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From 1722 to 1823 Texas had its own governors. From 1722 to 1768 the seat of government of Texas was in Los Adaes and this was the official capital of the province from 1729 to 1772. In 1768 the seat of government was established in San Antonio, which was the capital of Texas from 1772 to 1823.
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.
The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but is faced in Texas pink granite and is topped by a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" holding aloft a five-point Texas star. The capitol is also notable for purposely being built seven feet taller than the U.S. national capitol. [1] Texas State Capitol
Carlos Cascos: January 21, 2015 – January 6, 2017 Greg Abbott: Rolando Pablos: January 6, 2017 – December 15, 2018 David Whitley: December 17, 2018 – May 27, 2019 Ruth R. Hughs: August 19, 2019 – May 31, 2021 John B. Scott: October 21, 2021 – December 31, 2022 [2] Jane Nelson: January 5, 2023 – Present [3]
Jun. 13—AUSTIN — Just more than a week after Governor Greg Abbott launched Texas' 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has captured the ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Allstate created the "world's largest driving behavior database," with data on more than 45 million Americans, by paying mobile app developers millions of ...
Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in state House; Carlos Cascos (1952–2024), Secretary of State of Texas in Abbott administration; Henry E. Catto Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a man in Round Rock Wednesday after he was accused of raping a child and added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Immigrants list.