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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. The Texas Constitution was written to limit the governor’s powers, especially within the Legislature, but the governor can still hold a lot of informal power through political influence, said Jennifer Hayes Clark, an associate professor of political science at the University of Houston.
The governor can also fill vacancies for the remainder of an unfinished term if an elected official, a judge or a justice resigns or dies. Many appointments require confirmation from the Texas Senate, but governors can skirt that requirement if an election for an office is held before the Senate reconvenes, said Drew Landry, an assistant professor of government at South Plains College. Abbott and former Gov. Rick Perry, in particular, often used this workaround, Landry said.
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