Texas House of Representatives

Texas House of Representatives
Eighty-eighth Texas Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 10, 2023
Leadership
Dade Phelan (R)
since January 12, 2021
Speaker pro tempore
Charlie Geren (R)
since February 8, 2023
Majority Leader
Tom Oliverson (R)
since April 3, 2024
Minority Leader
Trey Martinez Fischer (D)
since January 10, 2023
Structure
Seats150
Political groups
  •   Republican (86)
  •   Democratic (63)
  •   Vacant (1)
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle 3, Texas Constitution
Salary$7,200/year + per diem
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 8, 2022
(150 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(150 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Texas State Capitol
Austin, Texas
Website
Texas House of Representatives

The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin.