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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.
Texas has had chief executives with the titles of governors and presidents since 1691. These were under the flags of: (New) Spain (governors, 1691–1821) Mexico (governors, 1821–1836) Republic of Texas (presidents, 1836–1846) United States of America (governors, 1846–1861 and 1865–present) Confederate States of America (governors, 1861 ...
[2] [3] In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession. [4] [5] As of January 21, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and ...
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer Land Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1846 J. Pinckney Henderson (D) Albert Clinton Horton (D) Volney Howard (D) James B. Shaw (D) James H. Raymond (D) Thomas W. Ward (D) D maj. D maj. Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D) Sam ...
The most recent-serving independent governor is Bill Walker of Alaska, who served 2014–2018. The most recent member of a third party (not an independent) elected to a governorship is Jesse Ventura , a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota who was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 .
(The Center Square) – Another longtime Texas Democrat has switched parties, joining the Republican Party, this time in the border county of Webb. Webb County flipped red in November, joining ...
Instead the Svalbard Act specified that the islands would be administered by the Governor of Svalbard and were considered "part of the Kingdom of Norway", although not regarded as a county. The islands had until then been known as the Spitsbergen Archipelago, and it was at this time the term Svalbard was introduced.
In his last term, Ducey was part of an effort with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and other Republican governors in southern border states who bused migrants north to Democrat-led cities in protest of ...