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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.
Official governor José Irigoyen: 1798 1800 Interim governor; Although he was appointed as governor, he not served in office. Juan Bautista Elguézabal: 1800 1805 Interim governor; He promoted the founding of the first elementary schools in Texas Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante: 1805 1808 Acting governor; Also governed Coahuila and Sonora
In preparation for anticipated statehood, the Texas gubernatorial election, 1845, elected Henderson as its first governor. He took office on February 19, 1846. He took office on February 19, 1846. When the Mexican–American War broke out in April of that year, Henderson took a leave of absence as governor to command a Texas volunteer cavalry ...
The City in Texas: A History (University of Texas Press, 2015) 342 pp. Mendoza, Alexander, and Charles David Grear, eds. Texans and War: New Interpretations of the State's Military History 2012 excerpt; Scott, Robert (2000). After the Alamo. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-585-22788-7.
The official residence of the Texas governor is the Texas Governor's Mansion, in Austin. The mansion was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856. It is also one of the official workplaces for the governor. The governor's primary official workplace is located within the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
Henry Smith (May 20, 1788 – March 4, 1851) was the first American-born Governor of the Mexican territory of Texas and briefly presided over the revolution there, serving during the Battle of Goliad and Battle of San Jacinto.
On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university [15] (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 ...
When President Grant refused to send troops to the defeated governor's rescue, Davis reluctantly left the capital in January 1874. He locked the door to the governor's office and took the key, forcing Coke's supporters to break in with an axe. [9] John Henninger Reagan helped to oust him after he tried to stay in office beyond the end of his term.