Governor of Texas
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The Governor of Texas is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Texas canonical | 37 |
| Texas Governor | 3 |
| Commander-in-Chief (Governor of Texas) | 1 |
| Governorship of Texas | 1 |
| governorship of Texas | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
public office ⓘ state executive office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Texas ⓘ |
| appointedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch ⓘ |
| category | Governors of Texas ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf |
Texas Military Forces
ⓘ
Texas National Guard when not federalized ⓘ Texas Military Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Texas State Guard
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedIn | statewide election in Texas ⓘ |
| electionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| eligibleForOfficeRequirement |
must be a U.S. citizen
ⓘ
must be at least 30 years old ⓘ must have resided in Texas for at least 5 years immediately before election ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | citizens of Texas meeting state voting requirements ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | James Pinckney Henderson ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1846-02-19 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | executive branch of the Government of Texas ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve or veto appropriations bills
ⓘ
call special sessions of the Texas Legislature ⓘ deliver the State of the State address ⓘ fill certain judicial vacancies ⓘ grant reprieves and commutations upon recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles ⓘ make appointments to state boards and commissions ⓘ veto legislation passed by the Texas Legislature ⓘ |
| hasRight | to use line-item veto on appropriations bills ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
|
| officeCreatedBy |
Texas Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Texas
|
| officeHolder | Greg Abbott ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2015-01-20 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Texas state agencies
ⓘ
implementation of Texas state laws ⓘ |
| participatesIn | state budget process ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Texas ⓘ |
| precededByOffice |
Mirabeau B. Lamar
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Republic of Texas
|
| residence | Texas Governor's Mansion ⓘ |
| seat |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
|
| style | The Honorable ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Texas Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Texas
|
| symbolicRole | ceremonial head of state for Texas ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable indefinitely ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
ⓘ
Texas Legislature ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Texas Governor
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief (Governor of Texas)
this entity surface form:
governorship of Texas
subject surface form:
Article IV of the Texas Constitution
subject surface form:
Article IV of the Texas Constitution
subject surface form:
Article IV of the Texas Constitution
this entity surface form:
Texas Governor
this entity surface form:
Governorship of Texas
Texas in the United States House of Representatives
→
specialElectionsCalledBy
→
Governor of Texas
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Texas Governor
subject surface form:
Texas Protocol and International Affairs Office
subject surface form:
Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System