chamber of the Texas House of Representatives

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The chamber of the Texas House of Representatives is the main legislative hall in the Texas State Capitol where the 150-member House convenes to debate and pass state laws.

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chamber of the Texas House of Representatives canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building interior space
legislative chamber
access restricted floor access for members and staff
adjacentTo House committee rooms
offices of the Speaker of the Texas House
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival (interior consistent with Texas State Capitol)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
floor second floor of the Texas State Capitol
function debate of state laws
holding legislative sessions
legislative deliberation
voting on legislation
governingBody Texas Legislature
hasFeature clerk’s desk
electronic voting board
member desks arranged in semicircular pattern
podium for presiding officer
press gallery
public gallery
rostrum for the Speaker of the Texas House
hasSeatingArea gallery for invited guests
gallery for media
gallery for visitors
hasSymbol display of the Texas flag
display of the United States flag
house lower house
jurisdiction Texas
surface form: State of Texas
language English
legislativeBodyType lower chamber
locatedIn Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas

Texas
Texas State Capitol
maintainedBy Texas Facilities Commission
meets Texas House of Representatives
numberOfLegislatorsSeated 150
occupantCapacity 150 members
ownedBy Texas
surface form: State of Texas
partOf Texas State Capitol
primaryUse daytime legislative sessions
publicAccess public allowed in galleries during sessions
seats 150 desks for representatives
secondaryUse ceremonial events
security protected by Texas Department of Public Safety
usedBy Texas House of Representatives
usedDuring regular sessions of the Texas Legislature
special sessions of the Texas Legislature
usedFor consideration of bills and resolutions
passage of state laws
public legislative proceedings

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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives meetsAt chamber of the Texas House of Representatives