The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system...
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The Governor of Texas heads the state government of Texas and is the highest elected official in the state. The governor is the leader of the executive...
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House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power...
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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...
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Women have been underrepresented in all three branches of Texas state government. Texas has had only two female governors over 175 years since statehood...
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The Government of Pasadena, Texas operates under a Mayor-Council form of government with a mayor and eight council members who are responsible for enacting...
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The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a breakaway state in North America. It existed for 10 years, from March 2, 1836...
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The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the...
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Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas, and enumerates...
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president of the Republic of Texas (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Tejas) was the head of state and head of government while Texas was an independent...
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case involved a claim by the Reconstruction government of Texas that United States bonds owned by Texas since 1850 had been illegally sold by the Confederate...
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The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, they compose the...
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who are taking Texas Government courses. The publication is typically subscribed to by college Texas-Government professors on behalf of their students...
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The Official Website of the Government of Texas The State of Texas Texas State Databases Texas Politics Energy Profile for Texas—Economic, environmental...
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in northern Mexico and South Texas. In these societies, the government's primary role was seen as being the preservation of social order. Solving individual...
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General of Texas is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for the U.S. state of Texas. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Texas Attorney...
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal...
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in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. Since 2021, Texas A&M has enrolled the largest student body in...
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The government of Texas's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state consisted of a decentralized system that was mostly reliant on local...
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colleges and universities in the State of Texas that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions...
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adjourn. List of Texas state legislatures "Texas legislative sessions and years". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Government of Texas. Archived from...
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municipalities (municipios in Spanish), a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, the...
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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...
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, commonly known as the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), is a department of the state government of Texas...
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Throughout the history of Texas, English and Spanish have at one time or another been the primary dominant language used by government officials, with German...
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Austin (/ˈɔːstɪn/ AW-stin) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into...
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conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the Consultation of November 3, 1835, were held here. San Felipe acted as the capital for the provisional government of Texas until...
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The Texas Military Department (TMD) is an executive branch agency of the Texas government. Along with the Texas Department of Public Safety, it is charged...
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laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law...
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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...
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