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Legislature</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg/170px-Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg/255px-Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg/340px-Seal_of_State_Senate_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="505" data-file-height="505" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas Legislature</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 10, 2023</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">President</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 20, 2015 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate" title="List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate">President pro tempore</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Charles Schwertner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since May 29, 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Angela_Paxton" title="Angela Paxton">Angela Paxton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since September 16, 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Minority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Carol_Alvarado" title="Carol Alvarado">Carol Alvarado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 8, 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">31</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg/250px-Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg/375px-Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg/500px-Texas_Senate_May_2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Majority</b> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E81B23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Texas" title="Republican Party of Texas">Republican</a> (19)</div></li></ul> <p><b>Minority</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Texas_Democratic_Party" title="Texas Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (12)</div></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years (with one 2-year term each decade)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data">Article 3, <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Texas" title="Constitution of Texas">Texas Constitution</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$7,200/year + <i>per diem</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post">First-past-the-post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Texas_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Texas State Senate election">November 8, 2022</a><br />(31 seats)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Texas_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 Texas State Senate election">November 5, 2024</a><br />(15 seats)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Austin,_Texas_(2018)_-_084.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg/220px-Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg/330px-Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg/440px-Austin%2C_Texas_%282018%29_-_084.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label">State Senate Chamber<br /><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Capitol" title="Texas State Capitol">Texas State Capitol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>, Texas</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://senate.texas.gov/">Texas State Senate</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Texas Senate</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas Legislature</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a> being the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a>. Together, they compose the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislature</a> of the state of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. </p><p>There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, with populations of approximately 940,000 per constituency, based on the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 U.S. Census</a>. Elections are held in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. </p><p>There are no <a href="/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States" title="Term limits in the United States">term limits</a>. Terms are four years in length, with one two-year term each decade. Senators are divided into two groups based in part on the intervening Census: </p> <ul><li>In elections in years ending in 2 (the election after the Census), all 31 seats are up for election.</li> <li>Once the Senate meets in session after said election, the Senators will participate in a drawing to determine their election cycle: <ul><li>One-half will have a 2-4-4 cycle, whereupon the seat would stand for election after two years (the year ending in 4) for a four-year term, followed by another four-year term (elected in the year ending in 8).</li> <li>The other half will have a 4-4-2 cycle, whereupon the seat would stand for election after four years (the year ending in 6) for another four-year term, followed by a two-year term (elected in the year ending in 0).</li></ul></li></ul> <p>As such, every two years, about half of the Texas Senate is on the ballot. </p><p>The Senate meets at the <a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Capitol" title="Texas State Capitol">Texas State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> currently control the chamber, which is made up of 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a> serves as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a>. Unlike most lieutenant governors who are constitutionally designated as presiding officers of the upper house, the Lieutenant Governor regularly presides over the chamber rather than delegate this role to the <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate" title="List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate">President Pro Tempore</a>. The Lieutenant Governor's duties include appointing chairs of committees, committee members, assigning and referring bills to specific committees, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. The Lieutenant Governor may also cast a vote should a Senate floor vote end in a tie. If the Senate votes to dissolve itself into the Committee of the Whole, in which all members are part of the Committee, the President Pro-Tempore presides over the proceedings, with the Lieutenant Governor acting as a regular voting member. Due to the various powers of committee selection and bill assignment, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas is considered one of the most powerful lieutenant governorships in the United States. </p><p>Unlike other <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislatures</a>, the Texas Senate does not include <a href="/wiki/Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Majority Leader">majority</a> or <a href="/wiki/Minority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Minority Leader">minority leaders</a>. Instead, the President Pro Tempore is considered the second most powerful position, and can be reserved to any political party in the chamber regardless if the party is a majority or not. Presidents Pro Tempore are usually the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore presides when the Lieutenant Governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leaders">Leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Position</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Residence</th> <th>District </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor</a>/<a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">Republican</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, TX">Houston</a></td> <td>Elected Statewide </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate" title="List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate">President Pro Tempore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Charles Schwertner</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">Republican</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Texas" title="Georgetown, Texas">Georgetown</a></td> <td>5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quorum-busting">Quorum-busting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Quorum-busting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Texas_Legislature#Rump_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Texas Legislature">Twelfth Texas Legislature § Rump Senate</a></div> <p>There have been at least three cases of <a href="/wiki/Quorum#Quorum-busting" title="Quorum">quorum-busting</a> in Texas Senate history. The first case was in 1870, with the <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Texas_Legislature#Rump_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelfth Texas Legislature">Rump Senate</a>, followed by the 1979 Killer Bees<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finally the "Texas Eleven" in August 2003 during the <a href="/wiki/2003_Texas_redistricting" title="2003 Texas redistricting">controversial mid-decade redistricting plan</a> at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Committee_structure">Committee structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Committee structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following represents the Senate committee structure for the 88th Legislature (numbers in parentheses are the number of committee members, as appointed by the President of the Texas Senate).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Administration (7)</li> <li>Border Security (5)</li> <li>Business and Commerce (11)</li> <li>Criminal Justice (7)</li> <li>Education (13) <ul><li>Under this Committee, a Subcommittee on Higher Education (5)</li></ul></li> <li>Finance (17)</li> <li>Health & Human Services (9)</li> <li>Jurisprudence (5)</li> <li>Local Government (9)</li> <li>Natural Resources and Economic Development (9)</li> <li>Nominations (9)</li> <li>State Affairs (11)</li> <li>Transportation (9)</li> <li>Veteran Affairs (7)</li> <li>Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (9)</li></ul> <p>In addition to these committees, there are also six joint committees composed of members of both the State Senate and <a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">House</a>: </p> <ul><li>Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight</li> <li>Legislative Audit Committee<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Legislative Budget Board<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Legislative Reference Library Board<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Advisory_Commission" title="Sunset Advisory Commission">Sunset Advisory Commission</a></li> <li>Texas Legislative Council<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_composition">Current composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="width:50%; text-align:center"> <caption>↓ </caption> <tbody><tr style="color:white"> <td style="background:#3333FF; width:38.71%"><b>12</b> </td> <td style="background:#E81B23; width:61.29%"><b>19</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:#3333FF"><b>Democratic</b> </td> <td style="color:#E81B23"><b>Republican</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2">Party <div style="font-size:80%">(shading indicates majority caucus)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="height:5px"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td style="background-color:black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Republican_Party" title="Arizona Republican Party">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Democratic_Party" title="Arizona Democratic Party">Democratic</a> </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2011–12 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19 </td> <td>12 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2013–14 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19 </td> <td>12 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2015-16 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20 </td> <td>11 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2017–18 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20 </td> <td>11 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2019–20 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19 </td> <td>11 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2021–22 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">18 </td> <td>13 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2023–24 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19 </td> <td>12 </td> <th>31 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Latest voting share </th> <th style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="7001612903225806451♠" style="display:none"></span>61.3% </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001387096774193548♠" style="display:none"></span>38.7% </th> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TxSen2022Comp.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/TxSen2022Comp.svg/500px-TxSen2022Comp.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="399" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/TxSen2022Comp.svg/750px-TxSen2022Comp.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/TxSen2022Comp.svg/1000px-TxSen2022Comp.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="978" data-file-height="780" /></a><figcaption>Senate districts and party affiliation after the 2022 election <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ff0000; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Republican Party</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000ff; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Democratic Party</div></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_members,_2023–2025"><span id="Current_members.2C_2023.E2.80.932025"></span>Current members, 2023–2025</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current members, 2023–2025"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>District</th> <th>Image</th> <th>Senator</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Residence</th> <th>First elected</th> <th>Next election </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_1" title="Texas Senate, District 1">1</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/75px-Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/113px-Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/150px-Bryan_Hughes_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3036" data-file-height="3966" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Hughes_(politician)" title="Bryan Hughes (politician)">Bryan Hughes</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mineola,_Texas" title="Mineola, Texas">Mineola</a></td> <td>2016</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_2" title="Texas Senate, District 2">2</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_Bob_Hall.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Senator_Bob_Hall.png/75px-Senator_Bob_Hall.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Senator_Bob_Hall.png/113px-Senator_Bob_Hall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Senator_Bob_Hall.png/150px-Senator_Bob_Hall.png 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="722" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hall_(politician)" title="Bob Hall (politician)">Bob Hall</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgewood,_Texas" title="Edgewood, Texas">Edgewood</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_3" title="Texas Senate, District 3">3</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Nichols_(politician)" title="Robert Nichols (politician)">Robert Nichols</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Texas" title="Jacksonville, Texas">Jacksonville</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_4" title="Texas Senate, District 4">4</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg/75px-BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg/113px-BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg/150px-BrandonCreightonPachydermClbConroeTX16OCT2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Creighton" title="Brandon Creighton">Brandon Creighton</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conroe,_Texas" title="Conroe, Texas">Conroe</a></td> <td>2014†</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_5" title="Texas Senate, District 5">5</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Charles Schwertner</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Texas" title="Georgetown, Texas">Georgetown</a></td> <td>2012</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_6" title="Texas Senate, District 6">6</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png/75px-Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png/113px-Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png/150px-Texas_State_Senator_Carol_Alvarado.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="890" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Alvarado" title="Carol Alvarado">Carol Alvarado</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a></td> <td>2018†</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_7" title="Texas Senate, District 7">7</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Bettencourt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Paul_Bettencourt.jpg/75px-Paul_Bettencourt.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Paul_Bettencourt.jpg/113px-Paul_Bettencourt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Paul_Bettencourt.jpg/150px-Paul_Bettencourt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="792" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bettencourt" title="Paul Bettencourt">Paul Bettencourt</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_8" title="Texas Senate, District 8">8</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angela_Paxton_(53805316919)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Angela_Paxton_%2853805316919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2363" data-file-height="3151" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Paxton" title="Angela Paxton">Angela Paxton</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/McKinney,_Texas" title="McKinney, Texas">McKinney</a></td> <td>2018</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">9</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kelly_Hancock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Kelly_Hancock.jpg/75px-Kelly_Hancock.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Kelly_Hancock.jpg/113px-Kelly_Hancock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Kelly_Hancock.jpg/150px-Kelly_Hancock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="2602" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Hancock" title="Kelly Hancock">Kelly Hancock</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a></td> <td>2012</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_10" title="Texas Senate, District 10">10</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/75px-Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/113px-Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/150px-Phil_King_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="1189" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_King_(Texas_politician)" title="Phil King (Texas politician)">Phil King</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Weatherford,_Texas" title="Weatherford, Texas">Weatherford</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_11" title="Texas Senate, District 11">11</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/75px-Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/113px-Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/150px-Mayes_Middleton_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1370" data-file-height="1860" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayes_Middleton" title="Mayes Middleton">Mayes Middleton</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Friendswood,_Texas" title="Friendswood, Texas">Friendswood</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_12" title="Texas Senate, District 12">12</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tan_Parker" title="Tan Parker">Tan Parker</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flower_Mound,_Texas" title="Flower Mound, Texas">Flower Mound</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_13" title="Texas Senate, District 13">13</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Borris_Miles" title="Borris Miles">Borris Miles</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a></td> <td>2016</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_14" title="Texas Senate, District 14">14</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png/75px-Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png/113px-Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png/150px-Sarah_Eckhardt_2021.png 2x" data-file-width="1116" data-file-height="1362" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Eckhardt" title="Sarah Eckhardt">Sarah Eckhardt</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a></td> <td>2020†</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_15" title="Texas Senate, District 15">15</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_Molly_Cook.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Senator_Molly_Cook.png/75px-Senator_Molly_Cook.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Senator_Molly_Cook.png/113px-Senator_Molly_Cook.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Senator_Molly_Cook.png/150px-Senator_Molly_Cook.png 2x" data-file-width="1238" data-file-height="1380" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Molly_Cook" title="Molly Cook">Molly Cook</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a></td> <td>2024†</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_16" title="Texas Senate, District 16">16</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DIG15252-014_(53892476530)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-DIG15252-014_%2853892476530%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="642" data-file-height="803" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_M._Johnson" title="Nathan M. Johnson">Nathan Johnson</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a></td> <td>2018</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_17" title="Texas Senate, District 17">17</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joan_Huffman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Joan_Huffman.jpg/75px-Joan_Huffman.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Joan_Huffman.jpg/113px-Joan_Huffman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Joan_Huffman.jpg/150px-Joan_Huffman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="374" data-file-height="510" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Huffman" title="Joan Huffman">Joan Huffman</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a></td> <td>2008†</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_18" title="Texas Senate, District 18">18</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg/75px-Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg/113px-Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg/150px-Lois_Kolkhorst.jpg 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="997" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lois_Kolkhorst" title="Lois Kolkhorst">Lois Kolkhorst</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenham,_Texas" title="Brenham, Texas">Brenham</a></td> <td>2014†</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_19" title="Texas Senate, District 19">19</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roland_Gutierrez_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Roland_Gutierrez_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="505" data-file-height="631" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_Gutierrez_(politician)" title="Roland Gutierrez (politician)">Roland Gutierrez</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_20" title="Texas Senate, District 20">20</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg/75px-Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg/113px-Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg/150px-Juan_Hinojosa_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="592" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Hinojosa" title="Juan Hinojosa">Juan Hinojosa</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/McAllen,_Texas" title="McAllen, Texas">McAllen</a></td> <td>2002</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_21" title="Texas Senate, District 21">21</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg/75px-Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg/113px-Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg/150px-Judith_Zaffirini_2009_CROPPED.jpg 2x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="370" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Zaffirini" title="Judith Zaffirini">Judith Zaffirini</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laredo,_Texas" title="Laredo, Texas">Laredo</a></td> <td>1986</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_22" title="Texas Senate, District 22">22</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brian_Birdwell,_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg/75px-Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg/113px-Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg/150px-Brian_Birdwell%2C_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="716" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Birdwell" title="Brian Birdwell">Brian Birdwell</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Granbury,_Texas" title="Granbury, Texas">Granbury</a></td> <td>2010†</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_23" title="Texas Senate, District 23">23</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG/75px-Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG/113px-Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG/150px-Hasan_Ansari_with_Hon._State_Senator_Royce_West_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royce_West" title="Royce West">Royce West</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a></td> <td>1992</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_24" title="Texas Senate, District 24">24</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pete_Flores.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Pete_Flores.jpg/75px-Pete_Flores.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Pete_Flores.jpg/113px-Pete_Flores.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Pete_Flores.jpg/150px-Pete_Flores.jpg 2x" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="738" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Flores" title="Pete Flores">Pete Flores</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pleasanton,_Texas" title="Pleasanton, Texas">Pleasanton</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_25" title="Texas Senate, District 25">25</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Donna_Campbell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Donna_Campbell.jpg/75px-Donna_Campbell.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Donna_Campbell.jpg/113px-Donna_Campbell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Donna_Campbell.jpg/150px-Donna_Campbell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="411" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donna_Campbell" title="Donna Campbell">Donna Campbell</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Braunfels,_Texas" title="New Braunfels, Texas">New Braunfels</a></td> <td>2012</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_26" title="Texas Senate, District 26">26</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg/75px-Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg/113px-Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg/150px-Senator_Jose_Menendez.jpg 2x" data-file-width="834" data-file-height="1170" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jose_Menendez" title="Jose Menendez">Jose Menendez</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a></td> <td>2015†</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_27" title="Texas Senate, District 27">27</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/75px-Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/113px-Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/150px-Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="1386" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_LaMantia" title="Morgan LaMantia">Morgan LaMantia</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_28" title="Texas Senate, District 28">28</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Perry_(Texas_politician)" title="Charles Perry (Texas politician)">Charles Perry</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas" title="Lubbock, Texas">Lubbock</a></td> <td>2014†</td> <td>2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_29" title="Texas Senate, District 29">29</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/75px-Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/113px-Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg/150px-Cesar_Blanco_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="941" data-file-height="1412" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cesar_Blanco" title="Cesar Blanco">Cesar Blanco</a></td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem</td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso</a></td> <td>2020</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_30" title="Texas Senate, District 30">30</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Drew_Springer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Drew_Springer.jpg/92px-Drew_Springer.jpg" decoding="async" width="92" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Drew_Springer.jpg/138px-Drew_Springer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Drew_Springer.jpg/184px-Drew_Springer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="657" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Springer" title="Drew Springer">Drew Springer</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muenster,_Texas" title="Muenster, Texas">Muenster</a></td> <td>2020†</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_31" title="Texas Senate, District 31">31</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sparks" title="Kevin Sparks">Kevin Sparks</a></td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midland,_Texas" title="Midland, Texas">Midland</a></td> <td>2022</td> <td>2026 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Elected in a special election </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_past_members">Notable past members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable past members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Clark_(governor)" title="Edward Clark (governor)">Edward Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a> (1859–1861), <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1861).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Connally" title="Wayne Connally">Wayne Connally</a>, Senator from <a href="/wiki/Wilson_County,_Texas" title="Wilson County, Texas">Wilson County</a> (1967–1973), brother of Governor John Connally.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">Lloyd Doggett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Supreme Court">Texas Supreme Court</a> Justice (1989–1994), <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1995–present).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Duncan" title="Robert L. Duncan">Robert L. Duncan</a>, State Senator from Lubbock, 1996–2014; Chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_System" title="Texas Tech University System">Texas Tech University System</a> since 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Edwards" title="Chet Edwards">Chet Edwards</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1991–2011).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Fallon" title="Pat Fallon">Pat Fallon</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_W._Flanagan" class="mw-redirect" title="James W. Flanagan">James W. Flanagan</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (1870–1875).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Garcia" title="Sylvia Garcia">Sylvia Garcia</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (2019–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hegar" title="Glenn Hegar">Glenn Hegar</a>, current <a href="/wiki/Texas_Comptroller_of_Public_Accounts" title="Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts">Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts</a> (2015–present).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ireland_(politician)" title="John Ireland (politician)">John Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Supreme Court">Texas Supreme Court</a> Justice (1876), <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1883–1887).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson" title="Eddie Bernice Johnson">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1993–2023).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rienzi_Melville_Johnston" title="Rienzi Melville Johnston">Rienzi Melville Johnston</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (1913).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Jordan" title="Barbara Jordan">Barbara Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1973–1979).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earle_Bradford_Mayfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Earle Bradford Mayfield">Earle Bradford Mayfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (1923–1929).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Neff_Patman" class="mw-redirect" title="William Neff Patman">William Neff "Bill" Patman</a>, Senator from <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Texas" title="Jackson County, Texas">Jackson County</a> (1961–1981), <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1981–1985).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Dan Patrick</a>, current <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a> (2015–present).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_E._Patterson" title="Jerry E. Patterson">Jerry E. Patterson</a>, Commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_General_Land_Office" title="Texas General Land Office">Texas General Land Office</a> (2003–2015).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross" title="Lawrence Sullivan Ross">Lawrence Sullivan Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a>, (1887–1891).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_D._Sayers" title="Joseph D. Sayers">Joseph D. Sayers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a> (1879–1881), <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1885–1899), <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1899–1903).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Shivers" title="Allan Shivers">Allan Shivers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Lieutenant Governor of Texas</a> (1946–1949), <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1949–1957).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Smith_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Preston Smith (Texas)">Preston Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1969–1973).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tejeda" title="Frank Tejeda">Frank Tejeda</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1993–1997).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_W._Throckmorton" title="James W. Throckmorton">James W. Throckmorton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (1866–1867), <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1875–1879, 1883–1887).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Truan" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlos Truan">Carlos Truan</a>, Senator from <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi</a> (1977–2003); author of Texas Bilingual Education Act.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(politician)" title="Jim Turner (politician)">Jim Turner</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (1997–2005).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthias_Ward" title="Matthias Ward">Matthias Ward</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (1858–1859).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Watson" title="Kirk Watson">Kirk Watson</a>, Mayor of Austin (1997-2001, 2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_C._Weinert" title="Ferdinand C. Weinert">Ferdinand C. 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(who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, and one Senator appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; the Committee in turn hires and oversees the State Auditor of Texas.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This committee has ten members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor (who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, three Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and two Representatives appointed by the Speaker.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This committee has six members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, two Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one Representative appointed by the Speaker.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This committee has 14 members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor (who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the House Administration Committee, six Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and five Representatives appointed by the Speaker.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" 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href="/wiki/Bryan_Hughes_(politician)" title="Bryan Hughes (politician)">Bryan Hughes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hall_(politician)" title="Bob Hall (politician)">Bob Hall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Nichols_(politician)" title="Robert Nichols (politician)">Robert Nichols</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Creighton" title="Brandon Creighton">Brandon Creighton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Charles Schwertner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carol_Alvarado" title="Carol Alvarado">Carol Alvarado</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bettencourt" title="Paul Bettencourt">Paul Bettencourt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angela_Paxton" title="Angela Paxton">Angela 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Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (12)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas Legislature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_state_legislatures" title="List of Texas state legislatures">List of past legislatures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Seats_in_the_Texas_Legislature" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_10" title="Texas Senate, District 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_11" title="Texas Senate, District 11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_12" title="Texas Senate, District 12">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_13" title="Texas Senate, District 13">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_14" title="Texas Senate, District 14">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_15" title="Texas Senate, District 15">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_16" title="Texas Senate, District 16">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_17" title="Texas Senate, District 17">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_18" title="Texas Senate, District 18">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_19" title="Texas Senate, District 19">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_20" title="Texas Senate, District 20">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_21" title="Texas Senate, District 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_22" title="Texas Senate, District 22">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_23" title="Texas Senate, District 23">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_24" title="Texas Senate, District 24">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_25" title="Texas Senate, District 25">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_26" title="Texas Senate, District 26">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_27" title="Texas Senate, District 27">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_28" title="Texas Senate, District 28">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_29" title="Texas Senate, District 29">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_30" title="Texas Senate, District 30">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_31" title="Texas Senate, District 31">31</a></li> <li>(obsolete: <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_F" title="Texas Senate, District F">F</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_32" title="Texas Senate, District 32">32</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_33" title="Texas Senate, District 33">33</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_1st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 1st House of Representatives district">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_2nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_3rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 3rd House of Representatives district">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_4th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 4th House of Representatives district">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_5th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 5th House of Representatives district">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_6th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 6th House of Representatives district">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_7th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 7th House of Representatives district">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_8th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 8th House of Representatives district">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_9th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 9th House of Representatives district">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_10th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 10th House of Representatives district">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_11th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 11th House of Representatives district">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_12th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 12th House of Representatives district">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_13th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 13th House of Representatives district">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_14th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 14th House of Representatives district">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_15th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 15th House of Representatives district">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_16th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 16th House of Representatives district">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_17th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 17th House of Representatives district">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_18th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 18th House of Representatives district">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_19th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 19th House of Representatives district">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_20th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 20th House of Representatives district">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_21st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 21st House of Representatives district">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_22nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 22nd House of Representatives district">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_23rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 23rd House of Representatives district">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_24th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 24th House of Representatives district">24</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Texas%27s_39th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 39th House of Representatives district">39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_40th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 40th House of Representatives district">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_41st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 41st House of Representatives district">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_42nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 42nd House of Representatives district">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_43rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 43rd House of Representatives district">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_44th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 44th House of Representatives district">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_45th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 45th House of Representatives district">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_46th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 46th House of Representatives district">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_47th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 47th House of Representatives district">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_48th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 48th House of Representatives district">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_49th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 49th House of Representatives district">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_50th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 50th House of Representatives district">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_51st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 51st House of Representatives district">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_52nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 52nd House of Representatives district">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_53rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 53rd House of Representatives district">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_54th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 54th House of Representatives district">54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_55th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 55th House of Representatives district">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_56th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 56th House of Representatives district">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_57th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 57th House of Representatives district">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_58th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 58th House of Representatives district">58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_59th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 59th House of Representatives district">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_60th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 60th House of Representatives district">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_61st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 61st House of Representatives district">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_62nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 62nd House of Representatives district">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_63rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 63rd House of Representatives district">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_64th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 64th House of Representatives district">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_65th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 65th House of Representatives district">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_66th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 66th House of Representatives district">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_67th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 67th House of Representatives district">67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_68th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 68th House of Representatives district">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_69th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 69th House of Representatives district">69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_70th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 70th House of Representatives district">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_71st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 71st House of Representatives district">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_72nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 72nd House of Representatives district">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_73rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 73rd House of Representatives district">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_74th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 74th House of Representatives district">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_75th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 75th House of Representatives district">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_76th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 76th House of Representatives district">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_77th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 77th House of Representatives district">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_78th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 78th House of Representatives district">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_79th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 79th House of Representatives district">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_80th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 80th House of Representatives district">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_81st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 81st House of Representatives district">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_82nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 82nd House of Representatives district">82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_83rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 83rd House of Representatives district">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_84th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 84th House of Representatives district">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_85th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 85th House of Representatives district">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_86th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 86th House of Representatives district">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_87th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 87th House of Representatives district">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_88th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 88th House of Representatives district">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_89th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 89th House of Representatives district">89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_90th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 90th House of Representatives district">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_91st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 91st House of Representatives district">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_92nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 92nd House of Representatives district">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_93rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 93rd House of Representatives district">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_94th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 94th House of Representatives district">94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_95th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 95th House of Representatives district">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_96th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 96th House of Representatives district">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_97th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 97th House of Representatives district">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_98th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 98th House of Representatives district">98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_99th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 99th House of Representatives district">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_100th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 100th House of Representatives district">100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_101st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 101st House of Representatives district">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_102nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 102nd House of Representatives district">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_103rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 103rd House of Representatives district">103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_104th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 104th House of Representatives district">104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_105th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 105th House of Representatives district">105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_106th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 106th House of Representatives district">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_107th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 107th House of Representatives district">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_108th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 108th House of Representatives district">108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_109th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 109th House of Representatives district">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_110th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 110th House of Representatives district">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_111th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 111th House of Representatives district">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_112th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 112th House of Representatives district">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_113th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 113th House of Representatives district">113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_114th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 114th House of Representatives district">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_115th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 115th House of Representatives district">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_116th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 116th House of Representatives district">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_117th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 117th House of Representatives district">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_118th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 118th House of Representatives district">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_119th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 119th House of Representatives district">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_120th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 120th House of Representatives district">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_121st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 121st House of Representatives district">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_122nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 122nd House of Representatives district">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_123rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 123rd House of Representatives district">123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_124th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 124th House of Representatives district">124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_125th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 125th House of Representatives district">125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_126th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 126th House of Representatives district">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_127th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 127th House of Representatives district">127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_128th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 128th House of Representatives district">128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_129th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 129th House of Representatives district">129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_130th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 130th House of Representatives district">130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_131st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 131st House of Representatives district">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_132nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 132nd House of Representatives district">132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_133rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 133rd House of Representatives district">133</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_134th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 134th House of Representatives district">134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_135th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 135th House of Representatives district">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_136th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 136th House of Representatives district">136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_137th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 137th House of Representatives district">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_138th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 138th House of Representatives district">138</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_139th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 139th House of Representatives district">139</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_140th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 140th House of Representatives district">140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_141st_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 141st House of Representatives district">141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_142nd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 142nd House of Representatives district">142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_143rd_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 143rd House of Representatives district">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_144th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 144th House of Representatives district">144</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_145th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 145th House of Representatives district">145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_146th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 146th House of Representatives district">146</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_147th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 147th House of Representatives district">147</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_148th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 148th House of Representatives district">148</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_149th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 149th House of Representatives district">149</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_150th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 150th House of Representatives district">150</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Colorado_General_Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly">Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_General_Assembly" title="Connecticut General Assembly">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state legislative elections">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2008 United States state legislative elections">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2009 United States state legislative elections">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2010 United States state legislative elections">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2011 United States state legislative elections">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2012 United States state legislative elections">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2013 United States state legislative elections">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2015 United States state legislative elections">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2016 United States state legislative elections">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2017 United States state legislative elections">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2018 United States state legislative elections">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2019 United States state legislative elections">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2020 United States state legislative elections">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2021 United States state legislative elections">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2022 United States state legislative elections">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2024 United States state legislative elections">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislators" title="List of U.S. state legislators">List of U.S. state legislators</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_state_legislative_sessions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of United States state legislative sessions">Lists of past U.S. state legislatures</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_Texas" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Texas" title="Template:Texas"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Texas" title="Template talk:Texas"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Texas" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Texas"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_Texas" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Texas-related_articles" title="Index of Texas-related articles">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Texas" title="Outline of Texas">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Texas" title="Architecture of Texas">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Texas" title="Climate of Texas">Climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Texas" title="Climate change in Texas">Climate change</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texan_cuisine" title="Texan cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Texas" title="Geography of Texas">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Texas" title="Government of Texas">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_Texas" title="Healthcare in Texas">Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Texas" title="History of Texas">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Texas" title="Languages of Texas">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Texas" title="Law of Texas">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_literature" title="Texas literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Texas" title="Category:Mass media in Texas">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Texas" title="List of newspapers in Texas">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Texas" title="List of radio stations in Texas">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Texas" title="List of television stations in Texas">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Texas" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas">National Historic Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Texas" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas">National Register of Historic Places Sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Recorded_Texas_Historic_Landmarks" title="List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks">Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Texas" title="Sports in Texas">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_state_symbols" title="List of Texas state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Texas" title="List of people from Texas">Texans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_in_Texas" title="Time in Texas">Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Texas" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Texas">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Texas" title="Transportation in Texas">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Texas" title="Abortion in Texas">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Texas" title="Culture of Texas">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Texas" title="Crime in Texas">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Texas" title="Demographics of Texas">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Texas" title="Economy of Texas">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Texas" title="Education in Texas">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_Texas" title="Gambling in Texas">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Texas" title="Gun laws in Texas">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Texas">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Texas">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Texas" title="Politics of Texas">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Texas" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ark-La-Tex" title="Ark-La-Tex">Ark‑La‑Tex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bend_(Texas)" title="Big Bend (Texas)">Big Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boca_Chica_(Texas)" title="Boca Chica (Texas)">Boca Chica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Blackland_Prairies" title="Texas Blackland Prairies">Blackland Prairies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazos_Valley" title="Brazos Valley">Brazos Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Texas" title="Central Texas">Central Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Coastal_Bend" title="Texas Coastal Bend">Coastal Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concho_Valley" title="Concho Valley">Concho Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Timbers" title="Cross Timbers">Cross Timbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Texas" title="East Texas">East Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards_Plateau" title="Edwards Plateau">Edwards Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Triangle (Texas)">Golden Triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Hill_Country" title="Texas Hill Country">Hill Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llano_Estacado" title="Llano Estacado">Llano Estacado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Texas" title="Northeast Texas">Northeast Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Texas" title="North Texas">North Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osage_Plains" title="Osage Plains">Osage Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_panhandle" title="Texas panhandle">Panhandle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permian_Basin_(North_America)" title="Permian Basin (North America)">Permian Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piney_Woods" title="Piney Woods">Piney Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="Lower Rio Grande Valley">Rio Grande Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Texas" title="Southeast Texas">Southeast Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Plains" title="South Plains">South Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Texas" title="South Texas">South Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texoma" title="Texoma">Texoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trans-Pecos" title="Trans-Pecos">Trans-Pecos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Texas" title="West Texas">West Texas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_metropolitan_areas" title="List of Texas metropolitan areas">Metropolitan<br />areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abilene,_Texas" title="Abilene, Texas">Abilene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>–<a href="/wiki/Round_Rock,_Texas" title="Round Rock, Texas">Round Rock</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Austin" title="Greater Austin">Greater Austin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_Texas" title="Beaumont, Texas">Beaumont</a>–<a href="/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Texas" title="Port Arthur, Texas">Port Arthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville</a>–<a href="/wiki/Harlingen,_Texas" title="Harlingen, Texas">Harlingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Station,_Texas" title="College Station, Texas">College Station</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bryan,_Texas" title="Bryan, Texas">Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>–<a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a>–<a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_metroplex" title="Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex">DFW</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>–<a href="/wiki/The_Woodlands,_Texas" title="The Woodlands, Texas">The Woodlands</a>–<a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas" title="Sugar Land, Texas">Sugar Land</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Houston" title="Greater 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