Texas Legislature
Legislative branch of the state government of Texas
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| 2025 | Current Senate composition is 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats, meeting at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. |
| January 2025 | Texas Senate convenes for the 89th Legislature's regular session, with members elected for the 2025-2027 term taking their official positions. |
| 2024 | Molly Cook elected to Texas Senate, representing Houston in District 15 |
| 2024 | Adam Hinojosa elected to Texas Senate, representing Corpus Christi in District 27 |
| August 30 2024 | House composition changes to 86 Republicans and 63 Democrats. |
| August 15 2024 | House composition shifts to 85 Republicans, with 149 total seats and 1 vacancy. |
| February 14 2024 | House returns to 86 Republicans, with a total of 150 seats and no vacancies. |
| 2023 | Kirk Watson returns as Mayor of Austin |
| 2023 | Texas Senate returns to 19 Republican and 12 Democratic senators, maintaining a total of 31 senators and no vacancies during the 2023-2024 legislative session. |
| 2023 | House composition begins with 86 Republicans and 64 Democrats. |
| May 9 2023 | House composition changes to 85 Republicans and 149 total seats, with 1 vacancy. |
| 2022 | Tan Parker elected to Texas Senate, representing Flower Mound in District 12 |
| 2022 | Mayes Middleton elected to Texas Senate, representing Friendswood in District 11 |
| 2022 | Phil King elected to Texas Senate, representing Weatherford in District 10 |
| 2022 | Pete Flores elected to Texas Senate, representing Pleasanton in District 24 |
| 2022 | Kevin Sparks elected to Texas Senate, representing Midland in District 31 |
| 2022 | Republicans increase to 85 seats, Democrats have 65 seats. |
| November 2022 | Texas Senate elections held in November, with all 31 seats potentially up for election following the 2020 Census. |
| 2021 | Texas Senate composition changes to 18 Republican and 13 Democratic senators for the 2021-2022 legislative session. |
| 2021 | Republicans maintain a slight majority with 82 seats, Democrats hold 67 seats, and there is 1 vacant seat. |
| 2020 | U.S. Census used to determine population of approximately 940,000 per Texas Senate district, which impacts senatorial representation and election cycles. |
| 2019 | Texas Senate returns to 19 Republican and 11 Democratic senators for the 2019-2020 legislative session. |
| 2019 | House composition shows a slight Democratic gain, with 83 Republicans and 67 Democrats. |
| 2018 | Angela Paxton elected to Texas Senate, representing McKinney in District 8 |
| 2018 | Nathan Johnson elected to Texas Senate, representing Dallas in District 16 |
| 2018 | Carol Alvarado elected to Texas Senate, representing Houston in District 6 |
| 2017 | Texas Senate maintained the 2015-2016 composition of 20 Republican and 11 Democratic senators for the 2017-2018 legislative session. |
| 2017 | Party representation remains stable with 95 Republicans and 55 Democrats. |
| 2015 | Dan Patrick becomes Lieutenant Governor of Texas; Glenn Hegar becomes Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |
| 2015 | Texas Senate composition shifted slightly to 20 Republican and 11 Democratic senators for the 2015-2016 legislative session. |
| 2015 | House composition shows 98 Republican and 52 Democratic representatives. |
| 2014 | Robert L. Duncan becomes Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System |
| 2013 | Texas Senate maintains the same party composition of 19 Republican and 12 Democratic senators for the 2013-2014 legislative session. |
| 2013 | Republicans continue to hold a majority with 95 seats, while Democrats have 55 seats. |
| 2012 | Legislative composition shifts, with Republicans maintaining a strong majority of 148 seats out of 149. |
| 2011 | Texas Senate composition shows 19 Republican and 12 Democratic senators, with a total of 31 senators and no vacancies during the 2011-2012 legislative session. |
| 2011 | Republicans gain significant seats, increasing to 101 representatives compared to 49 Democrats. |
| 2010 | End of legislative session shows 75 Republican and 73 Democratic representatives, with a nearly even party split in the Texas House. |
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