Legislative branch of the state government of Texas
For the building, see Texas State Capitol.
Texas State Legislature
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded
March 10, 1836 (1836-03-10)
Leadership
President of the Senate
Dan Patrick (R) since January 20, 2015
Speaker of the House
Dade Phelan (R) since January 12, 2021
Structure
Seats
181 31 Senators 150 Representatives
Senate political groups
Republican (19)
Democratic (12)
House political groups
Republican (86)
Democratic (64)
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]
^"Texas legislative sessions and years". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Government of Texas. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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