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Guadalupe County ( Local / ˌɡwɑːdəˈlʊpiː /, [1] Spanish pronunciation: [gwaðaˈlupe]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 172,706. [2] The county seat is Seguin. [3] The county was founded in 1846 and is named after Guadalupe River .
The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry , who had served since the resignation of then-Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor of the ...
The Texas dollar was the currency of the Republic of Texas. Several forms of currency were issued, but an ongoing economic depression made it difficult for the government to provide effective backing. [1] The republic accepted the standard gold and silver coins of the United States, but never minted its own coins. [2]
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Texas Animal Health Commission. Texas Apiary Inspection Service. Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. Texas Attorney General. Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Texas Board of Nursing. Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
1865–1899. Years in Texas. Texas portal. v. t. e. Following the defeat of the Confederate States in the American Civil War, Texas was mandated to rejoin the United States of America. Union Army soldiers officially occupied the state starting on June 19, 1865. For the next nine years, Texas was governed by a series of provisional governors as ...
Christi Craddick is the only woman currently serving in Texas executive office outside the State Board of Education. She has served as Railroad Commissioner from 2013 to the present. Texas has had only two female governors in its history. Miriam Ferguson (Democrat) became the state's first female governor in 1924.
Dan Goeb Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb; April 4, 1950) [1] [2] is an American radio talk show host, television broadcaster, and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas since January 2015, under Governor Greg Abbott . Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Patrick began his career as a radio and television ...
Ben Barnes (Texas politician) Benny Frank Barnes (born April 17, 1938) is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager, who formerly served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969, to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms. He was a ...