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List of Governors of Texas

Index List of Governors of Texas

The Governor of Texas is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Texas, the presiding officer over the executive branch of the Government of Texas, and the commander-in-chief of the Texas National Guard, the State's militia. [1]

190 relations: Admission to the Union, Alabama, Albert Clinton Horton, Allan Shivers, Alma mater, American Civil War, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Ann Richards, Asbury Bascom Davidson, Associate Justice, Austin, Texas, Bank, Barry Miller (politician), Baylor University, Beauford H. Jester, Ben Barnes (politician), Ben Ramsey, Bill (law), Bill Clements, Bill Ratliff, Bob Bullock, Brigadier general (United States), Chamber of commerce, Charles Allen Culberson, Chief Justice, Coke R. Stevenson, Commander-in-chief, Confederate States Army, Confederate States of America, Connecticut, Constitution of Texas, Dan Moody, Dan Patrick (politician), David Catchings Dickson, David Dewhurst, Democratic Party (United States), Dolph Briscoe, Edgar E. Witt, Edmund J. Davis, Edward Clark (governor), Elisha M. Pease, Executive (government), Fletcher Stockdale, Florida, Fort Worth, Texas, Francis Lubbock, George C. Pendleton, George Taylor Jester, George Tyler Wood, George W. Bush, ..., George Washington Jones (Texas politician), Georgia (U.S. state), Government of Texas, Governor (United States), Governor of Tennessee, Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, Hardin Richard Runnels, Impeachment, Incumbent, Independent politician, Iowa, James Allred, James Browning (Texas politician), James E. Ferguson, James Pinckney Henderson, James W. Henderson, James W. Throckmorton, Jim Hogg, John Alexander Greer, John Connally, John Ireland (politician), John Lee Smith, John McClannahan Crockett, Joseph D. Sayers, Joseph J. Reynolds, Kentucky, King of the Hill, Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Line-item veto, List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan, List of First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas, List of lieutenant governors of Texas, List of Texas Governors and Presidents, Louisiana, Mark White, Martin McNulty Crane, Miriam A. Ferguson, Mississippi, National Guard of the United States, Nellie Tayloe Ross, North Carolina, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Ohio, Oran Milo Roberts, Oscar Branch Colquitt, Pardon, Pat Morris Neff, Pendleton Murrah, Peter Hansborough Bell, Philip Sheridan, President, President of the Republic of Texas, President of the United States, Preston Smith (governor), Price Daniel, Rail transport, Railroad Commission of Texas, Reconstruction era, Republic of Texas, Republican Party (United States), Richard B. Hubbard, Richard Coke, Rick Perry, Ross S. Sterling, S. W. T. Lanham, Sam Houston, Seals of governors of the U.S. states, Secession in the United States, South Carolina, Supreme Court of Texas, Tennessee, Term limit, Texas, Texas Attorney General, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Governor's Mansion, Texas gubernatorial election, 1845, Texas gubernatorial election, 1847, Texas gubernatorial election, 1849, Texas gubernatorial election, 1851, Texas gubernatorial election, 1853, Texas gubernatorial election, 1855, Texas gubernatorial election, 1857, Texas gubernatorial election, 1859, Texas gubernatorial election, 1861, Texas gubernatorial election, 1863, Texas gubernatorial election, 1866, Texas gubernatorial election, 1954, Texas gubernatorial election, 1956, Texas gubernatorial election, 1958, Texas gubernatorial election, 1960, Texas gubernatorial election, 1962, Texas gubernatorial election, 1964, Texas gubernatorial election, 1966, Texas gubernatorial election, 1968, Texas gubernatorial election, 1970, Texas gubernatorial election, 1972, Texas gubernatorial election, 1974, Texas gubernatorial election, 1978, Texas gubernatorial election, 1982, Texas gubernatorial election, 1986, Texas gubernatorial election, 1990, Texas gubernatorial election, 1994, Texas gubernatorial election, 1998, Texas gubernatorial election, 2002, Texas gubernatorial election, 2006, Texas gubernatorial election, 2010, Texas gubernatorial election, 2014, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislature, Texas Military Forces, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Senate, Texas State Treasurer, Texas's 8th congressional district, Texas's 9th congressional district, Thomas Mitchell Campbell, Thomas Whitfield Davidson, Treason, U.S. state, Union (American Civil War), Union Army, Unionist Party (United States), United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, United States House of Representatives, United States Secretary of Energy, United States Secretary of the Navy, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States Senate, Veto, Virginia, W. Lee O'Daniel, Walter Frank Woodul, William Harding Mayes, William P. Hobby, William P. Hobby Jr., Wyoming. Expand index (140 more) »

Admission to the Union

The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, oftentimes called the New States Clause, and found at Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Albert Clinton Horton

Albert Clinton Horton (September 4, 1798 – September 1, 1865) was a Texan politician, and the first Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor James P. Henderson.

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Allan Shivers

Robert Allan Shivers (October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985) was an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of Texas.

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Alma mater

Alma mater (Latin: "nourishing/kind", "mother"; pl.) is an allegorical Latin phrase for a university or college.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Andrew Jackson Hamilton

Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was a United States politician during the third quarter of the 19th century.

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Ann Richards

Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas (1991–95).

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Asbury Bascom Davidson

Asbury Bascom Davidson (born November 13, 1855, in Lincoln County, Tennessee; died February 4, 1920) served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 15, 1907, to January 21, 1913.

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Associate Justice

Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions.

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Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.

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Bank

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.

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Barry Miller (politician)

Barry Miller (December 25, 1864 – June 20, 1933) was a Texas state legislator and Lieutenant Governor from 1925 to 1931 serving under Governors Miriam A. Ferguson and Dan Moody.

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Baylor University

Baylor University (BU) is a private Christian university in Waco, Texas.

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Beauford H. Jester

Beauford Halbert Jester (January 12, 1893 – July 11, 1949) was the 36th Governor of Texas, serving from 1947 until 1949, until his death in office.

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Ben Barnes (politician)

Benny Frank Barnes (born April 17, 1938), known as Ben Barnes, is an American real estate magnate, politician, and lobbyist, who formerly served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969 to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.

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Ben Ramsey

Ben Ramsey (December 28, 1903 – March 27, 1985) was a Texas politician who served in a succession of offices during the mid-20th century.

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Bill (law)

A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.

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Bill Clements

William Perry Clements Jr. (April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011) was an American businessman, university executive, and Republican Party politician from Texas.

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Bill Ratliff

William Roark Ratliff (born August 16, 1936), is a Texas politician who served as a member of the Texas State Senate from 1988 to 2004.

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Bob Bullock

Robert Douglas Bullock, Sr., known as Bob Bullock (July 10, 1929 – June 18, 1999), was a Democratic politician from Texas, whose career spanned four decades.

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Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, brigadier general (BG, BGen, or Brig Gen) is a one-star general officer with the pay grade of O-7 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force.

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Chamber of commerce

A chamber of commerce (or board of trade) is a form of business network, for example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses.

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Charles Allen Culberson

Charles Allen Culberson (June 10, 1855March 19, 1925) was an American political figure and Democrat who served as the 21st Governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899, and as a United States Senator from Texas from 1899 to 1923.

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Chief Justice

The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts.

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Coke R. Stevenson

Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was the 35th Governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army (C.S.A.) was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Constitution of Texas

The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that describes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas.

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Dan Moody

Daniel James Moody Jr. (June 1, 1893May 22, 1966), was a Democratic political figure, originally from Taylor, Texas.

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Dan Patrick (politician)

Dan Goeb Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb; April 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host and politician from Houston, Texas.

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David Catchings Dickson

David Catchings Dickson (February 25, 1818 – June 5, 1880) was an American politician and physician in early Texas who served as the ninth Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

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David Dewhurst

David Henry Dewhurst (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician, businessman, and attorney who served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving from 2003 to 2015.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Dolph Briscoe

Dolph Briscoe Jr. (April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010) was an American rancher and businessman who was the 41st Governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979.

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Edgar E. Witt

Edgar E. Witt (January 28, 1876 – July 11, 1965) was a Texas lawyer and politician, serving as Lieutenant Governor for two terms in the 1930s.

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Edmund J. Davis

Edmund Jackson Davis (October 2, 1827 – February 24, 1883) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician.

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Edward Clark (governor)

Edward Clark (April 1, 1815May 4, 1880) was the eighth Governor of Texas.

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Elisha M. Pease

Elisha Marshall Pease (January 3, 1812August 26, 1883) was a Texas politician.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Fletcher Stockdale

Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (c. 1823 – 4 February 1890) was a U.S. politician, lawyer, railroad official and Governor of Texas.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 15th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.

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Francis Lubbock

Francis Richard Lubbock (October 16, 1815June 22, 1905) was the ninth Governor of Texas and was in office during the American Civil War.

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George C. Pendleton

George Cassety Pendleton (April 23, 1845 – January 19, 1913) was a Democratic politician who served as Texas State Representative and Speaker, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, and U.S. Representative from the 7th District of Texas.

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George Taylor Jester

George Taylor Jester (August 23, 1847 – July 19, 1922) was a businessman and politician in Texas, where he served as Lieutenant Governor from 1895 to 1899.

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George Tyler Wood

George Tyler Wood (March 12, 1795 – September 3, 1858) was an American military officer and politician who served as the second Governor of Texas.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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George Washington Jones (Texas politician)

George Washington Jones (September 5, 1828 – July 11, 1903) was a Texas politician, a Lieutenant Governor of Texas and a Greenback member of the United States House of Representatives.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Government of Texas

The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein.

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Governor of Tennessee

The Governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Governor of Texas

The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Greg Abbott

Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the 48th Governor of Texas since January 2015.

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Hardin Richard Runnels

Hardin Richard Runnels (August 30, 1820 – December 25, 1873) was a U.S. political figure.

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Impeachment

Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government.

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Incumbent

The incumbent is the current holder of a political office.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Iowa

Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers to the west.

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James Allred

James V. Allred (March 29, 1899September 24, 1959) was a United States politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Texas during the New Deal era.

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James Browning (Texas politician)

James Nathan Browning (March 13, 1850 – November 9, 1921) was a Texas politician and lawyer.

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James E. Ferguson

James Edward Ferguson Jr. (August 31, 1871 – September 21, 1944), known as Pa Ferguson, was an American Democratic politician and the 26th Governor of Texas, in office from 1915 to 1917.

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James Pinckney Henderson

James Pinckney Henderson (March 31, 1808 – June 4, 1858) was a United States and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, soldier, and the first Governor of the State of Texas.

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James W. Henderson

James Wilson Henderson (August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880) was the fourth Governor of Texas from November 23, 1853 to December 21, 1853.

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James W. Throckmorton

James Webb Throckmorton (February 1, 1825April 21, 1894) was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Texas from 1866 to 1867 during the early days of Reconstruction.

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Jim Hogg

James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851March 3, 1906) was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas.

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John Alexander Greer

John Alexander Greer (July 18, 1802 – July 4, 1855) was a Texan politician, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governors George T. Wood and Peter H. Bell.

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John Connally

John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917June 15, 1993) was an American politician.

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John Ireland (politician)

John Ireland (January 1, 1827March 15, 1896) was the 18th Governor of Texas from 1883 to 1887.

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John Lee Smith

John Lee Smith (May 16, 1894 – September 26, 1963) was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor Coke R. Stevenson during World War II and a vocal opponent of Texas labor unions during his tenure.

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John McClannahan Crockett

John McClannahan Crockett (December 26, 1816 – August 4, 1887) was a Texan lawyer, mayor of Dallas, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

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Joseph D. Sayers

Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd Governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903.

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Joseph J. Reynolds

Joseph Jones Reynolds (January 4, 1822 – February 25, 1899) was an American engineer, educator, and military officer who fought in the American Civil War and the postbellum Indian Wars.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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King of the Hill

King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that ran from January 12, 1997 to May 6, 2010 on Fox.

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Lawrence Sullivan Ross

Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (September 27, 1838January 3, 1898) was the 19th Governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and a president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lieutenant Governor of Texas

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.

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Line-item veto

The line-item veto, or partial veto, is a special form of veto that authorizes a chief executive to reject particular provisions of a bill enacted by a legislature without vetoing the entire bill.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Japan

The is the ambassador from the United States of America to Japan.

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List of First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas

The First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas, both under the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas, have been a wide spectrum of personalities and abilities.

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List of lieutenant governors of Texas

Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government.

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List of Texas Governors and Presidents

Texas has had chief executives with the titles of governors and presidents since 1691.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Mark White

Mark Wells White Jr. (March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer, who served as the 43rd Governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987.

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Martin McNulty Crane

Martin McNulty Crane (D) (November 17, 1853 – August 3, 1943) was an influential Texas Granger movement and Populist politician.

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Miriam A. Ferguson

Miriam Amanda Wallace "Ma" Ferguson (June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961) was the first female Governor of Texas, serving from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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National Guard of the United States

The National Guard of the United States, part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, is a reserve military force, composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations.

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Nellie Tayloe Ross

Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927 and director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Oran Milo Roberts

Oran Milo Roberts (July 9, 1815May 19, 1898), was the 17th Governor of Texas from January 21, 1879 to January 16, 1883.

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Oscar Branch Colquitt

Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was the 25th Governor of Texas from January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.

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Pat Morris Neff

Pat Morris Neff (November 26, 1871 – January 20, 1952) was the 28th Governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925, ninth President of Baylor University from 1932 to 1947, and twenty-fifth president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1944 to 1946.

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Pendleton Murrah

Pendleton Murrah (1824/1826August 4, 1865) was the tenth Governor of Texas.

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Peter Hansborough Bell

Peter Hansborough Bell (May 11, 1810Various sources give multiple dates in May 1810 and May 1812 for Bell's birth. – March 8, 1898) was an American military officer and politician who served as the third Governor of Texas and represented the state for two terms in the United States House of Representatives.

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Philip Sheridan

Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.

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President

The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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President of the Republic of Texas

The President of the Republic of Texas was the head of state when Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1846.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Preston Smith (governor)

Preston Earnest Smith (March 7, 1912 October 18, 2003) was the 40th Governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973, who previously served as the lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969.

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Price Daniel

Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Railroad Commission of Texas

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry, and surface coal and uranium mining.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Republic of Texas

The Republic of Texas (República de Tejas) was an independent sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Richard B. Hubbard

Richard Bennett Hubbard, Jr. (November 1, 1832July 12, 1901) was the 16th Governor of Texas from 1876 to 1879 and United States Envoy to Japan from 1885 to 1889.

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Richard Coke

Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, farmer, and statesman from Waco, Texas.

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Rick Perry

James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who is the 14th and current United States Secretary of Energy, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump.

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Ross S. Sterling

Ross Shaw Sterling (February 11, 1875March 25, 1949) was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of Texas, serving a single two-year term from January 20, 1931, to January 17, 1933.

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S. W. T. Lanham

Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham (July 4, 1846July 29, 1908), was the 23rd Governor of Texas from January 20, 1903 to January 15, 1907.

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Sam Houston

Sam Houston (March 2, 1793July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician.

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Seals of governors of the U.S. states

Seals of governors of the U.S. states are the primary symbols of the executive office of the governor in several states of the United States, similar in concept to the Seal of the President of the United States and Seal of the Vice President of the United States.

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Secession in the United States

In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the withdrawal of one or more States from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a State or territory to form a separate territory or new State, or to the severing of an area from a city or county within a State.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Supreme Court of Texas

The Supreme Court of Texas ("SCOTX") is the court of last resort for civil appeals (including juvenile delinquency which the law considers to be a civil matter and not criminal) in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas Attorney General

The Texas Attorney General is the chief legal officer.

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Texas Department of Transportation

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT, pronounced "tex-dot") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Texas Governor's Mansion

The Texas Governor's Mansion, is a historic home for the Governor of Texas in downtown Austin, Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1845

The 1845 Texas gubernatorial election was held on December 15, 1845, to elect the first Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1847

The 1847 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1849

The 1849 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1851

The 1851 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1851 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1853

The 1853 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1853 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1855

The 1855 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1855 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1857

The 1857 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1857 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1859

The 1859 Texas gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1859 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1861

The 1861 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1861 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1863

The 1863 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1863 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1866

The 1866 Texas gubernatorial election was held on June 25, 1866 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1954

The 1954 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1956

The 1956 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1958

The 1958 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1960

The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1962

The 1962 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1964

The 1964 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1966

The 1966 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1968

The 1968 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968, to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1970

The 1970 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1972

The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1974

The 1974 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1978

The 1978 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1982

The 1982 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1986

The 1986 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1990

The 1990 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1994

The 1994 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1998

The 1998 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 2002

The 2002 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 2006

The 2006 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 2010

The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas gubernatorial election, 2014

The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas.

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Texas House of Representatives

The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature.

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Texas Legislature

The Legislature of the state of Texas is the state legislature of Texas.

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Texas Military Forces

The Texas Military Forces is the three-branch military of the U.S. state of Texas.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Texas Senate

The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature.

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Texas State Treasurer

Texas State Treasurer was a political office in the U.S. state of Texas, established in the Constitution of 1876.

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Texas's 8th congressional district

Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that includes Montgomery County and Walker County.

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Texas's 9th congressional district

Texas District 9 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area in Texas.

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Thomas Mitchell Campbell

Thomas Mitchell Campbell (April 22, 1856April 1, 1923) was the 24th Governor of Texas, serving two terms from 1907 to 1911.

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Thomas Whitfield Davidson

Thomas Whitfield Davidson (September 23, 1876 – January 26, 1974) was a United States federal judge.

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Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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Union (American Civil War)

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.

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Unionist Party (United States)

The Unionist Party, later re-named Unconditional Unionist Party, was a political party started after the Compromise of 1850 to define politicians who supported the Compromise.

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United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

The Deputy Secretary of Defense (acronym: DEPSECDEF) is a statutory office and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States Secretary of Energy

The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the U.S. Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.

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United States Secretary of the Navy

The Secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the U.S. Department of the Treasury which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also included several federal law enforcement agencies.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Veto

A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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W. Lee O'Daniel

Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (March 11, 1890May 11, 1969) was an American conservative Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popular radio program.

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Walter Frank Woodul

Walter Frank Woodul (September 25, 1892 – October 1, 1984) was a Texas politician who was an early proponent of a state highway system.

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William Harding Mayes

William Harding Mayes (May 20, 1861 – June 26, 1939) was Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Texas (1913–1914), a newspaperman who published the Brownwood Bulletin and founder of the University of Texas journalism school.

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William P. Hobby

William Pettus Hobby (March 26, 1878 – June 7, 1964) was the publisher of the Houston Post and the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Texas from 1917 to 1921.

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William P. Hobby Jr.

William Pettus Hobby Jr. (born January 19, 1932) is an American Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Texas

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