How can the governor use his or her appointment powers to affect the judicial branch, even though the Texas judiciary is elected?

What will be an ideal response?

The Texas Constitution grants the governor the power to fill any vacancy that should arise in the judicial and executive branches. Although this requires a two-thirds vote of the Texas Senate, if approved, the appointee will likely become the incumbent candidate in the next election cycle. This incumbency brings advantages such as name recognition through news coverage and existing political party support structure that makes the appointee more likely to win than not. Also, the appointee can serve without Senate approval until at least the first ten days of the next session if the appointment was made when the legislature was not in session.