PSCI 1040 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture Bureaucratic Policy Making Outline of Current Lecture Elected Executive Officials Informal Requirements for Governor Governor s Powers of Influence Current Lecture Elected Executive Officials Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller of Public Accounts Commissioner of the General Land Office Agricultural Commissioner Members of the Texas Railroad Commission Members of the State Board of Education Informal Requirements for Governor Anglo Saxon Protestant Male Middle Aged Family Businessman attorney Historically Conservative Democrat There is no term limit Governors can run as long as they win 4 year term with no term limit Removal by Impeachment These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Majority vote in the House 2 3rds vote to convict in the Senate Succession same at the federal level IF the Governor can t perform his or her duties the executive governor takes over Governor s Powers of Influence Veto overridden by 2 3rds in both Houses no pocket veto Lunch Item veto governor vetoes specific provisions from appropriations bill Particularly effective in Texas where legislature is in session once every two years So Governor can veto spending items he does not like without legislature having an opportunity to respond There aren t as many vetoes in Texas as there are in other states We generally agree on things and do not have a divided government Call special sessions and determine the legislative subjects of each session Legislature may consider appointments impeachment constitutional amendments without direction from Governor Selective Executive Tools The President appoints people to high ranking bureaucracies but can hire whomever he wants In Texas the governor cannot fire anyone he has hired unless 2 3rds of the senate agrees