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.
Lloyd Alton Doggett II is an American lawyer and politician who is a U.S. representative from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,he has represented a district based in Austin since 1995,currently numbered as Texas's 37th congressional district.
Texas's 21st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas. Towns entirely or partially in this district include Boerne,Fredericksburg,Ingram,Kerrville,Kyle,New Braunfels,and San Marcos. The current Representative from the 21st district is Chip Roy.
Jose Antonio Menendez is a member of the Texas Senate for District 26. A member of the Democratic Party,he is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 124. He won a special election on February 17,2015,for the state Senate,to replace Leticia Van de Putte. She resigned to run,unsuccessfully as it developed,against the short-term incumbent,Ivy Taylor,for mayor of San Antonio,Texas. Menendez handily defeated fellow Democratic State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer for the right to succeed Van de Putte. Even though Menendez and Fischer remain political opponents,their relationship appears to have been civil.
Joseph Richard Straus III is an American politician who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A Republican,he represented District 121,which comprises northeastern Bexar County,including parts of San Antonio and several surrounding communities,from his first election to the House in 2005 until his retirement in 2019. He chose not to seek re-election to the state House in 2018.
Bryce E. Reeves is an American politician,small business owner and United States Army veteran serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia. A State Farm insurance agent,he was elected in 2011. Reeves defeated the 28-year Democratic incumbent,Edd Houck,by 226 votes.
Roland Gutierrez is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Gutierrez has served as a member of the Texas Senate since 2021,representing District 19. He formerly served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2008 to 2021. On July 10,2023,Gutierrez announced his candidacy in the 2024 United States Senate election in Texas,in which he finished second in the Democratic primary.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American attorney and politician from Conroe,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4,and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16.
Kenneth Kyle Biedermann,known as Kyle Biedermann,is an American politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 73 from 2017 to 2023. Biedermann owns and operates a hardware store within the district.
Tomas Uresti is a Democratic former member of the Texas House of Representatives who represented District 118. He won the November 2016 general election and was sworn into office on January 10,2017. Uresti was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 6,2018.
Kaialiʻi Kahele is an American politician,educator,and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2020,he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from January to July 2021. He served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot,completing tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
James Dell Talarico is an American politician and former teacher. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018 to represent District 52,which includes the cities of Round Rock,Taylor,Hutto,and Georgetown in Williamson County. Following the 2020 redistricting cycle,Talarico announced his run for a seat in District 50 in 2022,which he won. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michael Joseph Garcia is an American politician and former United States Navy pilot serving as the U.S. representative for California's 27th congressional district. A Republican,he was first elected in a May 2020 special election and went on to win a full term in the general election.
Ernest Anthony Gonzales II is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2021,representing over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 87th 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 Austin,Texas,from January 12,2021,to May 31,2021. Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.
Penny Morales Shaw is an American attorney and politician. She was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2020 to represent the 148th District,which includes parts of Spring Branch,Garden Oaks/Oak Forest,Carverdale,and Cypress-Fairbanks. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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,followed by four consecutive special sessions.
Rosie's Law is a proposed legislative act in Texas aimed at restoring health insurance coverage for abortion care services. First introduced by Texas House Representative Sheryl Cole in 2019,the law seeks to lift the state Medicaid funding ban for abortion care,include abortion services in the Texas Medicaid program,and repeal the 2017 ban on abortion coverage through private insurance and federal health insurance marketplace plans.
