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The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
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Stanley K. Young, Texas Legislative Handbook (1973). Univ. of Tex., The Legislative Branch in Texas Politics, (last accessed Oct. 8, 2006) (stating that "The Texas Legislature is the most powerful of the three main branches of government[,]" primarily because it is "less weak than the other branches"). See also: Texas Government Newsletter
For all of Texas’ deep-red coloring, Trump lags other Republicans here. He won by just 5.6 percentage points in 2020, while the next biggest statewide race saw Sen. John Cornyn cruise to re ...
[1] [2] In some respects, it is the lieutenant governor of Texas, who presides over the Texas Senate, who possesses greater influence to exercise their prerogatives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Rick Perry is the longest-serving governor, having assumed the governorship in 2000 upon the exit of George W. Bush , who resigned to take office as the 43rd president ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. It was established by House Bill 2292 in 2003 during the 78th Legislature, [ 1 ] which consolidated twelve different healthcare agencies into five entities under the oversight of HHSC.