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The executive department consists of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the General Land Office, and Attorney General. [2] Texas has a plural executive branch system which limits the power of the Governor.
[10] [11] A Texas convention debated the annexation offer and almost unanimously passed an ordinance assenting to it on July 4, 1845. [12] The convention debated through August 28, and adopted the Constitution of the State of Texas on August 27, 1845. [13] The citizens of Texas approved an annexation ordinance and new constitution on October 13 ...
Stanley K. Young, Texas Legislative Handbook (1973). Univ. of Tex., The Legislative Branch in Texas Politics, (last accessed Oct. 8, 2006) (stating that "The Texas Legislature is the most powerful of the three main branches of government[,]" primarily because it is "less weak than the other branches"). See also: Texas Government Newsletter
May 29—AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Wednesday announced the availability of the Texas Open Education Resources (OER) textbooks, to begin a public feedback process. House Bill 1605 ...
Most state governments traditionally use the department as the standard highest-level component of the executive branch, in that the secretary of a department is normally considered to be a member of the Governor's cabinet and serves as the main interface between the Governor and all agencies in his or her assigned portfolio.
More: Approval of new science textbooks for Texas students could spark climate change debate. The board also chafed at the biology textbook submitted by McGraw-Hill Education. Member Evelyn Brooks ...
Texas’ education board approved new science textbooks Friday but called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels ...
The Unitary Executive and the Modern Presidency. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-190-2. Essays by presidential scholars on the origins, history, use, and future of the unitary executive theory, with particular attention to the presidency of George W. Bush. Percival, Robert V. (2001).