Governors are at the heart of how a school operates. Their job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community. Governors are responsible for how the school is performing. They have to be prepared to support and challenge the head teacher and staff by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what’s best for the pupils.…
Elisha Marshall Pease was the fifth and thirteenth Governor of the State of Texas. Born in Enfield, Connecticut on January 3, 1812, son of Lorrain Thompson and Sarah Marshal Pease. Elisha worked as a clerk in a general office and postal office in Hartford Connecticut. In 1834, Elisha moved to Mina, Texas (Bastrop.) Once settled Elisha continued to study law, in continuation from Connecticut where he started. He eventually became more involved in the city’s political area. Also during which he became involved in the Revolution of Texas, where he served as the Secretary of Safety for Mina. Being first interested in Texas reconciliation with Mexico, Mina later changed his position and eventually fought at the Battle…
Election process, current Lieutenant Governor is David DewhurstAppoints committees of the senate, assign bills to specific committeeshttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/txp_media/html/leg/0601.htmlAttorney General (or equivalent)…
When it comes to policy regarding education both the legislature and governor play a major role in deciding what gets passed and what does not. The House and Senate must hear the bill before being voted on. If the bill passes then it goes on to the governor where he has the option to pass it as legislation or veto the new law. When it comes to determining who has more power in this situation, most might say the governor because he has the final say on the matter. I am not most and believe that the legislature has the most power when it comes to education policies. The legislature has to see the bill through before it gets to the governor, controls the flow of money, and has a very close connection to the lieutenant governor.…
The documentary: ‘Last Man Standing: Politics, Texas Style’ tells the story of two sets of elections in Texas in the year of 2002. The main election shown is the race for State Representative, between the incumbent, Rick Green and his opponent, Patrick Rose. As well as this, the election for state Governor between Perry and Sanchez is also shown. Throughout the film, the five principles of politics: The History Principle, The Rationality Principle, The Institution Principle, The Collective-Action Principle and The Policy Principle, manifest themselves in many different ways.…
In this paper, I will compare the formal powers of the Texas Governor and Texas Lieutenant Governor. Also, a conclusion will be drawn about who has more power and why. The governor of Texas is perceived to be a weak governor (compared with others across the fifty states) which stems from conditions dating back to the new Texas Constitution. The reason for this is that Texas had to disperse power (after the Civil War) among the lieutenant governor, the governor, and the speaker in order to keep a balance of powers.…
As a fifth generation Texan, Governor Rick Perry has taken an extraordinary Texas journey, from a tenant farm in the rolling West Texas plains to the governor’s office of our nation’s second largest state.Texas’ 47th governor, and the first Texas A&M graduate to occupy the Governor’s Mansion, Rick Perry has led a life of public service, starting in the United States Air Force and continuing over two decades in elected office.Governor Perry’s administration has focused on creating a Texas of unlimited opportunity and prosperity by improving education, securing the border and increasing economic development through classic conservative values. Under Governor Perry’s leadership, lawmakers concluded the most recent legislative session with a balanced budget, a tax cut for 40,000 small businesses in Texas and billions of dollars in the Rainy Day Fund…
Now that we summarized through the first six offices of executive branch, let’s take a look at the one that are not elected but instead are appointed by the governor. The first and the most important one is the Secretary of the state, unlike many other American states Texas governor appoints the Secretary of state and members of several boards and commissions. Education, criminal justice, transportation and regulation are some of the very critical tasks carried out by these boards and commissions. Among the commissions are Texas Department of Transportation and the Public Utility Commission.…
The Texas Legislature is a bicameral body consisting of a 31-member Senate, along with a 150-member House of Representative. It is also “the dominant branch of state government within the state constitutional framework of separation of powers” (Texas). The Texas Legislature completed its regular biennial session in May of 2011 by considering 5,795 bills, but only passing 1,379 bills over the course of five month.…
Texas is a large state with a vast population that has a variety of diversity and perspectives about the government. The perspectives of the people are important since they define the political culture of the state and affect how others in different nations perceive us. Texas is often described as having a combination of traditionalistic individualistic political culture. Some patterns that reflect Texas’s political culture are taxes kept low and social services minimized. Also, business leaders are the people that have a major say in how the government is managed. In Texas the state has a diversity of views in how the government should be managed which makes it more difficult to classify the political culture. (Champagne and Harpham, pg. 6)The…
It consists of a “28,600-word document…the same document had been changed by no fewer than 483 amendments and contained about 87,000 words” (Biles, 2015, p.54). Its words “establishes the state’s government, defines governing powers and imposes limitations, and identifies Texans’ civil liberties and civil rights” (Biles, 2015, p.53). While it “spelled out policymaking powers and limitations in minute detail [it] resembles a code of laws than a fundamental instrument of government” (Biles, 2015, p.54). More so, this historical document “serves as the Lone Star State’s fundamental law” (Biles, 2015, p.42), that despite it “being too long and for lacking organization” (Biles, 2015, p.42), it portrays “democratic impulses of restraining power and empowering voters…[this] document of history as much as it is a charter of governance” (Biles, 2015,…
Our government here in Texas has three major parts that play a significant part in our decision making process. These levels have been deigned to decentralize power and make it more affective for the public's needs. The primary level is the Texas legislature. It is almost a given to say that everyone has at least heard of the legislature. Some variables that the legislature contains are the Lt. Governor, the Speaker of the house of Representatives and Committee Chairs. The Speaker acts as the presiding officer over the house and has two levels of power. These two levels are institutional powers which allow the officer to preside over the Legislative Audit Committee and Sunset Advisory Committee.…
Litton, D. (2008). Managerial styles of superintendents from Texas high performing school districts in the prediction of success as determined by the Academic Excellence Indicator System. (Ed.D. dissertation), Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (UMI No.3304621).…
This case focuses on the rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger to the governor’s seat of California and integrates a variety of topics such as goal setting, leadership, power and influence, and personality. After presenting a brief background on Schwarzenegger, the case proceeds to describe the actions that Schwarzenegger took to become governor. The case offers students an opportunity to observe how setting difficult goals for oneself and being committed to those goals results in success and performance. A clear example of Schwarzenegger’s commitment to his goals can be found in the quote, “there is no one, and when I say no one, I mean no one, who will back me off my vision. I will go over burning coals for that.” Additionally, there are instances throughout the case where Schwarzenegger’s high self-efficacy is apparent. For example, Schwarzenegger states that “I know it from my bodybuilding – that I can see my goals very clearly…It takes the confidence to ignore critics and naysayers.”…
State assigns a variety of functions to the executive. Thus it has become a vital part of…
