Representatives. In the case of the latter, they or their successors will be up for two-year terms in the next year that ends in 0. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. For this term of the Legislature the President of the Senate is Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. Unlike most lieutenant governors who are constitutionally designated as presiding officers of the upper house, the Lieutenant Governor regularly exercises this function. James Brumley(The Human Rights Party) 4. As such, in other elections, about half of the Texas Senate is on the ballot. Texas was admitted as the 28th state to the United States of America on December 29, 1845. The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature.
Tim Smith(Independent) 5. Next Election in 2020. General election candidates 1. 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.

Elections are held in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In elections in years ending in 2, all seats are up for election. The President Pro Tempore presides when the Lieutenant Governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session.

Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845 and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Amanda Edwards 4. For the 82nd Legislative Session, which began in 2011, there were only two new, or freshman, senators, Brian Birdwell, a Republican from Granbury, and José R. Rodríguez, a Democrat from El Paso. Junior Senator Ted Cruz. Annie Garcia 6. Coordinates: 30°16′28″N 97°44′24″W / 30.274537°N 97.739906°W / 30.274537; -97.739906, List of Presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate, Flores defeats Gallego in Senate District 19, Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat, Results of the Texas 2018 midterm election, Alvarado wins Senate District 6 special election, Senators' 1870 walkout also drew GOP's wrath Reconstruction-era tiff led to arrests and one expulsion, Democrat Sylvia Garcia elected to succeed Gallegos, National Register of Historic Places Sites, Dept. 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. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per constituency, based on the 2010 U.S. Census. Unlike other state legislatures, the Texas Senate does not include majority or minority leaders. Presidents Pro Tempore are usually the most senior members of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor of Texas serves as the President of the Senate. Senator Chris Harris, a Republican from Arlington, is the most senior member of his party, and the fourth most-senior overall member. For more facts about the Senate of the 86th Legislature see our Facts & Figures page . Chris Bell 2.

… New senators elected in 2016 were Bryan Hughes (R), Borris Miles (D), and Dawn Buckingham (R). The Republicans currently control the chamber, which is made up of 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats.[1][2]. The five other new senators were Charles Schwertner, a Republican from Georgetown, Ken Paxton, a Republican from McKinney, Kelly Hancock, a Republican from Fort Worth, Larry Taylor, a Republican from Friendswood, and Donna Campbell, a Republican from New Braunfels. Republican. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.

Mary Jennings Hegar✔ 8. In addition, the House and Senate operate the permanent joint committee known as the Legislative Budget Board (LBB). Arjun Srinivasan(Independent) 6. A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have … The Republican Party has maintained its control of the Senate since then. There are 31 members … [6], There have been at least three cases of quorum-busting in Texas Senate history. Texas’s senators are: Senior Senator John Cornyn. The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. [4], New senators elected in the 2018 regular election included Angela Paxton (R), Beverly Powell (D), Nathan Johnson (D), and Pat Fallon (R). The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). Current U.S. [3], Pete Flores (R) joined the Texas Senate through a special election in 2018. and finally the Texas Eleven in August 2003, who were following the example of the Texas house Killer Ds.[7]. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Senate&oldid=973728541, Infobox legislature with background color, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Brazoria (part), Fort Bend (part), Harris (part), This page was last edited on 18 August 2020, at 22:00. Since Jan 3, 2013. Half of the senators will serve a two-year term, based on a drawing; the other half will fill regular four-year terms. Next Election in 2024. The President Pro Tempore is Republican Kel Seliger of District 31 (Amarillo). New senators elected in 2014 included Bob Hall, Paul Bettencourt, Van Taylor, Don Huffines, and Konni Burton, all Republicans. [5], State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, won the Senate District 6 special election on December 11, 2018, to replace Sylvia Garcia, who resigned after she won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the regular election. Mary Jennings Hegar 2. The first case was in 1870, with the Rump Senate, followed by the 1979 Killer Ds. Royce West Democratic primary candidates 1. Republican. Since Nov 30, 2002. The following represents the Senate committee structure for the 86th Legislature.

The Texas Senate is composed of 31 members who represent 31 separate geographical districts in the state. Cedric Jefferson(People Over Politics Party) 3. As of September 2020, a total of 34 individuals have represented Texas in the U.S. Senate.
For the 83rd Legislative Session, which began in 2013, there were six new senators, including Sylvia Garcia, who succeeded the late senator Mario Gallegos Jr. through a special election. The current members of the U.S. Senate from Texas are: John Cornyn (Republican Party) Ted Cruz (Republican Party) Senator John Whitmire, a Democrat from Houston, is the Dean of the Senate, meaning he is the most senior member, having served since 1987. 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. Michael Cooper 3. Victor Harris 7. Jack Daniel Foster Jr. 5. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long. The Senate was continuously held by Democrats from the end of the Reconstruction era until the Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature was seated in 1997, at which point Republicans took control. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.

Senators for the state of Texas: Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845 and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 2. 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. John Cornyn(R) (Incumbent) 2. … Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla(Independent) Democratic primary runoff candidates 1. The Lieutenant Governor may also cast a vote should a Senate floor vote end in a tie.