What is Governor of Texas?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Governor |flag = Seal of the Governor of Texas.svg |flagsize = 110px |flagcaption = [[Seals of the Governors of the U.S. States|Seal of the Governor]] |insignia = Flag of the Governor of Texas.svg |insigniasize = 165px |insigniacaption = [[Flags of the Governors of the U.S. States|Flag of the Governor]] |body = [[Texas]] |imagesize = 165px |image = Greg Abbott 2024.jpg |alt= = |incumbent = [[Greg Abbott]] |incumbentsince = January 20, 2015 |style = The Honorable |termlength = Four years, no term limit |residence = [[Texas Governors Mansion]] |formation = [[Texas Constitution]] |inaugural = [[James Pinckney Henderson]]<br/>1846 |salary = $150,000 (2013)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | title=CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries | publisher=The Council of State Governments | date=June 25, 2013 | access-date=November 23, 2014 | archive-date=October 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032437/http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | url-status=dead }}</ref> |website = [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Office of the Governor] }} The '''Governor of Texas''' is the head of the [[executive branch]] of [[Texas]]'s government and the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[U.S. state|state's]] [[Texas National Guard|military forces]]. The gubernatorial election is held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. ==Living former U.S. governors of Texas== {{As of|2017|8}}, there are two former U.S. governors of Texas who are currently living at this time, the oldest being [[George W. Bush]] (1995&ndash;2000, born 1946). The most recent death of a former U.S. governor of Texas was that of [[Mark White]] (1983&ndash;1987), on August 5, 2017. The most recent U.S. governor of Texas to serve who has died is [[A