88th Texas Legislature
2023 meeting of the Texas legislature
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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 |
| 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 | Kirk Watson returns as Mayor of Austin |
| December 5 2023 | Legislature adjourns 4th special session. |
| November 7 2023 | Legislature adjourns 3rd special session and convenes 4th Called Session. |
| October 9 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Called Session convenes. |
| July 13 2023 | Legislature adjourns 2nd special session. |
| June 27 2023 | Legislature adjourns 1st special session and convenes 2nd Called Session. |
| May 29 2023 | The regular session of the 88th Texas Legislature concluded, marking the end of its standard legislative period. |
| May 29 2023 | Legislature adjourns and immediately convenes the 88th Legislature 1st Called Session. |
| May 27 2023 | Texas House of Representatives votes 121-23 to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, marking the third impeachment in the state's history. |
| May 9 2023 | Texas House of Representatives unanimously votes to expel Bryan Slaton from House District 2 following an investigation into inappropriate sexual conduct with an aide. |
| April 20 2023 | Texas Senate passes a bill requiring Ten Commandments display in every public school classroom, which later fails in the Texas House of Representatives. |
| March 6 2023 | State representative Bryan Slaton introduces the Texas Independence Referendum Act, a bill calling for a state referendum on Texas secession, which ultimately fails to progress out of committee. |
| January 10 2023 | The 88th Texas Legislature began its regular session in Austin, Texas, with the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives convening to conduct legislative business. |
| January 10 2023 | 88th Texas Legislature convenes at noon (CST). |
| 2022 | Kevin Sparks elected to Texas Senate, representing Midland in District 31 |
| 2022 | Phil King elected to Texas Senate, representing Weatherford in District 10 |
| 2022 | Mayes Middleton elected to Texas Senate, representing Friendswood in District 11 |
| 2022 | Pete Flores elected to Texas Senate, representing Pleasanton in District 24 |
| 2022 | Tan Parker elected to Texas Senate, representing Flower Mound in District 12 |
| November 2022 | Texas Senate elections held in November, with all 31 seats potentially up for election following the 2020 Census. |
| November 2022 | Elections were held for all seats in the state house and 16 seats in the state senate, with the Republican Party maintaining its majority in both legislative chambers. |
| 2021 | Texas Senate composition changes to 18 Republican and 13 Democratic senators for the 2021-2022 legislative session. |
| 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. |
| 2018 | Angela Paxton elected to Texas Senate, representing McKinney in District 8 |
| 2018 | Carol Alvarado elected to Texas Senate, representing Houston in District 6 |
| 2018 | Nathan Johnson elected to Texas Senate, representing Dallas in District 16 |
| 2017 | Texas Senate maintained the 2015-2016 composition of 20 Republican and 11 Democratic senators for the 2017-2018 legislative session. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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