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Texas Senate


Name	Texas State Senate
Legislature	Texas State Legislature
Coa Pic	Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg
Session Room	TexasSenateChamberAustinTX.JPG
House Type	Upper house
Term Limits	None
New Session	January 11, 2011
Structure2	Texas Senate Seating Diagram.svg
Structure2 Res	200px
Leader1 Type	President of the Senate
Leader1	David Dewhurst
Party1	(R)
Election1	January 21, 2003
Leader2 Type	President Pro Tempore
Leader2	Steve Ogden
Party2	(R)
Election2	January 11, 2011
Term Length	4 years
Authority	Article 3, Texas Constitution
Salary	$7,200/year + per diem
Members	31
Last Election1	November 2, 2010 (16 seats)
Next Election1	November 6, 2012 (15 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Political Groups1	Republican Party (19) Democratic Party (12)
Meeting Place	State Senate Chamber Texas State Capitol Austin, Texas

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The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing 31 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 672,000 per constituency. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The Republicans currently control the chamber, which is made up of 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats.

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