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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.
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.
Name Term in office Congress Ira Ingram: 1836–1837 1st: Branch Tanner Archer: 1837 2nd: Joseph Rowe: 1838 John M. Hansford: 1838–1839 3rd: David Spangler Kaufman: 1840–1841 4th: 5th: Kenneth Lewis Anderson: 1841–1842 6th: Nicholas Henry Darnell: 1842–1843 7th: Richardson A. Scurry: 1843–1844 8th: John M. Lewis: 1844–1846 9th
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
Name [1] Start date [1] End date [1] Last election Texas Constitution of 1845: 1st Texas Legislature: February 16, 1846 [2]: May 13, 1846 2nd Texas Legislature: December 13, 1847
This is a list of U.S. statewide elected executive officials.These state constitutional officers have their duties and qualifications mandated in state constitutions. This list does not include those elected to serve in non-executive branches of government, such as justices or clerks of the state supreme courts or at-large members of the state legislatures.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese ...
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