The Congress of the Philippines is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral,composed of an upper body,the Senate,and a lower body,the House of Representatives,although colloquially,the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter. The Senate meets at the GSIS Building in Pasay,while the House of Representatives meets at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City,which also hosts joint sessions.
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 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.
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.
The lieutenant governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas,a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
Phillip Stephen King is an American attorney from Weatherford,Texas,who has been a Republican member of the Texas State Senate since 2023. He previously served in Texas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2023. House District 61 encompasses Parker and Wise counties located west of Fort Worth. In 2022,he was a candidate for the District 10 seat in the Texas Senate,which he won unopposed in the general election,due to the democratic opponent dropping out of the race in April 2022.
Ryan Anthony Guillen is an American politician serving as the Texas State Representative for House District 31,which includes Starr,Wilson,Karnes,Duval,Brooks,Jim Hogg,Kenedy,La Salle,Live Oak,McMullen and Zapata counties.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American lawyer and politician who has represented the 4th district in the Texas Senate since 2014. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 16th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014. Creighton has been president pro tempore of the Texas Senate since 2025.
Jeffrey Curtis Leach is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for district 67,representing a portion of Collin County.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Joseph Danielsen is an American Democratic Party politician,who represents the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he has served since October 16,2014,after being appointed to fill the vacant seat of Upendra J. Chivukula,who left office to take a seat as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the United States representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2023 and served as the representative for Texas's 15th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Briscoe Cain is an American attorney and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 128.
Ernest James Bailes IV,is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 18th district. Bailes was defeated by Janis Holt by 53% to 39% on March 5,2024,in the Republican primary for the Texas House of Representatives for the 18th District.
Justin Aldred Holland is an American real estate broker from Heath,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 33rd District,which includes Rockwall County and a portion of Collin County. He won the general election held on November 8,2016,and was sworn into office on January 10,2017. He is currently serving his third term in the Texas House of Representatives. He was defeated by Katrina Pierson by 56% to 44% on May 28,2024,in the Republican primary runoff.
John Harden Bucy III is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 136th District,which includes Northwest Austin,Cedar Park,Pflugerville,Round Rock,and the Brushy Creek area in Williamson County.
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.
David Mayes Middleton II is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate for the 11th district. Previously,he served as a Texas House of Representatives for district 23. A member of the Republican Party,Middleton has been in the Texas legislature since January 8,2019.
Jared Lynn Patterson is an American politician from Texas. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from the 106th district in November 2018,he assumed office on January 8,2019. An analysis of votes in the 2023 regular session found that Patterson was the most right-wing of 85 Republican members of the Texas House.
Dustin Ray Burrows is an attorney and businessman in Lubbock,Texas,who is serving as the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives since 2025. A member of the Republican Party,representing District 83 of the Texas House of Representatives. He has represented the 83rd district since January 2015. Burrows is the former Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee,former Chair of the House Calendars Committee,and the former Chair of House Republican Caucus. He has sponsored legislation including the SB2 bill,enabling Texas taxpayers to control local tax rates and tax increases.
