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The Texas governor can be impeached by the State House of Representatives for committing treason, bribery, or any other high crime or misdemeanor. Once the governor is impeached, the case is forwarded to the State Senate for trial. A two-thirds majority vote in the Senate is required to remove the governor from office.
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 weakness.
Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [90] [91] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [92] [93] [94]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...
Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan elections choose all of the judges at all levels of the judiciary; the governor fills vacancies by appointment.
Here's what to know about El Pasoan Beto O'Rourke leading up to the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022.
The U.S. and Texas state flags fly outside the state Capitol building, in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2021. ... Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another Republican governor, ...
Governor: Took office: Left office: Notes: Domingo Terán de los Ríos: January 23, 1691 March 5, 1692 Official governor; previously served as governor of Sonora y Sinaloa (1681–1686), New Spain. Gregorio de Salinas Varona: 1692 1697 (Texas) / 1698 (Coahuila) Official governor; subsequently governed Nuevo León (1705–1707) and Honduras ...