The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, but also due to Texas's plural executive.
Texas Legislature
State legislature (United States)
In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states.
The Iowa State Capitol building, where the Iowa General Assembly convenes