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State Agencies

List of Texas State Agencies

The Texas state government includes about 150 state agencies that operate as distinct administrative units, each with its own budget, structure, and mandate.

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Integrity & Efficiency Legislative Branch Taxes & Finance

Legislative Budget Board

Agency guides key spending decisions and provides fiscal oversight

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Judiciary Local Government

Justice of the Peace Courts

“JP Courts” handle traffic cases, evictions, small claims, and bail hearings

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Judiciary

How Texas Courts Review Trial Court Decisions on Appeal

Appellate courts do not simply rehear cases from scratch. Instead, they apply carefully defined standards of review—legal frameworks that determine how much deference to give the decisions made by trial judges or juries.

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Integrity & Efficiency Local Government

How to Remove a County Official in Texas

Understanding different methods for removing local officials

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Criminal Justice

County Jails in Texas

Understanding the role and operations of county jails in Texas

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Taxes & Finance

Income Tax in Texas

The Texas Constitution prohibits a state income tax. Texans are still subject to pay federal income tax.

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Criminal Justice Judiciary

Specialty Courts in Texas

Drug courts, family courts, mental health courts, juvenile courts, and others

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Integrity & Efficiency Legislative Branch State Agencies

Texas State Auditor’s Office

Legislative agency that investigates financial waste, fraud, and mismanagement

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Judiciary

State Bar of Texas

Mandatory licensing body for attorneys and most judges in Texas

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Education State Agencies

Texas State Board of Education

15-member elected board that sets curriculum for public schools

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Criminal Justice

State Prosecuting Attorney

Office representing the State of Texas in death penalty appeals

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State Agencies

Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Overview of the role and operations of Texas' public pension system for educators

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Legislative Branch Structure & Constitution

Understanding the Texas Senate’s Once-a-Decade Term Lottery

Texas uses a lottery system to decide how long senators should serve.

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Education

University of Texas System

Introduction to the largest public university system in Texas

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Executive Branch Legislative Branch Structure & Constitution

The Veto Power in Texas

How the governor wields power to block legislation

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Executive Branch State Agencies

Texas General Land Office

Agency responsible for managing millions of acres of public land

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Legislative Branch

Texas Legislative Council

Little-known agency that plays an influential role behind the scenes during legislative sessions

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