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The attorneys general of the Republic of Texas and the first four attorneys general under the 1845 state constitution were appointed by the governor. The office was made elective in 1850 by constitutional amendment. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term. In 2013, former Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he would not seek ...
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 Texas Administrative Code contains the compiled and indexed regulations of Texas state agencies and is published yearly by the Secretary of State. [5] The Texas Register contains proposed rules, notices, executive orders, and other information of general use to the public and is published weekly by the Secretary of State. [6]
Receiving 17,280 of the 26,607 ballots cast in the race, Ellis will move on to face Republican John Messinger, with the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney, during the November general election.
I previously ran to represent Texas’ 34th Congressional District as a Democrat before announcing my run for Texas Attorney General as a Democrat in November 2021. Please list highlights of your ...
In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8–1 decision, holding that the Texas Attorney General does not have unilateral authority to prosecute election code violations. [25] All three incumbent Judges up for re-election were part of the majority decision.
Biden won Bexar County, the state's fourth most populous county and home to San Antonio, by 18 points, according to the Texas Tribune. Overall, Trump carried the state with 52.1% of the vote ...
The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Paxton won 233 counties and won the popular vote by a margin of 9.7%, underperforming Governor Greg Abbott 's concurrent bid for re ...