Texas Political History
The structure of Texas's government is...
a bicameral legislature.
The most populated city in Texas is...
Houston.
The first president of the Republic of Texas was...
Sam Houston.
The most known power of the governor is...
Making laws for the state.
The largest school district is...
Houston Independent School District.
The role of Texas in the American Civil War was...
the Confederate.
The least populated city in Texas is...
Los Ybanez (20 people).
The first two senators of Texas were...
Samuel Houston (1846-1859), and Thomas Rusk (1846-1857).
The least known power of the governor is...
the power of appointment.
The smallest School District in Texas is...
Divide Independent School District (Only 8 students a year).
Texas became an independent nation in...
1836.
The best-rated city in Texas is...
Austin.
The longest-serving senator of Texas was...
Morris Shephard (1913-1941, 28 years).
The governor's strongest legislative power is...
to veto.
The total amount of school districts in Texas is...
1200 public districts.
Texas joined the United States in...
1845 as the 28th state.
The city with the most violent crime rate is...
The President who moved the capitol to Austin was...
Mirabeau B. Lamar (1838-1841).
The Texas governor's greatest judicial power is...
The power to appoint judges for vacancies in the courts.
The percentage of taxes that go to education is...
44%.
The person known as the "Father of Texas" is...
Stephen Fuller Austin.
The city with the least crime is...
Fulshear (west edge of Houston).
The last president of the Republic of Texas was...
Anson Jones (1844-1846).
The governor's strongest executive power is...
The power to appoint.
The amount of funding from the locals to schools is (percent)
50%.