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Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Texas's congressional districts since 2023. A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865.
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Texas. The list of names should be complete as of July ...
Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee Mike Lee: UT: January 3, 2015: Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip Mike Crapo: ID: January 3, 2013: President pro tempore emeritus: Chuck Grassley: IA: January 20, 2021 Party dean since January 3, 2019
2020 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas District 2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Dan Crenshaw (incumbent) 197,300 : 56.1 +3.3 : Democratic: Sima Ladjevardian 148,727 42.3 −3.3 Libertarian: Elliott Robert Scheirman 5,582 1.6 +0.7 Total votes 351,609 : 100 : Republican hold: Swing
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who as a high-profile border state senator had been monitoring the monthslong negotiations, voted against the bill, as did U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Both Texas ...
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas.It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives.The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin.
John Cornyn III (/ ˈ k ɔːr n ɪ n / COR-nin; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002.