Office of the Governor of Texas

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The Office of the Governor of Texas is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing laws, and overseeing state agencies under the authority of the elected Governor of Texas.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Texas
appointedBy voters of Texas (indirectly, through election of the Governor)
associatedWith Texas Legislature
Judiciary of Texas
surface form: "Texas judiciary"
branchOfGovernment Executive branch of Texas
budget state-funded operating budget of the Governor's Office of Texas
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
employer Governor of Texas
staff of the Governor of Texas
hasAuthorityOver Texas state executive agencies (subject to law)
hasPart Appointments Office (Texas Governor)
Office of the Governor of Texas
surface form: "Communications Office (Texas Governor)"

Criminal Justice Division (Texas Governor's Office)
Economic Development and Tourism Office (Texas Governor)
Office of the Governor of Texas
surface form: "General Counsel's Office (Texas Governor)"

Governor's executive staff
legislative affairs office
surface form: "Legislative Affairs Office (Texas Governor)"

Office of Budget, Planning and Policy (Texas Governor)
Public Safety Office (Texas Governor's Office)
Office of the Governor of Texas
surface form: "Texas Homeland Security Office (within Governor's Office)"

Women's Commission or related advisory bodies (historically or currently, as applicable)
headOfGovernment Governor of Texas
headquartersLocation Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
inception 1845
jurisdiction Texas
surface form: "State of Texas"
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Texas Constitution
Texas statutes
locatedInBuilding Texas State Capitol
surface form: "Texas State Capitol (for official offices)"
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Travis County, Texas
location Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
officeHeldBy elected Governor of Texas
officeholder Governor of Texas
partOf Government of Texas
precededBy President of the Republic of Texas
surface form: "Office of the President of the Republic of Texas (for executive leadership role)"
residenceAssociatedWithOffice Texas Governor's Mansion
residenceCity Austin, Texas NERFINISHED
responsibleFor appointments to Texas boards and commissions (through the Governor)
coordination of state emergency management
economic development initiatives in Texas
execution of the Texas state budget (in coordination with other entities)
implementation of Texas state laws
intergovernmental relations for the State of Texas
oversight of Texas state agencies
state-level homeland security policy
usesWritingSystem Latin script
website https://gov.texas.gov

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article IV authorizes Office of the Governor of Texas
subject surface form: "Article IV of the Texas Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Governor of Texas to require information from executive officers"
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas collaboratesWith Office of the Governor of Texas
Office of the Governor of Texas hasPart Office of the Governor of Texas
this entity surface form: "Communications Office (Texas Governor)"
Office of the Governor of Texas hasPart Office of the Governor of Texas
this entity surface form: "General Counsel's Office (Texas Governor)"
Office of the Governor of Texas hasPart Office of the Governor of Texas
this entity surface form: "Texas Homeland Security Office (within Governor's Office)"
Texas State Capitol houses Office of the Governor of Texas
Flag of the Governor of Texas usedBy Office of the Governor of Texas

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