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Governor of Texas

head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Texas
Class type of: governor Q5589725
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The Governor of Texas is an organization that was founded on February 19, 1846. This entity serves as the executive leadership of the state of Texas.

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[2]
  • Official residence: Texas Governor's Mansion[3]
  • Subclass of: governor[4]
  • Part of: Government of Texas[5]
  • Honorific prefix: The Honourable[6]
  • Inception: February 19, 1846[7]
  • Official website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/[8]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Texas[9]
  • Position holder: Greg Abbott[10]
  • Native label: Governor of Texas[11]
  • Term length of position: 4 years[12]
  • Substitute/deputy/replacement of office/officeholder: Lieutenant Governor of Texas[13]
  • Has list: list of governors of Texas[14]
  • Female form of label: Governadora de Texas[15], gobernadora de Texas[16]
  • Subject has role: commander-in-chief[17]
  • Male form of label: gobernador de Texas[18]

Related Entities

Ann Richards George W. Bush Greg Abbott John Connally Rick Perry Sam Houston Texas United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → governor
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 28d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Position holder → J. Pinckney Henderson, George Tyler Wood, Peter Hansborough Bell +45
    Applies to jurisdiction → Texas
    Has list → list of governors of Texas
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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