Chapter Seven The Executive The Executive Looking Back

Chapter Seven The Executive

The Executive • Looking Back • A Weak Executive Branch Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 2

Figure 7. 1: The Structure of Texas Government (Important Agencies and Officials) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

Overview of the Governorship • Gubernatorial Politics • Election • Compensation Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4

Overview of the Governorship • Succession • Removal from Office • Staff Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

Powers of the Governor • Executive Powers • Legislative Powers Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6

Powers of the Governor • Judicial Powers • Informal Powers Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 7

The Plural Executive • The Lieutenant Governor • The Attorney General • The Comptroller of Public Accounts Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8

The Plural Executive • The Commissioner of the General Land Office • The Commissioner of Agriculture • The Secretary of State Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9

Selected Reading • “Governor Perry Signs $117 Billion State Budget and Uses Line-Item Veto Power to Eliminate $81 Million in Spending” Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 10