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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 .
Article 3 vests the legislative power of the state in the "Legislature of the State of Texas", consisting of the state's Senate and House of Representatives. It also lists the qualifications required of senators and representatives and regulates many details of the legislative process.
It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor, but also due to Texas's plural executive. The legislature convenes its regular sessions at noon on the second Tuesday ...
The Constitution of Texas is the foundation of the government of Texas and vests the legislative power of the state in the Texas Legislature. The Texas Constitution is subject only to the sovereignty of the people of Texas as well as the Constitution of the United States, although this is disputed.
Texas's original state legislative districts were enacted by its 1845 Constitution. [16] Immediately after convening for the first time, the Texas Legislature enacted its first set of congressional districts. The state was apportioned two districts until its secession in 1861. During this time period, the legislature also regularly revised its ...
1st Texas Legislature: February 16, 1846 [2] May 13, 1846 2nd Texas Legislature: December 13, 1847 March 20, 1848 3rd Texas Legislature: 1849 4th Texas Legislature: 1851 5th Texas Legislature: 1853 6th Texas Legislature: 1855 7th Texas Legislature: 1857 8th Texas Legislature: 1859 [2] 1861 Texas Constitution of 1861 [citation needed] 9th Texas ...
Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state’s ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP ...
The committee structure below is valid for the 88th Legislature (numbers in parentheses are the number of committee members; under House rules 1/2 of each committee's membership is determined by seniority and the remaining 1/2 by the Speaker of the House, excluding Procedural Committees [note 1] the membership of which are wholly chosen by the ...