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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.
Party leader since January 3, 2017: Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin: IL: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2005: Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker: NJ: January 3, 2025: Vice Chairs of the ...
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the state of Texas. It is currently chaired by Abraham George, succeeding Matt Rinaldi who finished his term in 2024. [1] The party is headquartered in Austin, and is legally considered to be a political action committee.
We must focus on long-term solutions for Texas’s water supply. Texas is currently 10 to 11 million acre-feet short of water supply goals and is at least 10 to 20 years behind in meeting them.
Colonel, Texas State Guard, Civic Affairs Operations Section, Command Group & General StaffBoard of Directors and 2015 National Chair, American Legislative Exchange CouncilBoard of Directors and ...
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, they compose the state legislature of the state of Texas . There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas , with populations of approximately 940,000 per ...
Members of the National Guard look on as migrants try to find a way past razor wire (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images file) Some leaders of the Republican Party of Texas have ...
Kevin Sparks (born May 10, 1964) [1] [2] is an American businessman and politician serving in the Texas Senate for the 31st District since 2023. A Republican , Sparks won the Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin seat unnopposed in 2022 , where incumbent Republican Kel Seliger announced his retirement.