Texas Legislature

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The Texas Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
budgetCycle biennial
canHoldSpecialSessions yes
canOverrideVeto yes
constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution
convenesRegularSession biennially
country United States
hasComponent Texas House of Representatives
Texas Senate
linked to: Texas Legislature
hasLegislativeSession Regular session
Special session
hasPower approve state budget
confirm certain gubernatorial appointments
enact state laws
impeach certain state officials
levy state taxes
propose constitutional amendments
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
houseCount 2
houseTermLength 2 years
impeachmentInitiatedIn Texas House of Representatives
impeachmentTrialHeldIn Texas Senate
linked to: Texas Legislature
isBicameral true
legislativeAuthorityOver State of Texas
linked to: Texas
locatedInCity Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin
lowerHouse Texas House of Representatives
meetsIn Texas State Capitol
meetsInChamber House Chamber of the Texas State Capitol
linked to: Texas State Capitol

Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol
linked to: Texas State Capitol
numberOfRepresentatives 150
numberOfSenators 31
oversees state agencies of Texas
partySystem multi-party with Republican and Democratic dominance
passes state statutes
primaryLanguage English
redistricts Texas congressional districts
Texas legislative districts
regularSessionFrequency every two years
regularSessionLengthLimit 140 days
regularSessionStartMonth January
senateElectionsStaggered yes
senateTermLength 4 years
specialSessionsCalledBy Governor of Texas
state Texas
upperHouse Texas Senate
linked to: Texas Legislature
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds vote in each house
website https://capitol.texas.gov/

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Texas legislature Texas Legislature
Texas upperHouse Texas Senate
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Texas lowerHouse Texas House of Representatives
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Texas Legislature hasComponent Texas Senate
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Texas Legislature upperHouse Texas Senate
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Texas Legislature impeachmentTrialHeldIn Texas Senate
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Texas State Capitol houses Texas Legislature
Texas State Capitol houses Texas Senate
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Texas legislative districts legislativeBody Texas Legislature
Texas legislative districts upperHouseBody Texas Senate
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Texas House of Representatives partOf Texas Legislature
Texas House of Representatives hasUpperHouse Texas Senate
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Texas House of Representatives coequalWith Texas Senate
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Texas House of Representatives impeachmentTrialsHeldBy Texas Senate
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Governor of Texas worksWith Texas Legislature
Texas Constitution establishes Texas Legislature
Congress of the Republic of Texas hasPart Texas Senate
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Texas Southern University governedBy Texas Legislature
Government of Texas hasBranch Legislative branch of Texas
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Government of Texas legislativeBody Texas Legislature
Government of Texas hasChamber Texas Senate
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas presidesOver Texas Senate
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas governingBody Texas Senate
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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure publisher Texas Legislature
Texas Government Code administeredBy Texas Legislature
Texas Government Code amendedBy Texas Legislature
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives relatedBody Texas Senate
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Lieutenant Governor of Texas presidesOver Texas Senate
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Article I of the Texas Constitution bindingOn Texas Legislature
subject linked to: Article I
Article III of the Texas Constitution defines Texas Senate
subject linked to: Article III
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Article III of the Texas Constitution appliesTo Texas Senate
subject linked to: Article III
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Texas Secretary of State confirmedBy Texas Senate
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Constitution of 1866 (Texas) subjectHasRole Texas legislature
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Texas abortion laws governedBy Texas Legislature
Texas Education Agency subordinateTo Texas Legislature
Texas Education Agency foundedByStatute Texas Legislature
Texas Senate District 2 legislativeBody Texas State Senate
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Texas Senate District 2 representedIn Texas Legislature
Prairie View A&M University founder Texas Legislature