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Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast ...
In 2011, the former commission chairman, Barry Smitherman resigned to become a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, under appointment from Governor Rick Perry. Following the February 13–17, 2021, North American winter storm , the PUC was sued by plaintiffs alleging that its actions led to a spike in electricity prices. [ 3 ]
Sid Miller (politician) Sidney Carroll Miller (born September 6, 1955) is an American politician from Stephenville, Texas. He is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, serving since January 2015. He is a Republican. From 2001 to 2013, Miller served in the Texas House of Representatives for District 59 in central Texas, being unseated in the ...
County commission. A county commission (or a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials (county commissioners) collectively charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States. A county usually has three to five members of the county commission. [1] In some counties within Georgia a sole ...
September 9, 2024 at 1:32 PM. Some regions of Texas have already run out of water — and the rest face a looming crisis, the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Sunday. “We lose about a ...
September 10, 2024 at 7:04 AM. Texas has a water problem. Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told WFAA on "Inside Texas Politics" that the state is running out of water and ...
Dawson County, formed in 1858 in what is now Kinney County and Uvalde County and abolished in 1866 (not to be confused with the present-day Dawson County). Encinal County, formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.
September 12, 2024 at 11:26 AM. Edward Caban. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban stepped down Thursday under pressure from City Hall in the aftermath of raids by federal agents that targeted a slew of ...