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Life of a Texas Lawmaker: Lousy Pay, Great Benefits

The pay for Texas lawmakers is low, but the pension benefits are sweet. Some say, though, that lawmakers who break the law should have to ...

Working at the Texas Legislature | LBJ School of Public Affairs

Share this content · Sherri Greenberg, a former Texas state representative and the LBJ School's Dean for State and Local Government, gives us an ...

Biography | Congressman Michael McCaul - House.gov

Congressman Michael T. McCaul is currently serving his tenth term representing Texas' 10th District in the United States Congress.

The Texas State Senate – Senator Pete Flores: District 24

Senator Flores was first elected in a special election in 2018, becoming the first Hispanic Republican in the Texas Senate, and again elected in 2022 to serve ...

Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Lawmaker | The Texas Tribune

Giving up 20 weeks of every other year to serve in the Texas Legislature is a lot easier if you don't have to worry about the paycheck ...

The Texas State Senate – Senator Joan Huffman: District 17

Education: Louisiana State University, B.A., South Texas School of Law, J.D.. Legislative Experience: Senate Member: 2008 - present. Hometown: Houston. Party: ...

Biography | Meet Joaquin | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas on September 16, 1974. A second generation Mexican American, he was raised on the city's West Side.

Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of ...

A Beginner's Guide to the Texas Legislative Session

Unlike most other state legislative bodies, the Texas legislature only meets for 140 days every other year. There is also the possibility of a ...

How to Survive the Texas Legislature - Texas Monthly

The Lege is a parochial, inefficient, and secretive institution. Many lawmakers don't have a good grasp of what's going on much of the time.

Robert Roberson: Texas lawmakers did something unprecedented ...

It opens new possibilities for people who want to stop an execution—not only in Texas, but across the nation.

Texas House of Representatives - Wikipedia

The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member ...

Texas lawmaker files bill to eliminate in-state tuition for illegals

The border influx we have seen under the Biden-Harris Administration has not just cause pain in terms of crime and drug smuggling.

Longhorn Legislators | Texas Exes

Texas Senate district 04 Brandon Creighton Sen. Brandon Creighton District 4, R-Conroe UT Austin Alumnus, Life Member

Contact Lawmakers – TCADP

How to Find Your Legislators and Use the Texas Legislature Online (TLO) Website · Go to TLO. · Under either “Texas House” of “Texas Senate” select “Committee ...

Texas Legislature - Texas State Historical Association

The Texas legislature is the dominant branch of state government within the state constitutional framework of separation of powers. Under the ...

Texas Legislature 101: The art of Texas politics - CBS News

Lawmaking in Texas is a fast-paced political process that is unique compared to other states. We sat down with TCU political science professor and political ...

Why does the Texas Legislature meet for only 140 days every two ...

Texas lawmakers just wrapped up the legislative session after thousands of hours of debating over thousands of bills — all in just 140 days ...

Texas State Legislature - Ballotpedia

Republicans won control of the Texas House of Representatives in 2002. In 2022, they won an 86-64 majority. The table below shows the partisan history of the ...

Joaquin Castro | Congress.gov

Joaquin Castro, the Representative from Texas - in Congress from 2023 through Present.