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| | |governor=Rick Perry | | |governor=Rick Perry |
| | |gparty=Republican | | |gparty=Republican |
| − | |senator1=John Cornyn | + | |senator2=John Cornyn |
| | + | |s2party=Republican |
| | + | |s2phone=(202) 224-2934 |
| | + | |s2email=http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact |
| | + | |senator1=Kay Bailey Hutchison |
| | |s1party=Republican | | |s1party=Republican |
| − | |s1phone=(202) 224-2934 | + | |s1phone=(202) 224-5922 |
| − | |s1email=http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm Contact | + | |s1email=http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact |
| − | |senator2=Kay Bailey Hutchison
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| − | |s2party=Republican
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| − | |s2phone=(202) 224-5922
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| − | |s2email=http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact
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| | |population= | | |population= |
| | |date=December 29, 1845 (28th) | | |date=December 29, 1845 (28th) |
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| | ==Politics== | | ==Politics== |
| − | Texas is a mostly conservative state. It has consistently voted [[Republican]] in presidential elections since 1980, last favoring the [[Democrats]] in 1976 when [[Jimmy Carter]] won the state. | + | Texas is a mostly conservative state. It has consistently voted [[Republican]] in presidential elections since 1980, last favoring the [[Democrats]] in 1976 when [[Jimmy Carter]] won the state. Currently, the Texas Senate has 19 Republicans and twelve Democrats, and the State House consists of 101 Republicans and 49 Democrats. |
| | + | |
| | + | ==Elected Officials== |
| | + | |
| | + | ===Federal=== |
| | + | *Sen. [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (R) |
| | + | *Sen. [[John Cornyn]] (R) |
| | + | *Rep. [[Louie Gohmert]] [R, TX-01] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Ted Poe]] [R, TX-02] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Sam Johnson]] [R, TX-03] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Ralph Hall]] [R, TX-04] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Jeb Hensarling]] [R, TX-05] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Joe Barton]] [R, TX-06] |
| | + | *Rep. [[John Culberson]] [R, TX-07] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Kevin Brady]] [R, TX-08] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Al Green]] [D, TX-09] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Michael McCaul]] [R, TX-10] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Mike Conaway]] [R, TX-11] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Kay Granger]] [R, TX-12] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Mac Thornberry]] [R, TX-13] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Ron Paul]] [R, TX-14] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Ruben Hinojosa]] [D, TX-15] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Silvestre Reyes]] [D, TX-16] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Bill Flores]] [R, TX-17] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] [D, TX-18] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Randy Neugebauer]] [R, TX-19] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Charles Gonzalez]] [D, TX-20] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Lamar Smith]] [R, TX-21] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Pete Olson]] [R, TX-22] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Quico Canseco]] [R, TX-23] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Kenny Marchant]] [R, TX-24] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Lloyd Doggett]] [D, TX-25] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Michael Burgess]] [R, TX-26] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Blake Farenthold]] [R, TX-27] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Henry Cuellar]] [D, TX-28] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Gene Green]] [D, TX-29] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Eddie Bernice Johnson]] [D, TX-30] |
| | + | *Rep. [[John Carter]] [R, TX-31] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Pete Sessions]] [R, TX-32] |
| | + | |
| | + | ===Statewide=== |
| | + | *Governor [[Rick Perry]] (R) |
| | + | *Lt. Governor [[David Dewhurst]] (R) |
| | + | *Attorney General [[Greg Abbott]] (R) |
| | + | *Agriculture Commissioner [[Todd Staples]] (R) |
| | + | *Land Commissioner [[Jerry Patterson]] (R) |
| | + | *State Comptroller [[Susan Combs]] (R) |
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| | ==Energy== | | ==Energy== |