/tags/get-to-know-your-statewide-offices Get To Know Your Statewide Offices en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:40:32 GMT /politics/2018-02-19/heres-whos-on-the-primary-ballots-for-statewide-races If you want to help pick Democratic and Republican candidates for the November elections, it's time to head to the polls.Over the last few weeks, KUT hasâ€� Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:40:32 GMT /politics/2018-02-19/heres-whos-on-the-primary-ballots-for-statewide-races Ben Philpott /politics/2018-01-30/whats-the-deal-with-texas-system-of-electing-judges Quick quiz: How many state district judges are in AGŐćČË°ŮĽŇŔÖ County? The answer is right on the tip of your tongue, right?No, of course it isn’t. It’s aâ€� Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-01-30/whats-the-deal-with-texas-system-of-electing-judges Ben Philpott /politics/2018-01-25/the-main-thing-people-think-texas-attorney-general-does-but-really-doesnt When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was the state's attorney general, he had a memorable description for his old job."My job description has been simplified overâ€� Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:36:07 GMT /politics/2018-01-25/the-main-thing-people-think-texas-attorney-general-does-but-really-doesnt Ben Philpott /politics/2018-01-24/down-on-the-farm-and-at-the-gas-pump-a-day-on-the-job-of-texas-agriculture-commissioner When Texans â€� mostly farmers and ranchers â€� sat down to write the state Constitution in the 1800s, they didn’t see the need for an elected agricultureâ€� Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:31:38 GMT /politics/2018-01-24/down-on-the-farm-and-at-the-gas-pump-a-day-on-the-job-of-texas-agriculture-commissioner Ben Philpott /energy-environment/2018-01-23/what-the-heck-is-the-railroad-commission-of-texas As oil and gas drilling impact the daily lives of more people with no direct link to oil and gas drilling, more everyday Texans are starting to take notice of the Railroad Commission. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:40:01 GMT /energy-environment/2018-01-23/what-the-heck-is-the-railroad-commission-of-texas Mose Buchele /politics/2018-01-22/the-surprising-role-of-land-commissioner-launchpad-of-texas-politics The state of Texas owns a bunch of land. That's because, in case you didn't know, we used to be our own country and joined the United States without theâ€� Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:20:58 GMT /politics/2018-01-22/the-surprising-role-of-land-commissioner-launchpad-of-texas-politics Ben Philpott /politics/2018-01-22/texas-comptroller-the-state-bureaucrat-who-can-grind-budgets-to-a-halt The Texas Legislature writes the state budget. The governor signs it into law. But with a single action, the Texas comptroller can kill the entireâ€� Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:36:25 GMT /politics/2018-01-22/texas-comptroller-the-state-bureaucrat-who-can-grind-budgets-to-a-halt Ben Philpott /politics/2018-01-19/a-brief-history-of-texas-most-powerful-political-office-lieutenant-governor When I moved to Austin in 2002, one of the first things I did to acclimate myself to Texas was visit the Bullock Texas State History Museum. I rememberâ€� Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:51:57 GMT /politics/2018-01-19/a-brief-history-of-texas-most-powerful-political-office-lieutenant-governor Ben Philpott /texas/2018-01-17/how-the-civil-war-led-to-a-weak-governors-office-in-texas 1876. It was a time of rebirth in Texas. Or maybe more precisely â€� time to get rid of those Reconstruction-era carpetbaggers."When the North sent folksâ€� Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:10:55 GMT /texas/2018-01-17/how-the-civil-war-led-to-a-weak-governors-office-in-texas Ben Philpott