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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of governors of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas Constitution. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Politics of Texas - Wikipedia

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    t. e. For about a hundred years, from after Reconstruction until the 1990s, the Democratic Party dominated Texas politics, making it part of the Solid South. In a reversal of alignments, since the late 1960s, the Republican Party has grown more prominent. By the 1990s, it became the state's dominant political party and remains so to this day ...

  6. Governor of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. gov.texas.gov. 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 and legislative branch of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who took office in 2015.

  7. Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The entrance to the T.R.S. Building on Red River Street in Austin. Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a public pension plan of the State of Texas.Established in 1937, TRS provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas and manages a $180 billion trust fund established to finance member benefits.

  8. Texas Space Commission - Wikipedia

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    Texas Space Commission. The Texas Space Commission is a state agency of the Government of Texas. It was founded by the 48th governor of Texas Greg Abbott at Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 26, 2024. [1] [2]

  9. Texas Department of Public Safety - Wikipedia

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    www .dps .texas .gov. The 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. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and driver license administration. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS.