Texas House of Representatives
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The Texas House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Texas Legislature, responsible for creating state laws and representing the people of Texas through its elected members.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Texas Legislature
→
legislative body → state lower house → |
| authorityDerivedFrom |
Texas Constitution
→
surface form:
Article 3 of the Texas Constitution
|
| budgetProcessRole | originates many appropriations bills → |
| canBeConvenedBy | Governor of Texas (special sessions) → |
| coequalWith |
Texas Legislature
→
surface form:
Texas Senate
|
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Texas Constitution
→
surface form:
Texas Constitution of 1845
|
| electoralDistrictType | single-member districts → |
| elects |
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
→
President pro tempore of the United States Senate →
surface form:
Speaker pro tempore
|
| establishedIn | 1845 → |
| governedBy | Texas Constitution → |
| hasChamberType | lower house → |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
joint committees
→
select committees → standing committees → |
| hasLegislativeAuthorityOver | state laws of Texas → |
| hasMotto | In God We Trust (displayed in chamber) → |
| hasPower | impeachment of certain state officials → |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives → |
| hasUpperHouse |
Texas Legislature
→
surface form:
Texas Senate
|
| impeachmentTrialsHeldBy |
Texas Legislature
→
surface form:
Texas Senate
|
| jurisdiction |
Texas
→
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| languageOfWork | English → |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Texas → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Austin
→
surface form:
Austin, Texas
|
| meetsIn | Texas State Capitol → |
| meetsInBuilding |
Texas State Capitol
→
surface form:
Texas State Capitol House Chamber
|
| minimumAgeOfMember | 21 years → |
| numberOfMembers | 150 → |
| partOf | Texas Legislature → |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker → |
| redistrictingRole | participates in drawing state legislative districts → |
| residencyRequirement |
1 year in the district
→
2 years in Texas → |
| responsibleFor |
adopting the state budget
→
levying state taxes → oversight of Texas state agencies → passing state legislation → proposing state constitutional amendments → |
| sessionLength | 140 days (regular session) → |
| sessionType | biennial regular sessions → |
| state | Texas → |
| termLength | 2 years → |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature → |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post → |
| website | https://house.texas.gov → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article III of the Texas Constitution
subject surface form:
Article III of the Texas Constitution