1816 1817 Interim governor (July 27, 1816 – March 20, 1817) Manuel Pardo: 1817 1817 Interim governor (March 20, 1817 – May 27, 1817); Also was governor of Coahuila (1819–20) Antonio María Martínez: 1817 1821 Official governor
The Governor appoints the directors of a handful of state agencies, and the Governor exercises direct authority over these offices. [4] Most state agencies are headquartered in Austin. The Texas Administrative Code contains the compiled and indexed regulations of Texas state agencies and is published yearly by the Secretary of State. [5]
All 55 governors are members of the National Governors Association, a non-partisan organization which represents states and territories in discussions with the federal government. [10] Other organizations for governors include the partisan Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association ; and the three regional ...
Toggle First elected government of the Texas Republic subsection. 1.1 President. 1.2 Vice-President. 1.3 Secretary of State. 1.4 Secretary of War. 1.5 Secretary of ...
Office of the Governor of Texas; ... Texas State Library and Archives Commission — List of Texas State Agencies This page was last edited on 15 August 2024 ...
Scott also served as the Texas deputy attorney general for civil litigation from 2012 to 2015, during Abbott's own final term as attorney general. Texas governor names interim attorney general to ...
Texas local politicians (4 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Local government in Texas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.