Texas state executive offices
From Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia covers 15 state executive offices in the state of Texas. The executive branch is governed by Article 4 of the Texas Constitution.[1]
State executive organization
Executive officials in Texas are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges and is established by Article 2, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Texas' state government:
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Current officeholders
Elections
2025
There are no state executive elections in Texas in 2025.
2024
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2024:
State Board of Education (8 seats)
Railroad Commissioner
2023
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2023.
2022
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller
State Board of Education (15 seats)
Agriculture Commissioner
Public Lands Commissioner
Railroad Commissioner
2021
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2021.
2020
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2020:
Texas Railroad Commissioner
State Board of Education (8 seats)
2019
There were no state executive offices up for election in Texas in 2019.
2018
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2018:
Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Comptroller
Agriculture commissioner
Railroad commissioner
State board of education
Public lands commissioner
2017
There were no state executive offices up for election in Texas in 2017.
2016
One state executive office was up for election in 2016:
2015
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2015.
2014
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2014:
- Governor of Texas
- Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- Texas Attorney General
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Texas Land Commissioner
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner
- Texas Railroad Commission
2013
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2013.
2012
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2012:
- Railroad Commissioner (two seats)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
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