Explain The Three Branches Of The Texas Constitution

The Texas Constitution has three branches of government, the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. Every branch is responsible for certain duties that make this state run smoothly. If I could change one thing about each of the three branches, what would it be and why?

The legislative branch is the branch that is in charge of making the laws, and it is by law that government define crime, establish the basis of civil suits, determine what will be taxed and who will pay how much in taxes, and set up government programs and the agencies that administer them. The legislative branch of the Texas Constitution is made up of a bicameral, consisting of two house or chambers that is constituted by a 31 member of Senate and

The governor is the head of the executive branch. The governor must be a citizen, at least 30 years old of age and a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding his or her election to a four year term. The governor is the chief executive however, the executive branch has power that is divided among independently elected officials such as, the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of the general land office and three railroad commissioners. With all of these elected officials they weaken the power of the chief executive. All of these members of the plural executive have no limit of any type re-election in the state of Texas. The one thing that I would change about the executive branch would be the no limit on re-election on the members of the plural executive. With all the members of the plural executive and not having a limit on how many years they can be elected consultatively can have its disadvantages. Since all of the members combine weaken the chief executive, one might think that they have more power over the other. Another disadvantage is the high cost of keeping all of the members and it will take longer to get a decision from one committee

In the state of Texas there are two courts of final appeal. The highest court for civil matters is the nine member Texas Supreme Court. The nine member Texas Court Criminal Appeals is for criminal matters. The number and variety of courts are confusing to the average citizen. The judges in these courts have only general qualifications who need not be lawyers and these judges are selected in a partisan election, which is a general election where the candidates are nominated by the political parties and their respective party labels appear on the ballot. The one thing that I would change about the judicial branch would be the way county judges and justice of the peace are selected. Since they are selected in partisan election this plays a big factor in their qualifications. This form of electing a judge is the same as a popularity race. The judges that are being nominated by a certain party will contribute more for their campaign and it is easy for special interest groups to spend more money to influence the courts to elect their nominee. If we get away with partisan election and just have the judges run in an election to it would lead to less scandal and favoring one party over the other, as one party might decide one way than the other in a court case