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	Encyclopedia: Texas legislature
		As established by the Texas Constitution, a senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of Texas five years prior to election and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior tlink titleo election.
		Texas Legislature The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7) is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published jointly by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) and the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin.
		Texas does not have townships; areas within a county are either "incorporated" (i.e., part of a city, though the city may contract with the county for needed services) or "unincorporated" (i.e., not part of a city, in these areas the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Texas-legislature (1900 words)

	Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Texas borders New Mexico on the west, Oklahoma on the north (across the Red River), and Louisiana (across the Sabine River) and Arkansas on the east.
		Texas is so large in its east-west expanse that El Paso, in the western corner of the state, is closer to San Diego, California than to Beaumont, near the Louisiana state line; Beaumont, in turn is closer to Jacksonville, Florida than it is to El Paso.
		Texas Congressional Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas (5958 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: TEXAS LEGISLATURE
		The Texas legislature is the dominant branch of state government within the state constitutional framework of separation of powers.
		The Thirteenth Legislature (1873) proceeded to dismantle the more unpopular measures of the preceding legislature and proposed three amendments to the 1869 charter, all of which were adopted, including one that in effect prohibited the legislature from delegating its power to suspend legislation, a provision retained to the present.
		The legislature was composed predominantly of white Anglo males from 1876 to 1930.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/mkt2.html (5362 words)

	Texas Legislature
		The Texas Legislature is a bicameral legislature composed of a 150 member House of Representatives, and a 31 member Senate.
		The key figures in the Texas Legislature are the two presiding officers, Lieutenant Governor David Durhurst in the Senate, and Speaker of the House, Tom Craddick.
		The legislative process in Texas is greatly influenced by the powers of the lieutenant governor in the Texas Senate, and the speaker in the Texas House of Representatives.
	www.accd.edu /sac/gov/berrier/2301/legislature.htm (597 words)

	Texas Legislature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Texas Legislature is the dominant branch of government of the U.S. state of Texas.
		The first legislative session after Texas became a state occurred in 1846 - 1847.
		As established by the Texas Constitution, a senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of Texas five years prior to election, and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election.
	sugarland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Texas_House_of_Representatives (318 words)

	ACTIONS and DECISIONS; 77TH Texas Legislature –
		Texas Legislature – An Environmental Impact Statement, produced by the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, represents the third such review of environmental and related legislation enacted or considered by the Texas Legislature during one of its regular biennial sessions.
		Texas Legislature was the most positive session for the environment in a decade.
		While compact waste from Texas, Maine, and Vermont is expected to be approximately 2.7 million cubic feet over the 35-year lifespan of the compact, estimates on the volume for DOE waste reach into the hundreds of millions of cubic feet over the next ten years.
	texas.sierraclub.org /TexasLegislature/EIS/eis_entire.html (18399 words)

	The Red State: Texas Legislature
		Carol Biedrzycki of Texas Ratespayers' Organization to Save Energy (ROSE), says "This was highly successful program, but funds have been confiscated gradually by the state of the past two Legislative sessions." Instead of finding ways to raise money for Texas, the Republican Legislature balanced the budget on the back of the poor, disabled and elderly.
		The controversial question of how to pay for Texas public schools in a way that is both constitutional and equitable now heads to the Texas Supreme Court while state officials try to assess the impact their inaction will have on next year's elections.
		As Texas Democratic Party Chairman Charles Soechting put it, "Arlene Wohlgemuth was the architect of the budget that stripped hundreds of thousands of eligible children of their health insurance and imposed billions in new costs on local hospitals," Soechting said.
	theredstate.typepad.com /texas/texas_legislature (6662 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: TEXAS LEGISLATURE
		While the legislature was allowed to change the compensation, any increase was not to become effective until after an intervening election.
		As Texas became more urban, reapportionment became more controversial as certain regions and less populated areas generally feared a loss of legislative power to the cities.
		In 1985 the legislature acquired constitutional "budget execution power" with which to exercise oversight (see below), and in the 1990s was able to improve oversight by adopting recommendations, if it so chose, from the comptroller's "Performance Reviews," designed to improve administrative efficiency and save money by a thorough review of state agencies.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/TT/mkt2.html (5362 words)

	Texas Legislature organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The legislature meets every odd-numbered year to write new laws and to find solutions to the problems facing the state.
		The lieutenant governor is the second-highest ranking officer of the executive branch of government and, like the governor, is chosen for a four-year term by popular vote in a statewide election.
		The first thing that the speaker of the house and the lieutenant governor ask their respective houses of the legislature to do is to decide on the rules that the legislators will follow during the session.
	www.rfatexas.org /Texlegislature.htm (359 words)

	Legislature of Texas Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ ArtOfTexas.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	www.artoftexas.com /encyclopedia/Legislature_of_Texas (578 words)

	TexasOnline : Government : Texas Legislature
		The primary purpose of the Legislative Reference Library is to satisfy the research and reference demands of the Legislature, its committees and staff, and, where possible within that framework, to assist other state departments and agencies and the general public with legislative research.
		The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) is a permanent joint committee of the Texas Legislature that develops recommendations for legislative appropriations for all agencies of state government.
		The Texas Legislative Council (TLC) is a state agency within the legislative branch.
	www.state.tx.us /category.jsp?language=eng&categoryId=6.12 (136 words)

	Texas Legislature Observed Blog
		For 50 years, the Texas Observer has reported on issues largely ignored or underreported by the mainstream press, in pursuit of a vision of Texas in which education, justice and material progress are available to all.
		Texas Watch calculated that for Texas drivers the average overcharge per vehicle insured worked out to $205.26.
		Oh, and btw, in 2002 Texas had some of the highest insurance rates in the nation for homeowners.
	www.texaslegislatureobserved.com (3271 words)

	Save Muni Wireless: Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Texas Legislature has declared sine die: the session is over.
		Texas has turned its back on special interest legislation to ban muni networks.
		We are a coalition of Texas organizations and citizens concerned about the provisions in HB 789 that would outlaw any municipal involvement in networks or information services.
	savemuniwireless.org /blog/000901.html (374 words)

	Texas Monthly July 2003: Behind the Lines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Legislature validated the election results of November 2002: This was the first session of the Republican era in Texas, and no one who lived through it will ever forget it.
		The willingness of the Seventy-eighth Legislature to surrender power to the governor was the most striking, and perhaps the farthest-reaching, development of the session.
		Perry asked for a $295 million "Texas Enterprise Fund" to be used for economic development, and despite resistance from Senate budget writers and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, he got every penny.
	www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/2003-07-01/btl.php (1516 words)

	Texas Legislature Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Copyright 2004 © Texas House of Representatives h t t p : / / w w w.
		"Texas Legislature Online" is the digital home for the most up-to-date information about the 79th...
		The official website for the State of Texas provides access to state and local government agencies.
	www.lonestarcafeclub.com /texaslegislatureonline.html (202 words)

	The Texas State Senate: Current Membersof the Texas Senate
		The Texas Senate is composed of 31 members who represent 31 separate geographical districts in the state.
		For more facts about the Senate of the 79th Legislature see the Senate Facts page.
		View a complete list of Texas' 31 State Senators; including their office addresses, phone numbers and the counties they represent.
	www.senate.state.tx.us /75r/senate/Members.htm (80 words)

	Texas Statutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The statutes on this website are current through the 3rd Called Session of the 78th Legislature.
		Changes made by the 79th Legislature will not be available before March 2006.
		The Texas Legislative Council makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the data, and users rely on the data entirely at their own risk.
	www.capitol.state.tx.us /statutes/statutes.html (54 words)

	Texas Legislative Council
		The Texas Legislative Council provides bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, and document distribution services to the Texas Legislature and legislative agencies.
		Under the guidance of a 14-member council and the general direction of the executive director, the council staff is organized into five major divisions: administration, document production, information systems, legal, and research.
		This web page is published by the Texas Legislative Council and was last updated January 30, 2006.
	www.tlc.state.tx.us (124 words)

	statesman.com
		Complete coverage from the 79th Texas Legislature from the resources of the Austin American-Statesman.
		As in other states, the Texas Constitution allows such suits, and lawmakers moved quickly in the first special legislation in June — then again in the current special session — to prohibit such use in the future.
		The Texas Senate — aware of the fact that school finance reform is pretty much dead in the current special session — had hoped to come in this morning and quickly agree with House amendments to a proposal to prohibit governments from seizing private property for private economic development.
	www.statesman.com /blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/legislature (1784 words)

	Disconnects.org - texas legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 77th Texas Legislature and 107th Congress have convened.
		Definition of Texas Legislature is provided by 1913 Webster's Dictionary, WordNet Lexical Database, Dictionary of Computing, Legal Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Dream Dictionary.
		Texas Department of Insurance - 77th and 76th Texas Legislative Sessions - Legis...
	www.disconnects.org /cat/texas_legislature (992 words)

	TEXAS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From the 74th Legislature (1995) on, Texas Legislature Online provides access to the same documents as contained in the Bill Files.
		Beginning with the 73rd Legislature (1993), the Senate Research Center (SRC) began preparing a bill analysis on every version of every senate bill, as well as the engrossed version of house bills, and on every enrolled bill.
		Prior to contacting the library to listen to the tapes, you will need to find out the bill history, the names of the committees to which the bill was referred, the dates of public hearings, and the dates that the bill had its second and third readings in both the House and the Senate.
	library.law.smu.edu /resguide/txleghist.htm (1406 words)

	79th TEXAS LEGISLATURE
		It is often said, “No man’s freedom or property is safe when the Texas Legislature is in Session.” The Texas Home School Coalition Association will be monitoring the bills and activities of the Texas legislature closely.
		In the early 1980s the Texas house debated the issue of home schooling in relation to a bill that would have increased the penalties for truancy.
		This is our lifeline during this legislative session, and it is vital that Texas home schoolers stay aware of legislation being considered and take action at appropriate times to protect our freedom and make legal changes to enhance that freedom.
	www.thsc.org /news_and_resources/79th_TEXAS_LEGISLATURE.asp (677 words)

	Texas Legislature needs Freepin' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As most Texans know, the Texas Legislature is now in special session to try to change our current method of school funding from a system of robbing the rich counties to pay for schooling in the poorer ones, otherwise known as “Robinhood”.
		I have never had a student in Texas school haven't had a student in any school for more than 25 years.My school taxes are more than my property taxes.The only thing that is fair is consumers pay their own way.Along the border you would see the student body drop by one third at least.IMHO.
		That's why the Texas legislature meets every two years and they have a very short time to steal everything they can.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1126859/posts (3898 words)

	Homepage of the Texas Silver Haired Legislature
		The TSHL Foundation is the designated nonprofit organization that provides funding to the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature.
		Track the progress of the Tax Freeze in Texas with our up-to-date listing of counties and communities.
		For more information, visit the website of the Texas Attorney General.
	www.txshl.org (465 words)

	The Texas State Senate - Information News and Events of the 79th Legislative Session
		View the live broadcast of public hearings held today at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas from the Senate RealMedia Broadcast page.
		Also, the Texas Legislative Council will meet at 11:00 AM in the Capitol Extension, room E1.030 (House Appropriations).
		Today in the Capitol: The Texas White House Conference on Aging will meet at 9:30 AM in the Capitol Extension Auditorium, E1.004.
	www.senate.state.tx.us (293 words)

	Texas Legislature Internet Gambling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Texas Legislature Internet Gambling - Texas Holdem Poker Rules For Hollywood Poker
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	lermon.250free.com /texas-legislature-internet-gambling.html (305 words)

	LRL \| Legislative Information \| Members and leaders
		The staff of the Legislative Reference Library has compiled several historical lists describing membership and leadership of the Texas House and Senate, as well as governors of the State of Texas.
		Available for the 78th (2003),77th (2001), 76th (1999), and 75th (1997) Legislatures.
		Available for the 79th (2005), 78th (2003), 77th (2001), 76th (1999), 75th (1997), and 74th (1995) Legislatures.
	www.lrl.state.tx.us /legis/leaders/lrlhome.cfm (124 words)

	About Texas - Texas State Library
		Request a "Texas Packet" for students and teachers using the Governor's e-mail contact form
		Population statistics from Texas and the United States, from 1850 to the present
		Program through the Texas Department of Information Resources offering reduced prices on computer hardware to school districts, local governments and state agencies that are supporting Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /ref/abouttx (974 words)

	Leiter Reports: A Group Blog (Jan. 23-May 31 2006): Hatefest Against Gays in Texas Legislature Continues
		Texas Taliban Alerts (Intelligent Design, Religion in the Schools, etc.)
		Posted by Brian Leiter on April 26, 2005 at 01:23 PM in Texas Taliban Alerts (Intelligent Design, Religion in the Schools, etc.)
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	leiterreports.typepad.com /blog/2005/04/hatefest_agains_1.html (342 words)

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