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  2. Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Texas Senate - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Speaker of the House presides over the House, and the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor, but also due to ...

  5. Meet the candidates for Texas Senate District 12 in the Nov ...

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    Here’s what they said in our candidate questionnaire. After moving from the Texas House to the Senate in 2023, Republican Sen. Tan Parker is working to win another term.

  6. Redistricting in Texas - Wikipedia

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    [169] [170] The "Texas Eleven," as they were called, received support from Democrats across the country, as some members moved to other states to continue their quorum-bust. Senate Republicans changed the chamber's rules to remove the quorum requirements, attempting to lure Democrats back to the state to fight the changes in court. [171]

  7. Texas GOP amplifies voter fraud claims amid tight Senate race

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    A September TPP poll found that, after two decades of what the TPP team calledcall and response” on voter fraud by Republican elected officials, only 7 percent of party members were “very ...

  8. Meet the candidates for Texas Senate District 10 in the Nov ...

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    Texas Sen. Phil King, a Republican, is working to secure his second term in the Texas Senate as he bids against Democrat Andy Morris. King, a former state House representative who has served in ...

  9. 88th Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    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.