What is Lieutenant Governor of Texas?
{{Infobox official post|post=Lieutenant Governor|body=Texas|incumbent=[[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]]|incumbentsince=January 20, 2015|insignia=Seal of Lt. Governor of Texas.svg|appointer=[[Governor of Texas]]|insigniacaption=Seal of the Lieutenant Governor|termlength=Four years, no term limit|constituting_instrument=[[Texas Constitution|Constitution of Texas]]|style=* Lieutenant Governor (formal) * The Honorable (formal) * Mr. President (within the Texas Senate)|department=[[President of the Senate of Texas|President of the Texas Senate]]|seat=[[Austin, Texas]]|website=[http://www.ltgov.state.tx.us// Office of the Lieutenant Governor]|image=File:DanPatrickSenate.jpg|memberof=[[Executive Branch of Texas|Texas Executive Branch]] <br> [[Cabinet of Texas|Texas Cabinet]]}} The '''Lieutenant Governor of Texas''' is a constitutional statewide elected office in the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[State governments of the United States|state government]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. It is the second highest-ranking official in the state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. Official duties of the lieutenant governor are under the current [[Texas Constitution]] are to serve as the president of the [[Texas Senate]], serve as the acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or to become the governor in the event of the governor's death, resignation or impeachment. [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] is the current Lieutenant Governor of Texas, in office since January 2015, under [[Greg Abbott]]. [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Texas| ]] {{Multistub|US|politics}}