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class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Governor of Texas</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/110px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/165px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/220px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="528" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the governor</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_Governor_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Standard of the governor</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg/200px-Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg/300px-Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg/400px-Greg_Abbott_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2054" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a><br /></div>since January 20, 2015</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Texas" title="Government of Texas">Government of Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">Governor</a><br />(informal)</li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable#United_States_of_America" title="The Honourable">The Honorable</a><br />(formal)</li><li><a href="/wiki/His_Excellency" class="mw-redirect" title="His Excellency">His Excellency</a><br /> (courtesy)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Governor%27s_Mansion" title="Texas Governor's Mansion">Texas Governor's Mansion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Four years, no term limit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Constitution">Texas Constitution</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_Texas" title="President of the Republic of Texas">President of the Republic of Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Pinckney_Henderson" class="mw-redirect" title="James Pinckney Henderson">James Pinckney Henderson</a><br />1846</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1845</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$143,750 (2019)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gov.texas.gov/">gov.texas.gov</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Governor of Texas</b> heads the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Texas" title="Government of Texas">state government</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and is the highest elected official in the state. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branches of the state government and is the commander in chief of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Military_Department" title="Texas Military Department">Texas Military</a>. The current governor is <a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a>, who took office in 2015. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications">Qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Texas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anyone seeking to become the governor of Texas must meet the following qualifications:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Be at least 30 years of age</li> <li>Be a Texas resident for at least five years before the election</li></ul> <p>Governors of Texas are directly elected by registered voters in Texas and serve for a term of four years. They take office on the third Tuesday of January following an election, which is also the date of expiry of the previous gubernatorial term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Texas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state's first constitution in 1845 established the office of governor, to serve for two years, but no more than four years out of every six (essentially a limit of no more than two <i>consecutive</i> terms).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1861 secessionist constitution set the term start date at the first Monday in the November following the election.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1866 constitution, adopted just after the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, increased terms to 4 years, but no more than 8 years out of every 12, and moved the start date to the first Thursday after the organization of the legislature, or "as soon thereafter as practicable".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era" title="Reconstruction era">Reconstruction</a>-era constitution of 1869 removed the limit on terms,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Texas remains one of 16 states, territory or jurisdiction (including the U.S. Territory of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with no gubernatorial <a href="/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States" title="Term limits in the United States">term limits.</a> The present constitution of 1876 shortened terms back to two years,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but a 1972 amendment increased it again to four years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The gubernatorial election is held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and does not coincide with the presidential elections. The governor is sworn in on the third Tuesday of January every four years along with the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">lieutenant governor</a>, so Abbott and current lieutenant governor <a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a> both took office on January 20, 2015. </p><p>Despite the lack of term limits, no Texas governor in the 19th or 20th century ever served more than seven and a half consecutive years in office (<a href="/wiki/Allan_Shivers" title="Allan Shivers">Allan Shivers</a>) or eight years total service (<a href="/wiki/Bill_Clements" title="Bill Clements">Bill Clements</a>, in two non-consecutive four-year terms). Former governor <a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a>, who served from 2000 to 2015, surpassed both these records, becoming the first Texas governor to serve three consecutive four-year terms. When Perry won the <a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Texas gubernatorial election">general election on November 2, 2010</a>, he joined Shivers, <a href="/wiki/Price_Daniel" title="Price Daniel">Price Daniel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Connally" title="John Connally">John Connally</a> as the only Texas governors elected to three terms (the terms served by governors Shivers, Daniel, and Connally were two-year terms). On November 8, 2022, current governor <a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a> was re-elected and became the fifth Texas governor to serve three terms following Shivers, Daniel, Connally and Perry. In case of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This rule was added only in a 1999<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> amendment, prior to which the lieutenant governor only acted as governor, except during the time of the 1861 constitution, which said that the lieutenant governor would be styled "Governor of the State of Texas" in case of vacancy.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Georgia">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Governor of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Hawaii" title="List of governors of Hawaii">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Idaho" title="List of governors of Idaho">Idaho</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Illinois</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Illinois" title="List of governors of Illinois">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">Indiana</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Indiana" title="List of governors of Indiana">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of governors of Iowa">Iowa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Kansas" title="List of governors of Kansas">Kansas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Kentucky</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Kentucky" title="List of governors of Kentucky">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Louisiana</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Louisiana" title="List of governors of Louisiana">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Maine</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maine" title="List of governors of Maine">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Maryland</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maryland" title="List of governors of Maryland">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">Michigan</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Michigan" title="List of governors of Michigan">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Minnesota" title="List of governors of Minnesota">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Mississippi</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Mississippi" title="List of governors of Mississippi">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Missouri" title="List of governors of Missouri">Missouri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Montana" title="List of governors of Montana">Montana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Nebraska" title="List of governors of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Nevada" title="List of governors of Nevada">Nevada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_Hampshire" title="List of governors of New Hampshire">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_Jersey" title="List of governors of New Jersey">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_Mexico" title="List of governors of New Mexico">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">New York</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_York" title="List of governors of New York">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">North Carolina</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_North_Carolina" title="List of governors of North Carolina">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_North_Dakota" title="List of governors of North Dakota">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Ohio" title="List of governors of Ohio">Ohio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Oklahoma" title="List of governors of Oklahoma">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">Oregon</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Oregon" title="List of governors of Oregon">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Pennsylvania" title="List of governors of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of governors of Rhode Island">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_South_Carolina" title="List of governors of South Carolina">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_South_Dakota" title="List of governors of South Dakota">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Tennessee</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Tennessee" title="List of governors of Tennessee">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Texas</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Texas" title="List of governors of Texas">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Utah" title="List of governors of Utah">Utah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Vermont</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Vermont" title="List of governors of Vermont">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Virginia</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Virginia" title="List of governors of Virginia">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Washington" title="List of governors of Washington">Washington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Virginia" title="List of governors of West Virginia">West Virginia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Wisconsin" title="List of governors of Wisconsin">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Wyoming" title="List of governors of Wyoming">Wyoming</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_governors_of_insular_areas_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Lists of governors of insular areas of the United States">Territorial</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors#Territory_governors" title="List of current United States governors">current list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_American_Samoa" title="List of governors of American Samoa">American Samoa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Washington,_D.C." title="List of mayors of Washington, D.C.">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Guam" title="List of governors of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Governor of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Puerto_Rico" title="List of governors of Puerto Rico">list</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Defunct</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Cuba" title="List of colonial governors of Cuba">Cuba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Dakota_Territory" title="List of governors of Dakota Territory">Dakota Territory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Panama_Canal_Zone" title="List of governors of the Panama Canal Zone">Panama Canal Zone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_Philippines" title="Governor-General of the Philippines">Philippine Islands</a> (until 1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_to_the_Philippines" title="High Commissioner to the Philippines">Philippine Commonwealth</a> (until 1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_of_the_Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Dominican_Republic#Foreign_governors_and_military_commanders_since_1903" title="List of presidents of the Dominican Republic">Santo Domingo</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Statewide_political_officials_of_Texas" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">John Cornyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">Ted Cruz</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Seal_of_Texas.svg/90px-Seal_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Seal_of_Texas.svg/135px-Seal_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Seal_of_Texas.svg/180px-Seal_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="524" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Texas" title="Government of Texas">State government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Nelson" title="Jane Nelson">Jane Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Texas" title="Secretary of State of Texas">Secretary of State</a> (appointed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Attorney_General" title="Texas Attorney General">Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hegar" title="Glenn Hegar">Glenn Hegar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Comptroller_of_Public_Accounts" title="Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts">Comptroller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Buckingham" title="Dawn Buckingham">Dawn Buckingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_General_Land_Office" title="Texas General Land Office">Land Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Miller_(politician)" title="Sid Miller (politician)">Sid Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Agriculture" title="Texas Department of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Christian" title="Wayne Christian">Wayne Christian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christi_Craddick" title="Christi Craddick">Christi Craddick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright_(commissioner)" title="Jim Wright (commissioner)">Jim Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Railroad_Commission_of_Texas" title="Railroad Commission of Texas">Railroad Commissioners</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Charles Schwertner</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate" title="List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate">President pro tempore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Paxton" title="Angela Paxton">Angela Paxton</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Alvarado" title="Carol Alvarado">Carol Alvarado</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dade_Phelan" title="Dade Phelan">Dade Phelan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Geren" title="Charlie Geren">Charlie Geren</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Oliverson" title="Tom Oliverson">Tom Oliverson</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trey_Martinez_Fischer" title="Trey Martinez Fischer">Trey Martinez Fischer</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Texas" title="Supreme Court of Texas">Supreme Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Hecht" title="Nathan Hecht">Nathan Hecht</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Blacklock" title="Jimmy Blacklock">Jimmy Blacklock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debra_Lehrmann" title="Debra Lehrmann">Debra Lehrmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Devine_(judge)" title="John P. 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