Federal

• House of Representatives: Serves two year terms. Responsibilities include introducing bills and resolutions, offer amendments, and serve on committees​​

• Senate: Serves six year terms with two-thirds of senate elected every two years. Responsibilities include writing and passing laws, ratifying treaties, and confirming or rejecting the President's nominees for judgeships

State

• TX House of Representatives: Represent various smaller districts with the power to introduce taxing legislation

• TX Senate: Represent various larger districts and have the power to confirm the Governor's appointments

• State Board of Education: Setting curriculum standards, reviewing and adopting instructional materials, and establishing graduation requirements​

• Governor: ​Highest ranking political leader in the state who is responsible for implementing state laws

• Lieutenant Governor: Presiding officer over the Texas Senate and leads the Legislative Budget Board

• Attorney General: Chief legal advisor and Chief law enforcement officer who sets law enforcement priorities for the state

• Comptroller of Public Accounts: A state's bookkeeper, fiscal organizer, and Chief financial officer

• Commissioner of Land: Manages mineral rights, state assets, and general land use as an advisor to the Governor

• Commissioner of Agriculture: Leads agriculture industry standards for the state

• Railroad Commissioner: Regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry, and surface coal and uranium mining

County

• County Commissioner: Controlling county property including the courthouse, hospitals, library, jail, and the equipment and facilities

• District/County Attorney: Prosecuting attorney and represents the state in a criminal case.

• Sheriff: Manages duties of countywide law enforcement through deputies.

• Constable: Preserve the peace and perform judicial duties to serve writs, warrants, and bail pieces.​

• County Clerk: Acts as a recorder of all bonds, deeds, birth and death certificates, assumed names and livestock brands.

• District Clerk: Indexes and secures all court records, collects filing fees, and handles funds held in litigation, coordinates the jury panel selection process.

• County Treasurer: Receives and deposits all county revenues

• Tax Assessor-Collector: Calculates and collect property tax rates for the county including cities and schools.

• ​County Judge: Presiding officer of the Commissioners Court. Most have broad judicial duties. Serves as head of emergency management.

• Justice of the Peace: Hears traffic, civil cases, landlord/tenant disputes, and truancy cases.

• County Courts at Law: Held in a variety of courts that oversee topics including probate, criminal, criminal appeals, and civil court matters.

Local

• City Council: Member that governs a city or town

• School Board: A typical school board meeting will include approving the school calendar, adopting curriculum, overseeing construction and approving contracts with outside vendors. 

• Mayor: Most powerful local elected office  that chairs the City Council. Based upon your government system, your mayor may serve in a: Council-Manager System or a Mayor-Council system.