Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_office
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Texas_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentHolder gptkb:Dade_Phelan
gptkbp:electionMethod elected by members of the Texas House of Representatives
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:William_Crump
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Texas_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://house.texas.gov/leadership/speaker/
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:responsibility appointing committee chairs
referring bills to committees
maintaining order during debates
signing all bills and resolutions passed by the House
presiding over the Texas House of Representatives
gptkbp:startYear 1846
gptkbp:termLength 2 years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4