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
| Office |
Name |
Party |
Date assumed office |
| Attorney General of Texas |
Ken Paxton |
Republican |
September 18, 2023 |
| Governor of Texas |
Greg Abbott |
Republican |
January 20, 2015 |
| Lieutenant Governor of Texas |
Dan Patrick |
Republican |
2015 |
| Texas Commissioner of Agriculture |
Sid Miller |
Republican |
January 1, 2015 |
| Texas Commissioner of Education |
Mike Morath |
Nonpartisan |
January 4, 2016 |
| Texas Commissioner of Insurance |
Cassie Brown |
Nonpartisan |
2021 |
| Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |
Kelly Hancock |
Republican |
July 1, 2025 |
| Texas Land Commissioner |
Dawn Buckingham |
Republican |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas Public Utility Commission |
Lori Cobos |
Nonpartisan |
June 22, 2021 |
| Texas Public Utility Commission |
Thomas Gleeson |
Nonpartisan |
January 23, 2024 |
| Texas Public Utility Commission |
Jimmy Glotfelty |
Nonpartisan |
August 10, 2021 |
| Texas Public Utility Commission |
Courtney Hjaltman |
Nonpartisan |
June 26, 2024 |
| Texas Public Utility Commission |
Kathleen Jackson |
Nonpartisan |
August 5, 2022 |
| Texas Railroad Commission |
Wayne Christian |
Republican |
January 1, 2017 |
| Texas Railroad Commission |
Christi Craddick |
Republican |
December 17, 2012 |
| Texas Railroad Commission |
James Wright |
Republican |
January 1, 2021 |
| Texas Secretary of State |
Jane Nelson |
Republican |
January 7, 2023 |
| Texas State Auditor |
Lisa Collier |
Nonpartisan |
January 5, 2016 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 1 |
Gustavo Reveles |
Democratic |
January 1, 2025 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 2 |
LJ Francis |
Republican |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 3 |
Marisa Perez-Diaz |
Democratic |
2013 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 4 |
Staci Childs |
Democratic |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 5 |
Rebecca Bell-Metereau |
Democratic |
January 1, 2021 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 6 |
Will Hickman |
Republican |
January 1, 2021 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 7 |
Julie Pickren |
Republican |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 8 |
Audrey Young |
Republican |
January 1, 2021 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 9 |
Keven Ellis |
Republican |
2017 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 10 |
Tom Maynard |
Republican |
2013 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 11 |
Brandon Hall |
Republican |
January 1, 2025 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 12 |
Pam Little |
Republican |
January 1, 2019 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 13 |
Tiffany Clark |
Democratic |
January 1, 2025 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 14 |
Evelyn Brooks |
Republican |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas State Board of Education District 15 |
Aaron Kinsey |
Republican |
January 1, 2023 |
| Texas Workforce Commission |
Bryan Daniel |
Nonpartisan |
July 29, 2019 |
| Texas Workforce Commission |
Joe Esparza |
Nonpartisan |
November 7, 2023 |
| Texas Workforce Commission |
Alberto Trevino |
Nonpartisan |
January 9, 2023 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Kevin Eltife |
Nonpartisan |
February 1, 2017 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Robert Gauntt |
Nonpartisan |
April 26, 2023 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Jodie Jiles |
Nonpartisan |
April 7, 2019 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Janiece Longoria |
Nonpartisan |
February 1, 2017 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Christina Melton Crain |
Nonpartisan |
April 7, 2019 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Nolan Perez |
Nonpartisan |
April 7, 2019 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Stuart Stedman |
Nonpartisan |
May 19, 2021 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
Kelcy Warren |
Nonpartisan |
April 7, 2019 |
| University of Texas Board of Regents |
James Weaver |
Nonpartisan |
February 1, 2017 |
Elections
2025
There are no state executive elections in Texas in 2025.
2024
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 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
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 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
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 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
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 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
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 2016
One state executive office was up for election in 2016:
2015
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2015.
2014
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 2014
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2014:
2013
There were no state executive elections in Texas in 2013.
2012
- See also: Texas state executive official elections, 2012
The following state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2012:
See also
- ↑ The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
