State Law Process

There are many steps for a bill to become a state law. The state is divided among three equal branches Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. It must go through a rigorous process in order to even be considered. A bill must be drafted, sent to the floor, sent to the governor, and approved by both houses to become a bill. If it passes all the necessary reviews and amendments it becomes a law.
A "senator or representative get ideas for a bill by listening to people he or she represents" (Texas House). The senator or representative then take these suggestions and tries to find a solution to the issue. An interim committee study may also be a form of creating a bill if the legislative isn't in session. Some research is then done to determine what

Governors don't have too much power, but they do have some say in "the appointment of state comptrollers and pre and post audit department heads". The governor is allowed to use executive orders under the rights found in the Constitution. With this, the governor also has budgetary powers to "trigger emergency powers during natural disasters, create advisory, and address management and administrative issues" (Governor's Power). While the Governor can exercise these powers they can be limited and reviewed by the Legislative branch depending on the state. The governor has to be prepared in times when a tornado, flood, or power outage occur. The fact that the governor is limited in appointing comptrollers, and may require Legislative review shows how the system checks and balances are used and placed. To avoid the governor from having too much power.
The last branch is the judicial branch. Other branches can do checks and balances on this branch by an appointment and nomination process. The legislative branch may also get rid of members by impeaching them. Article III of the constitution lays out the rights of the Judicial branch. The most important power in this branch is the judicial review because it allows the Court to declare a law unconstitutional. Congress also can't get rid of someone in the office. The only way they can is if the individual exhibits bad behavior. Judges are appointed by the Executive

Political culture is important because it dictates how people will be involved in current events, politics, and events going on in their community and all over the world. Since Texas is a large state and so diverse it is often hard to categorize and label its culture into just one group. Texas is a primarily conservative state and it bases its political culture on a traditionalistic and individualistic viewpoint. The three effects of Texas's unique political culture are the economy, size, and urbanization.
Traditionalistic political culture plays a huge role in our society. Texas is primarily a Republican state. From "2002 and 2012 all major statewide elected offices were controlled by Republicans" (Champagne & Harpham, p 6). In regards to the economy, Texas has always favored low taxes for low services. When there is talk about "raising taxes [it] often occurs in close proximity to the term political suicide" (Texas Politics). People in Texas fear a raise in taxes which is why other fees and services get raised because of the traditionalistic culture. While people in the middle class want more support from the state in regards to public education, low taxes become more in