List of Lieutenant Governors of Texas
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Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government.
For more information about the office and powers of the Lieutenant Governor see Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
[edit] Lieutenant Governors of Texas
- ^ Jones was removed by General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Fifth Military District during Reconstruction and the office remained vacant until the 14th Legislature in 1874.
- ^ Flanagan was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1869 but was not inaugurated. He presided over the Provisional session, but left office after being selected as an at-large representative to the U.S. Congress.
- ^ Perry vacated the office when he succeeded George W. Bush as Governor of Texas on December 21, 2000.
[edit] Source
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas
- Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846–1982, Texas Legislative Council, Austin, Texas, August 1982.
