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2. Texas Tax Reform Commission - Wikipedia

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   The Texas Tax Reform Commission (TTRC) was created by Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2005 to modernize the state tax system and provide long-term property tax relief as well as sound financing for public schools. Upon the Commission's creation, Governor Perry requested that the "ultimate recommendations on reforming the state tax structure focus ...

3. Politics of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Texas has a reputation for strict "law and order" sentencing. Texas leads the nation in executions in raw numbers, with 578 executions from 1976 to 2022. The second-highest ranking state is Oklahoma at 119. [26] A 2002 Houston Chronicle poll of Texans found that when asked "Do you support the death penalty?" 69.1% responded that they did, 21.9% ...

4. List of governors of Texas - Wikipedia

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   [2] [3] In some respects, it is the lieutenant governor of Texas, who presides over the Texas Senate, who possesses greater influence to exercise their prerogatives. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rick Perry is the longest-serving governor, having assumed the governorship in 2000 upon the exit of George W. Bush , who resigned to take office as the 43rd president ...

5. Texas Attorney General - Wikipedia

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   The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer [1] of the U.S. state of Texas. The current officeholder, Republican Ken Paxton , has served in the position since January 5, 2015. History

6. Adjutant General of Texas - Wikipedia

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   Texas Military Forces were established in 1835 in concurrence with the Texas Revolution.The War Department, headed by the Secretary of War, was established by the 1st Congress of the Republic of Texas on August 5, 1836, which included the Texas militia, Texas Army, Texas Navy, Texas Rangers, and Office of the Adjutant General first held by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston from August 5, 1836 to ...

7. Stephen Heard Darden - Wikipedia

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   Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; In office 1874 - 1879: Preceded by: Albert A. Bledsoe: Succeeded by: William M. Brown: Member of the Second Confederate Congress; In office November 21, 1864 - March 18, 1865