<P> The Texas Legislature meets in regular session on the second Tuesday in January of each odd - numbered year . The Texas Constitution limits the regular session to 140 calendar days . The lieutenant governor , elected statewide separately from the governor , presides over the Senate , while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body by its members . Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state . </P>
<P> The Texas Legislature meets in regular session on the second Tuesday in January of each odd - numbered year . The Texas Constitution limits the regular session to 140 calendar days . The lieutenant governor , elected statewide separately from the governor , presides over the Senate , while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body by its members . Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state . </P>
the president of the texas senate also functions as the state 's
the president of the texas senate also functions as the state 's
lieutenant governor
lieutenant governor