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TEXAS GOVERNOR
• Constitutional (formal) requirements:
TEXAS GOVERNOR
• Informal requirements (common characteristics)
Texas governor
IMPEACHMENT
IMPEACHMENT OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR
POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
1/3) EXECUTIVE ROLES
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
1/3) EXECUTIVE ROLES
a) Appointment power of the governor
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
1/3) EXECUTIVE ROLES
b) Plural executive power of the governor
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
1/3) EXECUTIVE ROLES
c) Budget power of the governor
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
a) State of the state address
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
b) Emergency legislation:
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
c) Special sessions:
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
d) Veto powers:
(The veto is one of the most important sources of legislative influence for the Texas governor.)
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
2/3) LEGISLATIVE ROLES
e) Executive orders:
FORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
3/3) JUDICIAL ROLES
INFORMAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR:
(the ability of the Texas governor to accomplish a legislative agenda will depend in large part on her or his informal power)
THE MEMBERS OF THE PLURAL EXECUTIVE
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Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick $7.000 per year.
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Attorney General
Ken Paxton $150.000 per year.
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Comptroller of Public Accounts
Glenn Hegar $150,000 per year.
in Texas be 18 years old or more and no profesional qualification
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The agriculture commissioner
Sid Miller $137,500.
is not a constitutionally required position and may be changed by the Texas Legislature at any time.
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Land Commissioner
George P. Bush $137,500 per year.
in texas 18+
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Secretary of State
Carlos Cascos $125,880
(Pending Senate Approval)
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
There are close to 300 boards and commissions in the stat. Some boards are elected, others are appointed, and therefore obligated to the governor or the legislative leadership that appointed its members. but Six of the most important are:
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
The Railroad Commission of Texas
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
The State Board of Education
The State Board of Education is another example of an elected board , like the Railroad Commission.
MERIT BASED SYSTEM
