What is Texas Senate?
{{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}} | name = Texas Senate | legislature = [[Texas Legislature|Texas State Legislature]] | coa_pic = Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg | session_room = TexasSenateChamberAustinTX.JPG | house_type = Upper house | body = Texas Legislature | term_limits = None | new_session = January 8, 2019 | leader1_type = [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas|President of the Senate]] | leader1 = [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] | party1 = ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | election1 = January 20, 2015 | leader2_type = [[List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate|President Pro Tempore]] | leader2 = [[Joan Huffman]] | party2 = ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | election2 = May 27, 2019 | term_length = 4 years | authority = Article 3, [[Constitution of Texas|Texas Constitution]] | salary = $7,200/year + ''per diem'' | members = 31 | structure1 = 86th Texas Senate.svg | structure1_res = 250px | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' * {{legend|#FF0000|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (19)}} '''Minority''' * {{legend|#0000FF|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (12)}} | last_election1 = [[2020 Texas State Senate election|November 3, 2020]]<br>(16 seats) | next_election1 = [[2022 Texas State Senate election|November 8, 2022]]<br>(15 seats) | voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]] | redistricting = Legislative Control | meeting_place = State Senate Chamber<br>[[Texas State Capitol]]<br>[[Austin, Texas]] | website = [https://senate.texas.gov/ Texas State Senate] }} The '''Texas Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[Texas Legislature]]. It has 31 members who each represent one district. They serve for 4-year terms with no [[term limit]]s. The house meets at the [[Texas State Capitol]] in [[Austin, Texas]]. T