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Texas State Treasurer was an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Texas, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The position was established in the Constitution of 1876 .
State Legislature R. R. Comm. United States Congress Electoral votes; Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer Land Comm. Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1891 Jim Hogg (D) George C. Pendleton (D) Charles A. Culberson (D) John D. McCall (D) William B ...
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity.
District with the greatest area: Alaska at-large, same as in 2010. District with the greatest area that comprises less than an entire state: Montana's 2nd. In 2010: New Mexico's 2nd. District with the smallest area: New York's 12th. In 2010: New York's 13th.
Texas's original state legislative districts were enacted by its 1845 Constitution. [16] Immediately after convening for the first time, the Texas Legislature enacted its first set of congressional districts. The state was apportioned two districts until its secession in 1861. During this time period, the legislature also regularly revised its ...
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
The Texas Voter Choice Act, introduced in 2017, was an attempt to reform Texas electoral law. Its proponents sought to make the ballot more accessible to third-party and independent candidates by making signature, filing and financial requirements more lenient.
The 2026 United States state treasurer elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the state treasurer and equivalents in twenty-seven states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022. The treasurer of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2024.