Texas Constitution

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Texas Constitution
The three branches of government of the United States government are replicated in the Texas constitution and bestow powers that allow each one of them to check each other’s powers through check and balances. However, the Texas governance structure has received a lot of criticism labeling it a sophisticated organization with a design doomed to fail if no changes are made as soon as possible. In this context, the paper proposes changes in the executive, legislative and judiciary arms in the Texas governance.
The current executive arm of the Texas government compromises the relationship that exists between it and other arms especially the legislative arm. According to Jones et al. (67), the Texas executive arm has powers described under the line-item veto that provide the chief executive powers to veto bills that have been approved and passed by the legislature. I will have this part amended by removing such powers from the executive arm. This is because that the Texas line-item veto has unconstitutional under the Federal law as its practicability violates the distinctions of powers between the legislative and the executive arm of the Texas government.
On the other hand, a change that I would make in the legislative arm of the Texas government would be to remove the restriction placed on the ability of the Texas legislators to write into law tax and spending policies such as business and personal income taxes. According to Brown et al.

(297), Texas faces several financial related challenges including inadequate education systems. By allowing the state legislators to tax personal income and business and borrow funds, there will be more development within the state, and most of the social and economic problems in the state such as education and employment would be solved.
Lastly, the Texas Judiciary arm is rather sophisticated and confused. In this case, I would reduce the six types of courts down to three, that is, only the Supreme Courts, the appeals and the district courts. According to Kennedy (8), Texas has two high courts, one for adjudicating civil cases and the other criminal cases. These two courts can be merged as one since the federal government has been able to work with a single high court for both types of cases. My solution will eliminate the instances of concurrent and overlapping jurisdictions that, according to Kennedy (8), cause a tremendous amount of havoc in the Texas Judicial arm.
In summary, mending the executive, legislative and the judiciary arm of the Texas government will provide the state with a proper government structure that will see to it that all the social and economic challenges experienced in the place are eradicated. Moreover, it will enable the state to have an orderly system with reduced financial expenses.

Works Cited
Brown, Lyle, et al. Practicing Texas Politics, 2017-2018 Edition. (2018): 297.
Jones, Mark, et al. Texas Politics Today 2017-2018 Edition. Cengage Learning, (2018): 67.
Kennedy, Diana. Oaxaca Al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy. University of Texas Press, (2011): 8.