Texas Senate

Texas Senate

The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives functioning as the lower house. Together, they form a bicameral system for the state legislature of Texas. The Senate has meetings at the Texas State Capitol in Austin for several occasions, such as budgeting, lawmaking, addressing important issues, or joint sessions. The Republicans currently control the chamber. With 1 vacant seat, there is currently a total of 18 Republicans and 12 Democrats making up the Senate. The Senate is made up of 31 members, where each represents a single-member district across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 940,000 per constituency, based on the 2020 U.S. census. Texas Senate districts contain the second largest electorate per member for a legislature in the United States. Elections are held in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Senators serve four year terms, with no term limits.

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• Entity:  Legislature

• Type:  Upper House Of The Texas Legislature
• Term limits:  None
• New session started:  January 14, 2025
• President:  Dan Patrick (R), Since January 20, 2015
• President pro tempore:  Charles Perry (R), Since June 2, 2025
• Majority Leader:  Tan Parker (R), Since January 14, 2025
• Minority Leader:  Carol Alvarado (D), Since January 8, 2020
• Seats:  31
• Political groups:  Majority, Minority, Vacant, Vacant (1)
• Length of term:  4 Years (With One 2-Year Term Each Decade)
• Authority:  Article 3, Texas Constitution
• Salary:  $7,200/Year + Per Diem
• Wikidata description:  Senate Of The State Of Texas
• Wikidata label:  Texas Senate
• Wikidata aliases:  Texas Senate

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