1. The Executive: Plural Executive

2. The Governor and the Office Formal Qualifications –30 years old –American Citizen –Have lived in Texas for five years prior to the election Informal Qualifications –Anglo-Saxon –Protestant –Male –Middle-aged –Lawyer

3. Table 6.1 – Terms and Qualifications of Elected Chief Executives Constitutional Provisions Texas Governor U.S. President The Fifty States’ Governors Age30 years35 years34 states set minimum age at 30 Residence5 years14 years5 years or less in 38 states Terms4 years4 years (limited to 2 terms or 10 years) 48 states allow a 4- year term, but, unlike Texas, 39 states impose term limits Source: The Book of States 2002 (Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 2000), pp. 145-47.

4. The Governor and the Office Terms and Tenure –Four-year term Compensation –$115,345 –Mansion –Expense account –Among highest paid in the nation Staff

5. The Governor and the Office Tools of Persuasion –Formal powers Powers granted by law or the state constitution –Informal powers Personalities Public relations Political climate Political strength

6. The Governor and the Office Legislative Tools –The Veto –The Item Veto –The Threat to Veto Legislators Administrators Lobbyists –Special Sessions –Message Power State of the State Message Executive Tools of Persuasion –Appointive Powers –Removal Powers –Planning Powers –Chief of State –Budget Powers –Law Enforcement Power –Military Powers –Clemency Powers

7. The Bureaucracy Single Elected Administrators Appointed Executives Boards and Commissions, including ex officio and appointed boards

8. The Bureaucracy Single Elected Administrators –The Lieutenant Governor –The Attorney General –Comptroller of Public Accounts –Commissioner of the Land Office –Commissioner of Agriculture

9. The Bureaucracy Appointed Administrators –Secretary of State –Adjutant General –Insurance Commissioner

10. The Bureaucracy Boards and Commissions Elective Boards –The Texas Railroad Commission –State Board of Education –Ex Officio Boards –Legislative Redistricting Board Appointed Boards –Colleges and Universities –Social Service Programs –Highway Programs –Regulation of Financial Institutions –Licensing Boards –Other

11. The Bureaucracy and Public Policy Bureaucratic Power –The Legislature –Clientele Groups –The Chief Executive –Public Support –Expertise –Administration of the Laws

12. The Bureaucracy and Public Policy Bureaucratic Accountability –Elective Accountability –Legislative Accountability –Accountability to the Chief Executive –Accountability to Interest Groups –Administrative Accountability ombudsman