The legislature of the U.S. state of Texas has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 29, 1845.
Legislatures
+NameStart dateEnd dateLast election Texas Constitution of 1845 1st Texas Legislature February 16, 1846 May 13, 1846 2nd Texas Legislature December 13, 1847 March 20, 1848 3rd Texas Legislature 1849 4th Texas Legislature 1851 5th Texas Legislature 1853 6th Texas Legislature 1855 7th Texas Legislature 1857 8th Texas Legislature 1859 1861 Texas Constitution of 1861 9th Texas Legislature 1861 10th Texas Legislature 1863 Texas Constitution of 1866 11th Texas Legislature 1866 Texas Constitution of 1869 12th Texas Legislature 1870 13th Texas Legislature 1873 14th Texas Legislature 1874 Texas Constitution of 1876 15th Texas Legislature 1876 16th Texas Legislature 1879 17th Texas Legislature 1881 18th Texas Legislature 1883 19th Texas Legislature 1885 20th Texas Legislature 1887 21st Texas Legislature 1889 22nd Texas Legislature 1891 23rd Texas Legislature 1893 . 1852-1930 24th Texas Legislature 1895 25th Texas Legislature 1897 26th Texas Legislature 1899 1901 1903 29th Texas Legislature 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 . 1921-1969 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 45th Texas Legislature 1937 46th Texas Legislature 1939 47th Texas Legislature 1941 48th Texas Legislature 1942 49th Texas Legislature 1944 50th Texas Legislature 1947 51st Texas Legislature 1949 52nd Texas Legislature 1951 53rd Texas Legislature 1953 54th Texas Legislature 1955 55th Texas Legislature 1957 56th Texas Legislature 1959 57th Texas Legislature 1961 58th Texas Legislature 1963 59th Texas Legislature 1965 60th Texas Legislature 1967 61st Texas Legislature 1969 62nd Texas Legislature 1971 63rd Texas Legislature 1973 64th Texas Legislature 1975 65th Texas Legislature 1977 66th Texas Legislature 1979 67th Texas Legislature 1981 68th Texas Legislature 1983 69th Texas Legislature 1985 70th Texas Legislature 1987 71st Texas Legislature 1989 72nd Texas Legislature 1991 73rd Texas Legislature 1993 November 1992: House 74th Texas Legislature 1995 November 1994: House 75th Texas Legislature 1997 November 1996: House 76th Texas Legislature 1999 November 1998: House 77th Texas Legislature 2001 November 2000: House 78th Texas Legislature 2003 November 2002: House 79th Texas Legislature 2005 November 2, 2004: House, Senate 80th Texas Legislature 2007 November 7, 2006: House, Senate 81st Texas Legislature 2009 2009 November 4, 2008: House, Senate 82nd Texas Legislature 2011 2011 November 2, 2010: House, Senate 83rd Texas Legislature 2013 2013 November 6, 2012: House, Senate 84th Texas Legislature 2015 2015 November 4, 2014: House, Senate 85th Texas Legislature 2017 2017 November 8, 2016: House, Senate 86th Texas Legislature 2019 2019 November 6, 2018: House, Senate 87th Texas Legislature January 12, 2021 2021 November 3, 2020: House, Senate 88th Texas Legislature January 10, 2023 2023 November 8, 2022: House, Senate 89th Texas Legislature 2025 November 5, 2024: House, Senate
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
External links
Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Texas Legislature