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  2. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Constitution of Texas - Wikipedia

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    With the exception of the Secretary of State the above officials are directly elected in what is known as a "plural executive" system. (Although the Texas Agriculture Commissioner is also directly elected, that is the result of Legislative action, not a Constitutional requirement.) The qualifications of the Governor of Texas is that he is at ...

  4. Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, but also due to Texas's plural executive.

  5. Unitary executive theory - Wikipedia

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    [35] [34] The executive branches of Texas and North Carolina, for example, maintain a plural executive whereby other elected executive officers can curb the chief executive's actions. The group of North Carolina executive officers, the North Carolina Council of State , wields considerable statutory power when approving the state government's ...

  6. State governments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The executive branch of every state is headed by an elected Governor. Most states have a plural executive, in which several key members of the executive branch are directly elected by the people and serve alongside the Governor.

  7. Abbott issues executive order to arrest CCP operatives in Texas

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    The order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest anyone implementing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt,” an initiative of the PRC to forcibly return ...

  8. Explainer-Who are the immigrants who could be targeted in ...

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    The state of Texas is currently leading a lawsuit against the program that could make its way back to the Supreme Court during Trump’s presidency. (Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington, Ben ...

  9. Lieutenant Governor of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The lieutenant governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.