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The '''Texas Senate''' is part of the bicameral legislative body that is in session the first five months of every odd-numbered year. | The '''Texas Senate''' is part of the bicameral legislative body that is in session the first five months of every odd-numbered year. | ||
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Similar to the [[U.S. Senate]], the Texas Senate has a [[cloture]] rule that requires a 2/3rds majority to overcome [[filibuster]]s. But on July 31, 2012, [[pro-life]] [[conservative]] Donna Campbell defeated by a 2-1 landslide an [[abortion]]-supporting incumbent, to give pro-lifers a 2/3rds super-majority in the [[Texas]] Senate.<ref>http://smmercury.com/2012/07/31/59480/</ref> | Similar to the [[U.S. Senate]], the Texas Senate has a [[cloture]] rule that requires a 2/3rds majority to overcome [[filibuster]]s. But on July 31, 2012, [[pro-life]] [[conservative]] Donna Campbell defeated by a 2-1 landslide an [[abortion]]-supporting incumbent, to give pro-lifers a 2/3rds super-majority in the [[Texas]] Senate.<ref>http://smmercury.com/2012/07/31/59480/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:49, January 26, 2021
The Texas Senate is part of the bicameral legislative body that is in session the first five months of every odd-numbered year.
It consists of 31 members, chosen from single-member districts. The Lieutenant Governor of Texas presides over the chamber, and votes only in cases of a tie.
Similar to the U.S. Senate, the Texas Senate has a cloture rule that requires a 2/3rds majority to overcome filibusters. But on July 31, 2012, pro-life conservative Donna Campbell defeated by a 2-1 landslide an abortion-supporting incumbent, to give pro-lifers a 2/3rds super-majority in the Texas Senate.[1]