In 1996, in response to the lawsuit filed against them by Texas Attorney General Dan Morales, the country's tobacco companies denied all of Morales' complaints against them. In addition to his official duties as secretary of state, Tony Garza served as the state's chief protocol officer. prosecuting attorney. Concerning his plans for the future, Secretary of State Tony Garza was quoted by journalist Gary Scharrer as saying that he would resign his office as soon as he could find a teaching job in a Texas law school or department of political science. It is more democratic than an integrated executive. It has been generally honest.
Most voters are knowledgeable about the executives whom they elect.
Historically, the weak executive has not been burdensome on taxpayers. The status of the Texas governorship created by the constitution is a reaction to Populism. Of the elements determining the level of state services available to Texans, the most important is gubernatorial initiatives. Impeachment is by simple majority vote of the House of Representatives. Conviction is by two-thirds vote of the Texas Senate with the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court presiding.