Moreover, forty states already have in place term limits for their state executives. Even though, Texas is staying behind of the popular tendency, and is still decided to maintain their un-limited policy. The most recent example occurred in 2013 when the bill to install term limits for state-wide officials, meaning not only the governor, but also the members of Congress, failed to pass in the House of Representatives, after being approved by the Senate. However, the issue of the term limits’ institution has been an endless debate for the residents of the state, and the bill is very likely to be revised again this year which motivates the exploration of the topic. To create a solid opinion over the approval of the bill, it is necessary to evaluate the position of its …show more content…
Limited term for public officials, will not only increase the diversity in government departments but also would help reduce the influence of special interest and bribing, and would introduce new ideas into office. Nonetheless, the complaints of the opponents, who want to choose governors with experience and whom they trust, would still not be satisfied; therefore the proposed solution is the establishments of term limits that would allow previous public officials to campaign again. The requirement however would be that candidates should not have served two terms of four years in a period of 16 years. Consequently, the negative effects of infinite reelection would be avoided, but the public would still be offered to option to choose the candidate of their preference for more than one