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1 Qualifications
2 Contact information
3 See also
4 External links

The Texas Governor is the chief executive of the state of Texas and is elected by the citizens every four years. The governor has the power to: sign and veto bills passed by the state legislature, serve as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces, convene special sessions of the legislature, grant reprieves and pardons, and fill vacant positions via appointment. Additionally, the governor is responsible for delivering the "State of the State" address and an annual state budget report and budget recommendation.

The current officeholder is Rick Perry.

Qualifications

at least 30 years old
a resident of Texas for at least 5 years
a United States citizen

Contact information

Physical Address:
Office of the Governor
State Insurance Building
1100 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701

Mailing Address:
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Phone: 512-463-2000
Fax: 512-463-1849

External links

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Current Governors

AL: Bob Riley^‡
AK: Sean Parnell (2010)
AZ: Jan Brewer
AR: Mike Beebe
CA: A. Schwarzenegger^‡
CO: Bill Ritter^Ω
CT: M. Jodi Rell^Ω
DE: Jack Markell
FL: Charlie Crist^Ω
GA: Sonny Perdue^‡

HI: Linda Lingle^‡
ID: Butch Otter
IL: Pat Quinn
IN: Mitch Daniels
IA: Chet Culver
KS: Mark Parkinson^Ω
KY: Steve Beshear
LA: Bobby Jindal
ME: John Baldacci^‡
MD: Martin O'Malley

MA: Deval Patrick
MI: Jennifer Granholm^‡
MN: Tim Pawlenty^Ω
MS: Haley Barbour
MO: Jay Nixon
MT: Brian Schweitzer
NE: Dave Heineman
NV: Jim Gibbons
NH: John Lynch
NJ: Chris Christie

NM: Bill Richardson^‡
NY: David Paterson
NC: Beverly Perdue
ND: John Hoeven
OH: Ted Strickland
OK: Brad Henry^‡
OR: Ted Kulongoski^‡
PA: Ed Rendell^‡
RI: Donald Carcieri^‡
SC: Mark Sanford^‡

SD: Mike Rounds^‡
TN: Phil Bredesen^‡
TX: Rick Perry
UT: Gary R. Herbert
VT: Jim Douglas^Ω
VA: Bob McDonnell
WA: Christine Gregoire
WV: Joe Manchin
WI: Jim Doyle^Ω
WY: Dave Freudenthal^‡

Gubernatorial elections, 2010

^‡ = Final term ends in 2010 because of state's term limits

^Ω = Term ends in 2010, not running for re-election

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