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The "Father of Texas", Stephen F. Austin, was appointed Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas by President Sam Houston in 1836. [ 11 ] Since then, Texas became a state of the United States in 1845 and there have been 115 Secretaries of State.
Jane Y. McCallum served as Secretary of State of Texas from 1927 to 1933, the longest term of office. The following is a list of secretaries of state of Texas for both the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas. [1]
Jane Gray Nelson [1] (born October 5, 1951) [2] is an American businesswoman who sits on the board of her husbands company and former school teacher (1973-1978) [3] who serves as the Secretary of State of Texas since 2023. She was a Texas state senator who represented Texas Senate District 12. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving ...
List of Secretaries of State of the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas. Pages in category "Secretaries of state of Texas" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
In early December 2022, Scott said he would resign as secretary of state at the end of the year, and his resignation took effect on December 31, 2022. [6] [7] [8] After stepping down as secretary of state, Scott worked as a lobbyist during the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature. [8]
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Rolando Burgoa Pablos (born September 26, 1967) is an American executive, attorney, and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. [1] He was sworn in as the 111th Secretary of State of Texas on January 5, 2017. [2] On December 6, 2018, Pablos announced his resignation as Secretary of State effective December 15. [3]
During Connor's time with the Secretary of State's office, Texas overtook California as America's largest exporting state. From 2001 to 2004, Texas exports grew by 23.4% to $117.2 billion. While there are multiple factors behind the state's increasing prominence in exports, the focused and active promotion of Texas exports by the state's chief ...