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Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of Dallas County, including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Wood, and part of Upshur.
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 ...
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 .
[2] [5] In 1963, the Texas legislature began a major revision of the 1925 Texas statutory classification scheme, and as of 1989 over half of the statutory law had been arranged under the recodification process. [2] The de facto codifications are Vernon's Texas Statutes Annotated and Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, commonly known as Vernon's.
The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
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 ...
With Republicans still dominating both chambers of the Texas Legislature, the 2025 Texas legislative session will see Democrats playing defense. A glimpse of Texas GOP, Dems' priorities before ...
District 5 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851). The district has been represented by Republican Cole Hefner since January 10, 2017, upon his initial election to the Texas House. [1]