POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I. Ebola MeasuresII. Governor PollsIII. Ann RichardsIV. Removal and Succession Outline of Current Lecture I. Texas Senator and Railroad CommissionerII. EbolaIII. Governor PowersCurrent Lecturel.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. Bureaucrats- governor 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
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