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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 .
The heftiest of these was a $77,200 fine levied against Ron Reynolds, then a member of the Texas Legislature, for failing to file mandatory campaign finance reports during a two year period. [10] In total, 531 individuals, spanning roles from State Representative to Governor, have unpaid fines with amounts starting at $300. [9]
Steven Dennis Wolens is an attorney in Dallas, Texas. He is a principal in the law firm McKool Smith and serves on the Texas Ethics Commission. Between 1981 and 2005, Wolens served as a state representative for District 103 in Dallas County, Texas.
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the state legislature convening in January, Gov. Greg Abbott issued four executive orders to safeguard Texas from espionage threats posed by the People’s ...
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 ...
Anita Lee Blair, first blind woman elected to a state legislature; Jack Brooks, U.S. Representative (1953–1995) Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas (1973–1979) Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland County oilman and representative from 1965 to 1969; only Republican member in 1965 legislative session; Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
LaHood was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Trinity University, earning his bachelor's degree. He also attended St. Mary's School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree. [1] In March 2024, LaHood defeated Steve Allison and Michael Champion in the Republican primary election for the 121st district of the Texas House of Representatives. [2]
Texas Monthly named Bonnen as a Best Lawmaker in June 2019 for his work as Speaker of the Texas House of Representative during Texas' 86th Legislative Session. [34] The Conservative Roundtable of Texas rated Bonnen a 94 percent on their Conservative Effectiveness Index in 2017, a 100 percent in 2015, and a 100 percent in 2012. [31]