Texas Plural Executive Analysis

The Texas plural executive exists to limit the power of the Texas Governor with the exception of the Secretary of State. The people of the State of Texas and not the governor himself elect all positions of the plural executive with the exception of the Secretary of State. The offices that make up the plural executive are Governor, Lieutenant Governor, The Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of the General Land Office and The Secretary of State. The reasoning for the formation of the plural executive is to limit the power the governor has. This means that each executive does not have to listen to the governor himself and any major change the governor tries to pass has to be approved by each executive. The executives cannot sign laws themselves but have a great deal on the influence of laws that are proposed accordingly with their parts of the executive branch respectively. Each representative may work together under the plural executive but have specialized powers and influence on the decisions being made for the State of Texas. The face of the plural executive would be the Governor with salary at $130,000 for the 2012-2013 fiscal year ("The Plural Executive"). The governor may grant pardons, reprieves, commutations, may veto legislations, call special sessions as well as …show more content…
Both sound similar in terms of responsibilities they might have but are very much different perspective wise. The Commissioner of Agriculture serves as the head of the Department of Agriculture and is responsible for carrying out laws on the agriculture in the state of Texas as well as enforcing consumer laws on all weights used for trade and commerce (“The Commissioner of Agriculture”). The Commissioner of General Land Office holds the responsibility of managing all public land in Texas such as airports, parks,