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9-518: TRA is a self-funded entity from its operations; it receives no state appropriations or taxes. TRA is governed by a 25-member board of directors, all of whom are appointed by the Governor of Texas for six-year terms. Roughly 1/3 of the board is reappointed or replaced every two years. The board, in turn, hires the General Manager, who oversees TRA's operations. Under the statute creating

18-411: A term of four years. They take office on the third Tuesday of January following an election, which is also the date of expiry of the previous gubernatorial term. The state's first constitution in 1845 established the office of governor, to serve for two years, but no more than four years out of every six (essentially a limit of no more than two consecutive terms). The 1861 secessionist constitution set

27-415: The presidential elections . All gubernatorial elections have been a part of the midterm elections since the 1974 election , invalidating the latter. The governor is sworn in on the third Tuesday of January every four years along with the lieutenant governor , so Abbott and current lieutenant governor Dan Patrick both took office on January 20, 2015. Despite the lack of term limits, no Texas governor in

36-586: The state government of Texas and is the highest elected official in the state. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branches of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military . The current governor is Greg Abbott , who took office in 2015. Anyone seeking to become the governor of Texas must meet the following qualifications: Governors of Texas are directly elected by registered voters in Texas and serve for

45-482: The 19th or 20th century ever served more than seven and a half consecutive years in office ( Allan Shivers ) or eight years total service ( Bill Clements , in two non-consecutive four-year terms). Former governor Rick Perry , who served from 2000 to 2015, surpassed both these records, becoming the first Texas governor to serve three consecutive four-year terms. When Perry won the general election on November 2, 2010 , he joined Shivers, Price Daniel , and John Connally as

54-588: The TRA, the board members are appointed as follows: Since 1911, 31 major reservoirs have been constructed in the drainage basin of the Trinity River, 29 of which fall under the jurisdiction of the Trinity River Authority. This Texas -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Governor of Texas The governor of Texas is the head of

63-619: The limit on terms, Texas remains one of 16 states, territory or jurisdiction (including the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia ) with no gubernatorial term limits. The present constitution of 1876 shortened terms back to two years, but a 1972 amendment increased it to four years again. The gubernatorial election is held every four years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November that does not coincide with

72-402: The only Texas governors elected to three terms (the terms served by governors Shivers, Daniel, and Connally were two-year terms). On November 8, 2022, current governor Greg Abbott was re-elected and became the fifth Texas governor to serve three terms following Shivers, Daniel, Connally and Perry. In case of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. This rule

81-471: The term start date at the first Monday in the November following the election. The 1866 constitution, adopted just after the American Civil War , increased terms to 4 years, but no more than 8 years out of every 12, and moved the start date to the first Thursday after the organization of the legislature, or "as soon thereafter as practicable". The Reconstruction -era constitution of 1869 removed

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