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The "Father of Texas", Stephen F. Austin, was appointed Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas by President Sam Houston in 1836. [ 10 ] Since then, Texas became a state of the United States in 1845 and there have been 115 Secretaries of State.
The United States recognized the Republic of Texas, created by a new constitution on March 2, 1836, as a new independent nation and commissioned its first representative, Alcee La Branche as the chargé d'affaires in 1837. The U.S. never sent a full minister (the term "ambassador" was not in use) to Texas, but a series of chargés represented ...
Texas State Auditor's Office; Texas State Board of Dental Examiners; Texas State Board for Educator Certification; Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Texas State Cemetery; Texas State Law Library; Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Matthew Alan Miller (born 1973 or 1974) [1] is an American public official who has served as Spokesperson for the United States Department of State since 2023. A longtime Democratic Party communications operative, he has previously served in the Obama administration and for multiple Democratic presidential campaigns.
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working through Operation Lone Star continue to apprehend alleged human smugglers who are Americans, coming from Houston, Tomball and other areas of the ...
Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but is faced in Texas pink granite and is topped by a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" holding aloft a five-point Texas star. The capitol is also notable for purposely being built seven feet taller than the U.S. national capitol. [1]
The current United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas is Alamdar S. Hamdani. On October 14, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hamdani to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Texas. On November 14, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. [1]