The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US 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 2nd Texas Legislature met from December 13,1847 to March 20,1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847.
The 13th Texas Legislature met from January 14 to June 4,1873 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1872.
George Cassety Pendleton was an American Democratic politician who was a member and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives,a Lieutenant Governor of Texas,and a U.S. Representative from the 7th district of Texas.
The 52nd Texas Legislature convened from January 9 to June 8,1951. All members present during this session were elected in the 1950 general elections.
The 53rd Texas Legislature met from January 13,1953,to May 27,1953,and March 15,1954,to April 13,1954. All members present during this session were elected in the 1952 general elections.
The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11,1955,to June 7,1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.
The 55th Texas Legislature met from January 8,1957,to May 23,1957,and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.
The 56th Texas Legislature met from January 13,1959,to May 7,1959,and in three special sessions from May to August of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1958 general elections.
The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14,1947,to June 6,1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections,except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband,who died in office,in a special election in 1947.
The 49th Texas Legislature met from January 9,1945,to June 5,1945. All members present during this session were elected in the 1944 general elections.
The 48th Texas Legislature met from January 12,1943,to May 11,1943. All members present during this session were elected in the 1942 general elections.
The 47th Texas Legislature met from January 14,1941,to July 3,1941,and in special session from September 9 to September 19,1941. All members present during this session were elected in the 1940 general elections.
Martin McNulty Crane was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic,Granger movement,and Populist politician in the state of Texas,and held various positions in the state government. When he was state senator,he was a prominent formulator and proponent of the Railroad Commission Law that created the Railroad Commission of Texas. During his tenure as Attorney General of Texas,Crane brought and won the first antitrust suit in the history of Texas against the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.
Maryann Garza Perez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 144 in Harris County,Texas. Perez previously served one term from 2013 to 2015. An insurance agent,she is a former member of the trustees of Houston Community College.
James Richard Murphy,known as Jim Murphy,is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2009 and again since 2011,he has represented District 133 in Harris County.
District 6 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
Willard Arnold Johnson was an American politician. He served as lieutenant governor of Texas and as a member for the 29th district of the Texas Senate.
