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The legislature of the U.S. state of Texas has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 29, 1845.

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See also

• List of speakers of the Texas House of Representatives
• List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate
• List of governors of Texas
• Politics of Texas
• Elections in Texas
• Texas State Capitol
• Historical outline of Texas
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions

References

1. ^ "Legislative sessions and years", texas.gov, Legislative Reference Library of Texas, archived from the original on March 8, 2018, retrieved August 1, 2024
2. ^ Janice C. May. "Texas Legislature". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
3. ^ Journals of the Senate of the State of Texas, archived from the original on August 1, 2024, retrieved August 1, 2024 – via HathiTrust. 1852-1930
4. ^ Texas legislative manual, archived from the original on August 1, 2024, retrieved August 1, 2024 – via HathiTrust. 1921-1969
5. ^ "Texas State Legislature", ballotpedia.org, retrieved August 1, 2024

External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Texas Legislature
• "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Texas: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress

v t e Texas State Legislatures (and year convened)

1 (1846) 2 (1847) 3 (1849) 4 (1851) 5 (1853) 6 (1855) 7 (1857) 8 (1859) 9 (1861) 10 (1863) 11 (1866) 12 (1870) 13 (1873) 14 (1874) 15 (1876) 16 (1879) 17 (1881) 18 (1883) 19 (1885) 20 (1887) 21 (1889) 22 (1891) 23 (1893) 24 (1895) 25 (1897) 26 (1899) 27 (1901) 28 (1903) 29 (1905) 30 (1907) 31 (1909) 32 (1911) 33 (1913) 34 (1915) 35 (1917) 36 (1919) 37 (1921) 38 (1923) 39 (1925) 40 (1927) 41 (1929) 42 (1931) 43 (1933) 44 (1935) 45 (1937) 46 (1939) 47 (1941) 48 (1943) 49 (1945) 50 (1947) 51 (1949) 52 (1951) 53 (1953) 54 (1955) 55 (1957) 56 (1959) 57 (1961) 58 (1963) 59 (1965) 60 (1967) 61 (1969) 62 (1971) 63 (1973) 64 (1975) 65 (1977) 66 (1979) 67 (1981) 68 (1983) 69 (1985) 70 (1987) 71 (1989) 72 (1991) 73 (1993) 74 (1995) 75 (1997) 76 (1999) 77 (2001) 78 (2003) 79 (2005) 80 (2007) 81 (2009) 82 (2011) 83 (2013) 84 (2015) 85 (2017) 86 (2019) 87 (2021) 88 (2023) 89 (2025) Timing of elections and sessions affected by the Civil War and Reconstruction

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