Texas has a State Guard, considered part of the state militia, with a commander appointed by the governor, but a few years ago the people of Texas removed the power of the governor to command militia himself. Various statutes leave command by default of county militia to the sheriffs, but does not require them to exercise it. Being a common-law state that leaves it to local communities to elect their own militia commanders in a public election, which can be by popular convention.
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