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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs the TABC Sunset bill during a ceremony on June 15, 2019 as state Sen. Brian Birdwell looks on. In 2018, TABC was reviewed by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a legislative board which determines whether a state agency's function is still required and seeks ways to improve efficiencies and performance. Following ...
Jane Y. McCallum served as Secretary of State of Texas from 1927 to 1933, the longest term of office. The following is a list of secretaries of state of Texas for both the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas. [1]
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 State Bar of Texas is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in Texas and is an "integrated" or "mandatory" bar. The State Bar Act, adopted by the Legislature in 1939, mandates that all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas be members of the State Bar. [4] [5] As of 2018, membership in the Texas Bar stood at 103,342. [6]
United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.
Jane Gray Nelson [1] (born October 5, 1951) [2] is an American businesswoman and former educator [3] who serves as the Secretary of State of Texas since 2023. She was a Texas state senator who represented Texas Senate District 12. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving two two-year terms (1988–1992) on the Texas State Board of ...
(The Center Square) – After an agreement was reached between U.S. and Mexican authorities requiring Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas ...
Bell serves on the Appropriations and Land & Resource Management committees and the Appropriations subcommittee on Articles VI, VII & VIII. [2]In January 2015, Bell introduced legislation, HB 623, [3] that prevents salary, pension, and other benefits from being paid to any Texas state employee who issues a same-sex marriage license.