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Governor’s Office
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The office of the Governor is the administrative organization through which the governor of Texas makes appointments, prepares a biennial budget recommendation, administers federal and state grants for crime prevention and law enforcement, and confers full and conditional pardons on recommendations of the board of pardons and paroles
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Appointive power
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the authority to name a person to a government office. Most gubernatorial appointments require senate approval by 2/3 of the members present
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Recess appointment
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An appointment made by the governor when the Texas Legislature is not in session
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Removal power
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Authority to remove an official from office. In Texas, the governor’s removal power is limited to staff members, some agency heads, and their own appointees with the consent of the Senate
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Martial law
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Temporary rule by military authorities when civil authorities are unable to handle a riot or other civil disorder
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Budgetary power
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The governor is supposed to submit a state budget to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session. When an appropriation bill is enacted by the leglistature and certified by the comptroller of public of accounts the governor may veto the whole document or individual items
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line-item veto
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Action by the governor to delete a line item while permitting enactment of other parts of an appropriation bill
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Executive order
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The governor issues executive orders to set policy within the executive branch and to create task forces, councils, and other bodies
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Proclamation
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A governor’s official announcement (e.g. calling a special election or declaring a disaster area
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Legislative power
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The governor’s legislative power is exercised through messages delivered to the Texas Legislature, vetoes of bills and concurrent resolutions and calls for special sessions of the legislature
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Message power
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The governor’s State of the State Address at the “commencement” of a legislative session and messages delivered in person or in writing are examples of gubernatorial exercise if message power to communicate with legislators and the public
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Veto power
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Authority of the governor to reject a bill or concurrent resolution passed by the legislature
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Post adjournment veto
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Rejection by the governor of a pending bill or concurrent resolution during the 20 days following a legislative session
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parole
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Released from prison before completion of a sentence; good behavior of the parolee is a condition of release
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Full pardon
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On recommendation of the Board of pardons and paroles, the governor may grant a full pardon. This act of executive clemency releases a convicted person for all consequences of a criminal act and restores rights enjoyed by others who have not been convicted of a crime
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Conditional pardon
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On recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the governor may grant a conditional pardon. This act of clemency releases a convicted person for the consequences of his or her crimes but does not restore all rights, as in the case of a full pardon
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Commutation of sentence
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On the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the governor may commute(reduce) a sentence
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Reprieve
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An act of executive clemency that temporarily suspends excution of a sentence
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Plural executive
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The governor & elected department heads as provided by the Texas Constitution and statutes
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Lieutenant governor
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Popularly elected, serves as president of the Senate, and is first in the line of succession if the office of governor becomes vacant before the end of a term
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Attorney general
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The constitutional official elected to head Office of the Attorney General, which represents the state government in lawsuits and provides legal advice to state and local officials.
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Comptroller of public accounts
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This elected constitutional officer is responsible for collecting taxes, keeping accounts, estimating revenue, and serving as treasure for the state
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Commissioner of the GeneralLand Office
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As head of Texas’s General Land Office, this elected constitutional officer oversees the state’s extensive land holdings & relative mineral interest, especially oil and gas leasing for the benefit of the Permanent School Fund
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Commissioner of agriculture
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The elected official who heads Texas’s Department of Agriculture, which promotes the sale of agriculture commodities & regulates pesticides, aquaculture, egg quality, weights and measurements, and grain wearhouse
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Secretary of state
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The state’s chief elections officer, appointed by the governor for a term concurrent with that of the governor
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