Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake Voter Guide

The commissioner leads the Texas Department of Agriculture, which regulates agriculture, administers nutrition programs and provides rural economic development assistance. There is no incumbent in this race.

The attorney general serves as Texas’ top lawyer and law enforcement officer. There is no incumbent in this race.

The comptroller is Texas’ chief financial officer, overseeing government spending and administering the state’s education savings account program.

The Texas General Land Office manages 13 million acres of state lands, with duties including allocating disaster recovery funds, leasing state lands to generate revenue for the state's Permanent School Fund, preserving state landmarks such as The Alamo and overseeing several veterans programs.

As Texas’ top elected official, the governor signs and vetoes legislation, serves as commander-in-chief of the state military and appoints members of state agencies or advisory boards.

The lieutenant governor leads the Texas Senate and can exercise the powers of the governor if the governor dies, resigns, is removed from office or is absent from the state, according to the Texas State Historical Association.

The Texas Railroad Commission regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry. The agency has three commissioners who are elected to staggered six-year terms. There is no incumbent in this race.

U.S. senators serve staggered six-year terms, and whoever is elected will work alongside Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. The winner of the election will replace Sen. John Cornyn in January, and there is no incumbent in this race.