Texas Politics Questions Flashcards
Who is the current Governor of Texas?
Greg Abbott
Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Texas?
Dan Patrick
Which of the following does the Texas Railroad Commission actually regulate today?
Oil and Gas
Who is the current Attorney General of the State of Texas?
Ken Paxton
Harris County is the largest county by population in the state of Texas. Which of the following is true of the County Judge of Harris County? (Select all that apply)
A. The County Judge is the chief executive of the county.
B. The County Judge is the presiding officer of the Commissioners Court.
C. The County Judge does not preside over trials
D. The current Judge is Lina Hidalgo.
The Texas Railroad Commission currently regulates the Texas oil and gas industry not railroads. The commissioners are elected directly for 6 year terms and do not answer to the Governor. In class, I said this makes the current Chair of the Commission one of the most powerful women in the world. Who is the current Chair?
Christi Craddick
Who was the first female Senator in Texas history?
Kay Bailey Hutchison
This November Houston had a Mayoral election to select the successor to current Mayor Sylvester Turner. No candidate won a majority, so two candidates will face in a run-off election on December 7. One is State Senator John Whitmire. The other is a current United States Member of Congress from Houston. What is her name?
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas was the second state in the United States to elect a female Governor, under unusual circumstances. Her husband was a former Governor who had been impeached, convicted, and barred from holding future office. She campaigned on the slogan of “two governors for the price of one.” She served two non-consecutive terms from January 20, 1925 – January 18, 1927 and January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935. What was her name?
Miriam Ferguson
At the federal level, the President is the unitary Chief Executive, the only elected official with executive responsibility… In Texas, six executive officials are elected in their own right and answer directly to the people. The federal system is called a “unitary executive.” The state system is called ______.
A plural executive
