The Texas Legislature and How it Works

The website of the Texas Legislature at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us is an extensive website that will give you a “user friendly” insight into the Texas Legislature.

A glance at some of the information on the website includes:

•    Senate and House Districts: How to contact your legislator, etc.  (Refer to the "Who Represents Me" box)
•    About the Texas Legislative Process
•    Legislation (current and historical)  Hint:  Remember to put in which session you are interested in, otherwise it
     automatically defers to the last session.)
•    Live Broadcasts from the Senate and House floor chambers and occasional committee hearings


If you have any questions about how to gather information from the Texas Legislature website, feel free to email us at donna@arcit.org or call to let us help you access the information you need.