Texas Inaugural Committees
Texas Inaugural Committees
The functions and activities of the Texas Inaugural Committee are governed by Section 401 of the Texas Government Code. No later than the tenth day after the date of each election for governor and lieutenant governor, the secretary of state issues a proclamation stating who, in the secretary’s opinion, based on the best information available, are the governor-elect and lieutenant governor-elect. The secretary of state then delivers certified copies of the proclamation to the individuals named in the proclamation. The governor-elect and lieutenant governor-elect then each file with the secretary of state a signed instrument. In that instrument, the governor-elect designates one individual to serve as chair of the inaugural committee and one individual to serve as a cochair of the committee; the lieutenant governor-elect designates one individual to serve as a cochair of the committee. The governor-elect and lieutenant governor-elect may appoint other members to the inaugural committee as they consider necessary.
After the committee members have been appointed, they convene at a time and place designated by the chair, take the constitutional oath of office, and hold an organizational meeting to make arrangements necessary for conducting ceremonies and events to observe the inauguration of the governor and lieutenant governor. The committee may hold subsequent meetings at times it determines or on the call of the chair, who, when present, presides at the meetings. The committee may adopt rules to govern its proceedings. Committee members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of committee duties as provided by legislative appropriation. The committee may employ staff or engage the services of consultants to assist in its work and may request the cooperation of an agency or official of state or local government.
Richards-Bullock inaugural records
Texas Inaugural Committee Richards-Bullock Inaugural Records, 1932, 1963-1991, undated, bulk 1990-1991
Creator: Texas. Inaugural Committee
Title: Texas Inaugural Committee Richards-Bullock inaugural records
Dates: 1932
Dates: 1963-1991, undated
Dates: bulk 1990-1991
Abstract: The Texas Inaugural Committee makes the arrangements necessary for conducting ceremonies and events to observe the inauguration of the governor and lieutenant governor. These Texas Inaugural Committee Richards-Bullock inaugural records document the organization and planning of the inaugural ceremony for Texas Governor Ann Richards and Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock on January 15, 1991, and other celebratory events occurring both before and after the swearing-in of the chief executive of the state and the lieutenant governor, who also serves as constitutional president of the Texas Senate. The records consist of committee meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, press releases, news clippings, photographs, fashion design sketches, videotapes, invoices, contracts, samples of invitations and other artifacts and memorabilia, dating from 1932, 1963-1991, and undated, with the bulk of the material dating between the November 1990 gubernatorial election of Ann Richards through the inaugural festivities in January 1991. Earlier records document previous Texas gubernatorial inaugural festivities. The videocassettes described in this finding aid have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
