Governors 1929 2015 Saturday May 2 2015 13 23 Dan Moody 1927 1931 Supported prohibition woman suffrage pushed strong reform program anti Ferguson defeated Ferguson Ross S Sterling 1931 1933 Came from the oil industry had special legislature session for great depression had trouble shutting down oil production Ma Ferguson James Allred 1933 1935 Tried to make sales tax and cooperate tax promised to lower taxes and cut spending liberally pardoned convicts 1935 1939 Cooperated with feds for new deal programs Interstate Oil Compact Commission W Lee O Daniel Pappy 1939 1941 From the radio business wanted old age pensions tax cuts and industrialization pledged to block sales tax abolish capital punishment stop poll tax but did not basically a hillbilly in office resigned for senate Coke Stevenson 1941 1947 Longest consecutive rule til Perry soil conservation laws expansion of financing for highways improvement in teacher salar ies believer Beauford H Jester 1947 1949 Supporter of states rights Gilmer Aikin Laws Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools passed right to work to abolish closed in fiscal responsibility shops Allan Shivers John Connally Preston Smith Dolph Briscoe 1949 1963 Created legislation council made legislative budget board defended state claim to tidelands 1963 1969 LBJ s former aide and campaign manager government reform programs development of tourism establish fine arts commission 1969 1973 Focused on education pay raise for teacher Sharpstown stock fraud scandal 1973 1979 Restore public confidence in state government not raise taxes highway improvement new funding for education Texas Open Ro ads act William Clements 1979 1983 First republican since reconstruction largest oil blowout in history death penalty for SMU football Mark White 1983 1987 Passed public law 72 no pass no play stricter guidelines on teacher certification and testing William Clements 1987 1991 Second term Ann Richards 1991 1995 Prison reform substance abuse program reduce release of violent offenders Set Aside Program for businesses Robin hood plan George W Bush 1995 2000 State funds for education standardized testing Rick Perry 2000 2015 Recruiting businesses for Texas service industry grew TX History Page 1
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