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Texas is generally considered to be a Republican stronghold, having not elected a Democrat to any statewide office since 1994. [8] Republicans control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide offices, both houses of the Texas Legislature, and a large majority in Texas's U.S. House congressional delegation.
While Democrats came close to flipping several seats, they made no net gains in the 2020 elections, leaving Republicans with full control of the Texas Legislature for the 2020 redistricting cycle. [196] Texas gained two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as a result of the 2020 census. [197]
Only the governor may call the Legislature into special sessions, unlike other states where the legislature may call itself into session. The governor may call as many sessions as desired. For example, Governor Rick Perry called three consecutive sessions to address the 2003 Texas congressional redistricting. The Texas Constitution limits the ...
While some races held wide margins throughout election day, others were neck and neck, including a race for a Texas Senate seat that came down to less than 100 votes and a Republican runoff for a ...
Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections. Republicans won eight of the fifteen seats up for election, flipping one from the Democrats. Due to the high number of uncontested seats, however, Democratic candidates received more votes statewide than Republican candidates.
The Democratic Party holds a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, but 34 out of 100 seats are up for election on Nov. 5, which may result in a power shift.. Seats in eight of the most competitive ...
Collin County U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, 56, briefly said he’d come home after two terms and run for his old Texas Senate seat. That would have come with a pay cut: from $174,000 a year to $7,200.
The other half will have a 4-4-2 cycle, whereupon the seat would stand for election after four years (the year ending in 6) for another four-year term, followed by a two-year term (elected in the year ending in 0). As such, every two years, about half of the Texas Senate is on the ballot. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.