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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; State Comptroller of Public Accounts; State Land Commissioner; State Agriculture Commissioner; Treasurer (before 1996) The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
Governor: State Legislature [nb 9] House of Representatives: 75 R 61–14: 2: State Senate: 29: R 23–6: 4 Vermont: Governor: General Assembly: House of Representatives: 150 MC 94–56 [nb 10] 2: Senate: 30: MC 17–13 [nb 11] 2 Virginia: Governor: General Assembly: House of Delegates: 100 D 51–49: 2: Senate: 40: D 21–19: 4 Washington ...
Anita Lee Blair, first blind woman elected to a state legislature; Jack Brooks, U.S. Representative (1953–1995) Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas (1973–1979) Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland County oilman and representative from 1965 to 1969; only Republican member in 1965 legislative session; Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board released its inaugural study on the impacts of Senate Bill 17, which outlawed the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices (DEI) on public ...
Republicans won the Texas Senate for the first time since Reconstruction in 1996. ... Confederate Party of Texas (state Specific) ... 47th governor of Texas from 2000 ...
(The Center Square) – Members of the Texas House elected their new speaker Tuesday, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock. They did so after the former speaker, state Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont ...
Republican Governor Greg Abbott has indicated he will sign the bill into law. After an overnight debate, the state Senate voted along party lines to pass the bill, whose provisions include ...