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In November 2014, he was elected as the governor of Texas. Ken Paxton defeated former House Representative Dan Branch in the Republican primary by a 26% margin and was elected easily in the general election as the 50th attorney general of Texas, [2] (there is a historical dispute whether he is the 50th or 51st attorney general). [3]
Official Website The head of the General Land Office is the Texas Land Commissioner, a statewide public official. Since a 1972 constitutional amendment , Texas state-wide officers–including the Commissioner–have been elected every four years, prior to which they were elected every two years.
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] Texas State Capitol
Texas joined the newly created Confederate States of America on March 4, 1861, ratifying the permanent C.S. Constitution on March 23. [1] [101] Not all Texans favored secession initially, although many of the same would later support the Southern cause. Texas's most notable Unionist was the state governor, Sam Houston. Not wanting to aggravate ...
Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839 State coat of arms: Coat of arms of Texas: 1993 National guard crest Crest of the Texas National Guard: February 18, 1924 Flower
In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...
Of the 33 species of bats in Texas, the Mexican free-tailed bat is the state's official flying mammal. The species is famous for its massive colonies in Texas, particularly under Austin’s ...
Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km 2), and with some 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state by both area and population. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic.