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Texas State Officials
  • Gov. Rick Perry (4 yr. term)
  • Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (4 yr. term)
  • Attorney General Greg Abbott (4 yr. term)
  • Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs (4 yr. term)
  • Commissioner of General Land Office Jerry Patterson (4 yr. term)
  • Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples (4 yr. term)
  • Secretary of State Esperanza "Hope" Andrade (Note: Appointed by the governor & serves at the pleaure of the governor.)[Appointed 7/23/2008]
  • Railroad Commission 
    Elizabeth A. Jones (Republican) (6 yr. term) 
Victor Carrillo (Republican) (6 yr. term)  
MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS (Republican) (6 yr. term)
  • 7th District: State Sen. Dan Patrick (Republican) (4 yr. term)
  • 126th District: State Rep. Patricia Harless (Republican) (2 yr. term)
  • 150th District: State Rep. Debbie Riddle (Republican) (2 yr. term)
    LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP--80TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE
    80th Session Texas Legislature (Convened January 2007) 
    Speaker of the House:                Tom Craddick, R-Midland  (2 yr. term)
Speaker Pro Tempore:                 Sylvester Turner, D-Houston (2 yr. term)
House Majority & Minority Leaders; House Majority & Minority Whips:  none
President of the Senate:             David Dewhurst  (4 yr. term) 
President Pro Tempore:               Florence Shapiro, R-Plano(4 yr. term)
Senate Majority & Minority Leaders, Senate Majority & Minority Whips: none
  • Speaker Tom Craddick
  • Texas Senate Members
  • Texas House of Representatives: Citizen's Handbook
  • Find Your Incumbent (Use street address to find Texas State House of Representative member.)
  • Texas Senate: Citizen's Handbook | Legislative Process in Texas |
  • Find Your Incumbent (Use street address to find Texas State Senator.)
    More information about the Texas Legislature

    Harris County Officials

    COUNTY IN WHICH HOUSTON IS LOCATED: HARRIS
  • County Judge Ed Emmett
  • Commissioner El Franco Lee (Precinct 1)
  • Commissioner Sylvia Garcia (Precinct 2)
  • Commissioner Steve Radack (Precinct 3)
  • Commissioner Jerry Eversole (Precinct 4)
  • Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt
  • County Clerk Beverly Kaufman
  • County Attorney Michael Stafford
  • County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez
  • District Attorney Ken Magidson
  • Sheriff Tommy Thomas
  • District Clerk Theresa Chang
  • Justice of the Peace Courts | Harris County Precinct 4 Position 1 J. Kent Adams |
  • Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Ron Hickman
  • Is This Address Within Harris County? |

    Houston Officials

  • Mayor Bill White
  • Houston City Council
    "The salary of all members of the Legislature, both Senators and Representatives, is $7,200 per year and $119 per diem during the legislative sessions; mileage allowance at the same rate provided by law for state employees. The per diem payment applies during each regular and special session of the Legislature." Source: Texas Almanac.
    "In accordance with the Texas Constitution, the legislature meets in a regular legislative session in Austin every two years. By statute, the legislature convenes in a regular session on the second Tuesday in January of every odd-numbered year. These biennial sessions are limited to 140 days' duration. The constitution also allows the governor to call additional special sessions as necessary. During a called session, which cannot exceed 30 days, the legislature may consider legislation only on matters specified in proclamations issued by the governor." Source: Legislative Process in Texas
    "The Legislature of the State of Texas is the state's lawmaking body. Its primary function is to enact laws to provide for the health, welfare, education, environment, and economic and general well-being of the citizens of Texas. It also establishes public policy through the passage of bills and resolutions and proposes amendments to the state constitution, which are then submitted to the voters for approval or disapproval." Source: Legislative Process in Texas
    "The Texas legislature is the dominant branch of state government within the state constitutional framework of separation of powers. Under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the legislature, as representative of the people of Texas, exercises plenary powers, limited only by the Texas and United States constitutions and valid federal laws. The legislature may exercise the state's inherent police power to promote and safeguard the public safety, health, morals, and welfare; and, by nineteenth century judicial interpretations, is superior to local governments, which are regarded as "creatures of the state". The lawmaking institution also possesses the traditional legislative power of the purse (to tax, spend, and borrow money for public purposes), and to organize and confer powers on the executive and judiciary not otherwise provided for or prohibited in the Texas Constitution. Nevertheless, the legislature is subject to checks and balances in the tripartite system. Prime examples are the governor's power to veto bills, which is rarely overridden, and to call special sessions; the courts' power of judicial review; and a measure of administrative agency independence in the absence of a central management structure." Source: Handbook of Texas Online. Back to Search Engines
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