The State of Texas Chapter 4 (The Executive Department and the Office of the Governor in Texas)

Formal qualifications

-governor must be 30 years old

-must be a us citizen

-have been a resident of Texas for at least 5 years

Term length

serve 4 year terms with no term limits (changed from 2 yr terms in 1975)

Governor’s power (not extremely powerful)

weak appointment powers, governor has small control over the budget, does not have veto power, struggle to control their party

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