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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.
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]
Governors in Oklahoma and New Hampshire have used their executive authority to establish DOGE-like commissions, while state lawmakers in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri have introduced ...
Texas Credit Union Department; Texas Department of Agriculture; Texas Department of Banking; Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; Texas Department of Information Resources; Texas Department of Insurance; Texas Department of Licensing and ...
Texas will open a state office in Taiwan to enhance trade and cultural relations, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday during an economic development trip to Asia. “Texas and Taiwan are critical ...
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the state legislature convening in January, Gov. Greg Abbott issued four executive orders to safeguard Texas from espionage threats posed by the People’s ...
Under the Texas Constitution the secretary of state is, with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the comptroller of public accounts, the commissioner of the Office of General Land and the attorney general, one of the six members of the Executive Department. Of these offices all are elected by the voters in statewide elections except the ...
The ETF is housed within the Economic Development and Tourism division of the Texas State Government. Terry Chase Hazell currently serves as the TETF Director and is considered the most private equity experienced director to serve. Prior TETF Directors include Jonathan W. Taylor, Mark Ellison, Alan Kirchhoff and interim director Patrick Boswell.