[cotton1706]

“Lt. Governor is the most powerful elected office in the State of Texas. We need someone besides Dewhurst there.”

That’s a very odd system. But I live in the oldest commonwealth in the country.

[JRandomFreeper]

Texas politics is weird. The Governor can't even pardon a criminal without permission of the parole board.

Governor can't do much but repel invasions, actually...

/johnny

[Milton Miteybad]

That’s a very odd system. But I live in the oldest commonwealth in the country.

It was different before Reconstruction. Some jokers from up north thought it would be a good idea if the Texas governorship was a relatively weak office. In short, we didn't come up with that idea.