Congress of the Republic of Texas

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bicameral legislature legislature national legislature

The Congress of the Republic of Texas was the bicameral national legislative body that governed the independent Republic of Texas between 1836 and its annexation by the United States in 1845.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas 2
Senate of the Republic of Texas 2
Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Texas ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of 1836 of the Republic of Texas
country Republic of Texas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Republic of Texas ⓘ
dissolved 1845 ⓘ
endTime 1845 ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Texas
followedBy Texas Legislature ⓘ
United States Congress representation for Texas ⓘ
governmentForm bicameralism ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver foreign policy approval of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
military organization of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
national legislation of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
public lands of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
taxation in the Republic of Texas ⓘ
hasChamber lower house ⓘ
upper house ⓘ
hasMemberRole representative ⓘ
senator ⓘ
hasPart Texas House of Representatives ⓘ
Texas Legislature ⓘ
surface form: Texas Senate
hasSession Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fifth Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fourth Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ninth Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Second Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Seventh Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas

Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Third Congress of the Republic of Texas
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Republic of Texas ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Republic of Texas ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Texas government
legislativeProcess bill passage by both houses ⓘ
legislatureType national ⓘ
locatedIn Republic of Texas ⓘ
meetsIn Austin ⓘ
surface form: Austin, Texas

Houston ⓘ
Washington-on-the-Brazos ⓘ
numberOfChambers 2 ⓘ
partOf Government of Texas ⓘ
surface form: Government of the Republic of Texas
precededBy provisional government of Texas ⓘ
reasonForEnd annexation of Texas by the United States ⓘ
replacedBy Texas state government institutions ⓘ
startTime 1836 ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) → createdBody → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) → createdBody → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Texas
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) → createdBody → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fourth Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas
Congress of the Republic of Texas → hasSession → Congress of the Republic of Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ninth Congress of the Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas → legislature → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Republic of Texas → lowerHouse → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor → memberOf → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
Republic of Texas → upperHouse → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Texas
Flag of the Republic of Texas → usedBy → Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Texan government