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Legislation

Texas

Texas Counties
Texas Judicial Circuits

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

 

U.S. Senators representing Tennessee should not be confused with STennessee State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Texas         US Senator   John Cornyn

Texas        US Senator    Ted Cruz

 

Texas U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Texas State House Representatives. Texas has 36 U.S. House Representatives.

 

Texas Senate

Texas House

Texas State Senators should not be confused with Texas US Senators. Tennessee has 31 State Senators.

Texas State House Representatives should not be confused with Texas US House Representatives. Texas has 150 State House Representatives.

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