Texas State Legislature | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
History | |
Founded | March 10, 1836 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 181 31 Senators 150 Representatives |
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Elections | |
Last Senate election | November 8, 2022 |
Last House election | November 8, 2022 |
Next Senate election | November 5, 2024 |
Next House election | November 5, 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Texas State Capitol Austin | |
Website | |
https://capitol.texas.gov |
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. 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 of Texas, but also due to Texas's plural executive.
The Legislature is the constitutional successor of the Congress of the Republic of Texas since Texas's 1845 entrance into the Union. The Legislature held its first regular session from February 16 to May 13, 1846.
The Legislature has completed its 88th session, and the next session is the 89th session, scheduled to convene on January 14, 2025, at noon (CST) after the 2024 Texas elections.[1]