One of the powers of both the Speaker of the House and the lieutenant governor is the appointment power. Who can they appoint?

They can assign members to standing committees and appoint the chairs to those committees.

They can appoint individuals to fill vacancies in their respective chambers for the remainder of the term.

They can appoint experienced staff to the offices of newer elected legislators so that they can have an effective office in Austin.

They can appoint officials from the state attorney general's office to review legislation before it is submitted to a committee to ensure that it does not violate the Texas Constitution.