The
Governor of Texas is the chief executive of the
U.S. State of Texas, the presiding officer over the
executive branch of the
Texas state government, and the
commander-in-chief of the
Texas National Guard, the
state's militia. The
governor has the power to consider
bills passed by the
Texas Legislature, by signing them into law, or
vetoing them, and in bills relating to appropriations, the power of a
line-item veto. He may convene the legislature, and grant
pardons and reprieves, except in cases of
impeachment, and upon the permission of the
legislature, in cases of
treason. The state provides an official residence, the
Governor's Mansion in
Austin. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor, of whom two have been women, to serve in the office since
Texas' statehood in 1845.