VISUAL PRESENTATION

Texas Local and State Government

by Michael Casarez

Functions of Texas government

The Texas government consists of 3 branches on the state and local level, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicative. On the state level, their functions are: Legislative: fund the government, passes bills, set taxes, make laws Executive: carries out and enforces laws, oversees Texas state agencies, sets policies for colleges and universities, state hospitals, prisons, and for the use of natural resources Judicial: sees that laws are properly enforced, oversees law enforcement, settles disputes between citizens

Functions of Texas government

Functions of the local government are Legislative: sets all salaries and benefits, maintains all county facilities, roads and transportation infrastructure, approval of county budgets Executive: manages and operates the county jails, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the laws passed by the legislative Judicial: interprets the law and resolves legal disputes, operation of the state court system

City Hall San Antonio

Structure of the government

Governor, Texas Supreme Court, Texas Legislature

State:

Commissioners Court, Commissioner, County Judge, County Sheriff, Justice Of The Peace, City Council, City Manager, Mayor

Local:

Government Officials

Governor: Greg Abbott Senator: John CornynSenator: Ted Cruz Mayor San Antonio: Ron Nirenberg Sheriff Bexar County: Javier Salazar City Council: Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Rocha, Teri Castillo, Melissa Cabello, Ana Sandoval, Manny Pelaez, John Courage, Clayton Perry

State:

Local

Differences between local and state government

State: government makes state laws and carries out state laws, state government deals with the issues of all counties in the state

Local: government makes local laws and enforces local laws, it deals with day-to-day issues of local residents and businesses