POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I Ebola Measures II Governor Polls III Ann Richards IV Removal and Succession Outline of Current Lecture I Texas Senator and Railroad Commissioner II Ebola III Governor Powers Current Lecture l One of John Cornyn s commercials was a remake of Jimmy Dean s song Big John He is running for re election for Texas Senator David Alameel is an independent running against him Ryan Sitton is the republican running for railroad commissioner and Steve Brown is the democrat ll The first case of Ebola came out in New York and the governor said they can handle it it s not Texas Everyone s hammering Texas because of this lll The governor s formal powers are the line item veto which is virtually absolute Bureaucratsgovernor may influence administration by threatening to withhold funds or veto bills supported by an agency Bargaining support from governor comes at a political price Pre session bargaining before legislative session begins governor legislative leadership concerned administrators and special interest groups try to negotiate compromises 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
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