Denton, Texas

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Denton, Texas

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Denton is a city in Denton County, Texas. The city had 139,869 residents as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1]

Federal officials

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Texas are:

Office title Officeholder name Date assumed office Party affiliation

U.S. Senate Texas

John Cornyn

December 2, 2002

Republican Party

U.S. Senate Texas

Ted Cruz

January 3, 2013

Republican Party


To view a map of U.S. House districts in Texas and find your representative, click here.

State officials

The following is a list of the current state executive officials from Texas:

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Office Name Party Date assumed office
Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton Republican September 18, 2023
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Texas Gardner Pate Republican November 17, 2022
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott Republican January 20, 2015
Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick Republican 2015
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller Republican January 1, 2015
Texas Commissioner of Insurance Cassie Brown Nonpartisan 2021
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar Republican January 1, 2015
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson Republican January 7, 2023
Texas State Auditor Lisa Collier Nonpartisan January 5, 2016


To view a list of state legislators from Texas, click here.

Ballot measures

See also: List of Texas ballot measures and Denton County, Texas ballot measures

To view a list of statewide measures in Texas, click here.

To view a list of local ballot measures in Denton County, Texas, click here.

Local recalls

See also: Laws governing recall in Texas

No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[2]

See also

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