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 of America
surface form: United States
hasComponent Texas House of Representatives
Texas Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Texas Senate
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 Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Texas Senate
isBicameral true
legislativeAuthorityOver Texas
surface form: State of Texas
locatedInCity Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas
lowerHouse Texas House of Representatives
meetsIn Texas State Capitol
meetsInChamber Texas State Capitol
surface form: House Chamber of the Texas State Capitol

Texas State Capitol
surface form: Senate Chamber of the 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 Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Texas Senate
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds vote in each house
website https://capitol.texas.gov/

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Barbara Jordan memberOf Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality subjectToConfirmationBy Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Texas Railroad Commission foundedBy Texas Legislature
Texas state law governedBy Texas Legislature
Texas state law createdBy Texas Legislature
Texas state law modifiedBy Texas Legislature
Texas state law primaryLegislativeBody Texas Legislature
Texas state law legislativeChamber Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
TSPB foundedBy Texas Legislature
subject surface form: Texas State Preservation Board
Texas Natural Resources Code governingBody Texas Legislature
University of Texas System Board of Regents confirmationBy Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center fundingSource Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: State of Texas appropriations
Texas Tech University System Board of Regents confirmedBy Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Texas Penal Code enactedBy Texas Legislature
Texas Legislature Online operatedBy Texas Legislature
Article III of the Texas Constitution governs Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Texas Legislative Council (ex officio) serves Texas Legislature
subject surface form: Texas Legislative Council
Texas Legislative Council (ex officio) supports Texas Legislature
subject surface form: Texas Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Legislative Budget Board (ex officio) branchOfGovernment Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Texas
Legislative Redistricting Board (under certain conditions) isDistinctFrom Texas Legislature
subject surface form: Legislative Redistricting Board
Public Safety Commission of Texas confirmedBy Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Ennis, Texas legislativeRecognitionBy Texas Legislature
Texas Local Government Code enactedBy Texas Legislature
Texas Legislative Budget Board partOf Texas Legislature
Texas Legislative Budget Board reportsTo Texas Legislature
Texas Legislative Budget Board formedBy Texas Legislature
Texas Legislative Council upperHouseServed Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Texas higher education system monitoredBy Texas Legislature
Appointments Office (Texas Governor) worksWith Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate
Seal of the State of Texas legislatedBy Texas Legislature
Texas mid-decade redistricting 2003 upperHouseInvolved Texas Legislature
this entity surface form: Texas Senate