For example, members of the Railroad Commission don’t deal with railroads. Here’s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.
The states top executive leaders the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are on the ballot in November.
This means the state’s top executive leaders — the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — are on the ballot.But so are other statewide offices, such as the land commissioner and agriculture commissioner, that wield significant power by regulating industries or managing grants and funds. Judges and justices for the state’s top courts, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court, will also appear further down on the ballot.
The governor’s legislative powers include signing or vetoing bills and laying out emergency items for the Legislature to focus on during the first 60 days of regular legislative sessions, when no other bills can be passed.
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