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Government of Texas
Government of the U.S. state of Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels.
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Government of Texas | |
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Part of | United States of America |
Constitution | Constitution of Texas |
Legislative branch | |
Name | Legislature |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Texas State Capitol |
Upper house | |
Name | Senate |
Presiding officer | Dan Patrick, President |
Lower house | |
Name | House of Representatives |
Presiding officer | Dade Phelan, Speaker |
Executive branch | |
Head of State and Government | |
Title | Governor |
Currently | Greg Abbott |
Appointer | Election |
Cabinet | |
Leader | Governor |
Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
Headquarters | Texas State Capitol |
Judicial branch | |
Name | Judiciary of Texas |
Courts | Courts of Texas |
Supreme Court of Texas | |
Chief judge | Nathan Hecht |
Seat | Austin |
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Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but is faced in Texas pink granite and is topped by a statue of the "Goddess of Liberty" holding aloft a five-point Texas star. The capitol is also notable for purposely being built seven feet taller than the U.S. national capitol.[1]