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Who is the President of Texas Senate?
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Who is the president is the senate?
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
The presiding officer in the Texas Senate is?
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
What is the primary job of the lieutenant governor of Texas?
He is the presiding officer of the Texas Senate.
Who selects the lieutenant governor of Texas?
In a statewide election, which is separate from the Governor election. This means it is possible for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be from separate parties, which last happened during George W. Bush's first term.
Who serve as president of the Texas senate?
The President of the Texas Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. This position is elected statewide and serves as the presiding officer of the Senate, overseeing legislative proceedings and ensuring order during debates. The Lieutenant Governor also has significant influence over the legislative agenda and committee assignments in the Senate.
Who presides over the State senate?
The Lieutenant Governor presides over the State Senate with a few exceptions.
Who elects the Texas lieutenant governor?
The Lieutenant governor of Texas, is selected by state wide election although, the Texas Senate also has the constitutional power to replace a lieutenant governor in the event of death, resignation or election to higher office. [snip] In the case of a vacancy in the Lieutenant Governor's office, the Senate elects one of its members to act as President of the Senate until the next statewide office election, in effect becoming the Lieutenant Governor. A Senator elected as presiding officer in this way retains his district seat and the voting privileges entailed with his Senate election. --EN. WIKI. With the election of Texas governor George Bush to the US presidency, Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry became governor of Texas on December 21, 2000. His successor, was Bill Ratliff, appointed by the Texas Senate to fill the vacancy. Ratliff, served the remainder of Perry's term, through 2002. David Dewhurst was elected lieutenant governor in November 2002, when he defeated former Democratic Comptroller John Sharp of Victoria. Dewherst, was reelected in 2006, and is the current [as of 2009] lieutenant governor of Texas. see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas
What happens when a state lieutenant governor resigns?
When a vacancy occurs in the office of the lieutenant governor of Texas, the Senate will elect one of its members as the acting President of the Senate until the next state-wide office election.
What is the salary of the Texas lieutenant governor?
The lieutenant governor of Texas receives a salary of $7,200.
Who is the lieutenant of Texas?
As of January 2010, the current Lieutenant Governor of Texas is David Dewhurst.
If the governor of Texas is removed from office before the end of his or her term?
If the governor of Texas dies, resigns, or is removed, the lieutenant governor will take his place until reelection.
