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2. Constable (Texas) - Wikipedia

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   Constable (Texas) In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. The constables are provided for in the Texas Constitution of 1876 (Article 5, Section 18). The term of office for Texas constables is ...

3. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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   The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D ...

4. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Dawson County, formed in 1858 in what is now Kinney County and Uvalde County and abolished in 1866 (not to be confused with the present-day Dawson County). Encinal County, formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.

5. What is a county judge? How the highest political position in ...

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   October 5, 2022 at 7:00 AM. In each of Texas’ 254 counties, the person with the highest political prominence is the county judge. The county judge oversees a four-person court of commissioners ...

6. Lieutenant Governor of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The lieutenant 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 because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.

7. Harris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Texas. (2020) Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, [ 1 ] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United States.