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  2. List of governors of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Salary. $150,000 (2013) [1] Website. gov.texas.gov. 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 ...

  3. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The state of Texas confirmed its first case on February 13, 2020, and many of the state's largest cities recorded their first cases throughout March. As of late May 2021, there were 50,198 COVID-19 related deaths reported in that state. The death rate in Texas was 175 for every 100,000 people, while national COVID-19 death rate was 179 per 100,000.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Multifamily Private Activity Bond Program. TSAHC issues tax-exempt multifamily private activity bonds to finance multifamily rental housing projects that meet one of the following priorities: 1) at-risk preservation and rehabilitation, 2) rural and smaller urban markets, 3) senior and supportive housing developments, or 4) disaster relief housing.

  6. List of Texas state symbols - Wikipedia

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    The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839. National seal. Seal of the Republic of Texas. January 25, 1839. State seal. Seal of Texas. December 29, 1845. Reverse of the seal.

  7. Permanent University Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Permanent University Fund was established by the 1876 Constitution of the State of Texas. [2] Initially, its assets included one-tenth of University of Texas at Austin lands bordering the railroads (UT Austin was granted 1 million acres (4,000 km 2) in West Texas as compensation) as well as 1 million acres (4,000 km 2) additional. [3]

  8. List of Texas state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Texas Animal Health Commission. Texas Apiary Inspection Service. Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Texas Attorney General. Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Texas Board of Nursing. Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.

  9. Legal status of Texas - Wikipedia

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    United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.