The ____________ consists of three commissioners, all elected statewide, who serve staggered six-year terms. It was originally created to regulate intrastate rail commerce, this entity was given the responsibility of regulating the Texas oil industry, and has some authority over things like gas utilities, pipeline safety, and liquified natural gas production.

The Texas Railroad Commission's current primary function is the regulate the railroads in Texas.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Each Texas county is run by a five-member Commissioners’ Court consisting of four commissioners elected from single-member districts (called commissioner precincts) and a _______ elected at-large. Group of answer choicessheriffmayorjustice of the peacecounty judge

Which of the following is true regarding Federal Trade Commission Commissioners?Multiple ChoiceThere are 10 Commissioners who each serve a term of three years.There are three Commissioners and at least one must be a Republican.There are five Commissioners and only a maximum of three are permitted to be members of the identical political party.There are 24 Commissioners.

The Texas Constitution gives the governor exclusive power to call the legislature into special sessions and to determine the legislative topics to be considered during that session, which lasts a maximum of 140 days.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Who or what can call a special session of the Texas Legislature?