Texas Legislature

Texas State Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	March 10, 1836 (1836-03-10)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Dan Patrick (R) since January 20, 2015
Speaker of the House	Dennis Bonnen (R) since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	181 31 Senators 150 Representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (19)   Democratic (12)
House political groups	Republican (83)   Democratic (67)
Elections
Senate last election	November 3, 2020
House last election	November 3, 2020
Senate next election	November 8, 2022
House next election	November 8, 2022
Meeting place
Texas State Capitol, Austin
Website
https://capitol.texas.gov

The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of Texas. It is made up of two parts: the Texas House of Representatives (lower house) and the Texas Senate (upper house). The House has 150 members and the Senate has 31 members. The legislature meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.^[1]

Both houses are currently^[when?] controlled by the Republican Party, with Dan Patrick as President of the Senate and Dennis Bonnen as Speaker of the House. Both are Republicans.^[2][3]

1. ↑ May, Janice. "Texas Legislature". Texas Historical Association. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. ↑ "House Members". Texas Legislature Online. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. ↑ "Senate Members". Texas Legislature Online. Retrieved 31 December 2020.