How does the veto power of the Texas governor differ from that of the president of the United States?
A) The governor can use the line-item veto on any bill, but the president is restricted to using it on appropriation bills.
B) The governor can veto a bill twice, but the president can only veto a bill once and is powerless if the legislature overrides it.
C) Unlike the president, a veto by the governor on a bill cannot be overridden by the legislature.
D) The governor can only veto a bill with the sworn support of one-tenth of the legislature; the president has no preconditions.
E) Unlike the president, if the governor fails to sign a bill by a certain deadline, it is passed automatically.
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