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The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
A list of officials of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1846: First elected government of the Texas Republic (October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838) President
Texas has a reputation for strict "law and order" sentencing. Texas leads the nation in executions in raw numbers, with 578 executions from 1976 to 2022. The second-highest ranking state is Oklahoma at 119. [26] A 2002 Houston Chronicle poll of Texans found that when asked "Do you support the death penalty?" 69.1% responded that they did, 21.9% ...
Expelled following Texas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War: American Civil War/no delegations seated: 1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted: 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [b] vacant: William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D ...
Collin McKinney, one of five drafters and the oldest signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and early settler in the county Memphis: Hall: Following a series of failures for the town to select a name not already in use, Rev. John Brice fortuitously noticed a letter in Austin addressed to Memphis, Texas, and marked No such town in ...
Before 2000, the Texas congressional delegation was mostly Democratic, and local Democrats still dominated most Texas counties, even as their residents increasingly voted for Republicans for ...
Two Texas billionaires are looming large in North Texas elections, even if you aren’t seeing them. West Texas oilmen Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, both major Republican donors, have waded into a ...
Some Texas election officials are running out of time before the March 5 primary to find sufficient polling locations, equipment, and election workers mandated by a new Republican-backed election ...