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Women have been underrepresented in all three branches of Texas state government.Texas has had only two female governors over 175 years since statehood, and many prominent executive positions - such as Lieutenant Governor - have yet to be filled by women.
Jan 19, 2013 · Governors of Texas, 1846 – present. *Includes outgoing service between beginning of legislative session and inauguration of new governor. 1. Sworn in after Bush resignation. 2. Resigned 12/21/2000 to become U.S. President. 3. Succeeded upon Jester's death. Elected in 1950, re-elected in 1952 and 1954.
GovernorPartyYears In OfficeLegislatures As Governor *RepublicanJanuary 20, 2015 - January 19, 202784th – 88thRepublicanDecember 21, 2000 - January 20, 201576th – 84thRepublicanJanuary 17, 1995 - December 21, 200074th – 76thDemocratJanuary 15, 1991 - January 17, 199572nd – 74thTexas Democratic politician James Edward "Pa" Ferguson, Jr. (1871-1944), who served as Governor of Texas from 1915 to 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
The Governor's Commission for Women was created following President John F. Kennedy's establishment of the United States Commission on the Status of Women in 1961; in 1967, Governor John Connally established the Texas Commission on the Status of Women, a group charged with exploring ways for women to continue being wives and mothers while also contributing to the world around them.
Texas Constitution. Salary. $150,000 (2013) [1] Website. gov .texas .gov. The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described ...
No.GovernorGovernorGovernor48Greg Abbott (b. 1957) [154]January 20, 2015 [155] – Incumbent [o]December 21, 2000 [153] – January 20, ...George W. Bush (b. 1946) [150]January 17, 1995 [151] – December 21, ...45Ann Richards (1933–2006) [148]January 15, 1991 [149] – January 17, 1995 ...- Four years, no term limit
- James Pinckney Henderson, 1846
Mar 12, 2021 · After a childhood spent staring at the stars, Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson has logged over 42 days in space. During the historic all-woman spacewalk in 2019, Wilson was the voice of mission control guiding astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch. Wilson earned a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering at UT in 1992 where she researched ...
Mar 2, 2022 · There were only two women governors in Texas history – Miriam (sometimes known as “Ma”) Ferguson, who served twice in the 1920s and again in the 1930s, and Ann Richards, elected in 1990.