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Stanley K. Young, Texas Legislative Handbook (1973). Univ. of Tex., The Legislative Branch in Texas Politics, (last accessed Oct. 8, 2006) (stating that "The Texas Legislature is the most powerful of the three main branches of government[,]" primarily because it is "less weak than the other branches"). See also: Texas Government Newsletter
The Texas Senate passed SB 4 and a Senate Joint Resolution, both filed by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. Bettencourt authored the bill that passed last legislative session that included a ...
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 ...
Seal of the Senate of Texas. President pro tempore (often shortened to pro tem) of the Texas Senate is a largely honorary position, and is third in the line for the governorship of Texas. If the governor and lieutenant governor are both out of the state, the president pro tem is acting governor in their absence.
The Texas Senate and House both filed budgets allocating $1 billion for the state’s first ESA program that will be available to ... The Texas Senate passed its school choice bill on Feb. 5 ...
The bill passed the Texas Senate with bipartisan support but was blocked from advancing in the House by a committee chair, Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, after the CCP spearheaded a campaign ...
The 88th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.The Texas State Legislature met in its regular session in Austin, Texas, from January 10, 2023 to May 29, 2023, [1] followed by four consecutive special sessions.
The 83rd Texas Legislature began on January 8, 2013. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 6, 2012, with seats apportioned among the 2010 United States census .