Summarizes key constitutional provisions and rules governing a bill's movement through the Legislature, with emphasis on House Rules.

The Texas Legislative Council offers a variety of publications that describe the legislative process in Texas or offer analysis of the legislative session.

Reviews the rules and procedures used in the committees of the Texas House of Representatives.

Outlines the basic steps involved in passing a bill into law at the state level and provides links to information available on the Texas Legislature Online Web site to aid in following each of these steps. See Dates of Interest for an overview of major deadlines and events scheduled during the current legislative session.

Includes information on the legislative process in Texas, advocacy etiquette and guidelines.

Official Web site of the Texas Legislature. Research House and Senate personnel and activities, contact your legislators, follow the status of bills.

The upper house of the Texas Legislature, made up of 31 members elected from districts of roughly equal population, one-half of whom are elected every two years for four-year terms.

Official Web site. Provides information about the Texas House of Representatives, its members and committees, the current Legislature, the office of the Speaker of the House, and other general information about the state of Texas.

Since 1935 the Texas State Directory has been a trusted resource for anyone working in or wanting to learn about state, city and county government.

A nonpartisan legislative agency that provides bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, and document distribution services to the Texas Legislature and the other legislative agencies.

An independent agency of the Legislature that performs research for Texas legislators, their staff, and legislative committees. The library also assists the public and other state agencies with legislative research.

A permanent, joint committee of the Texas Legislature that develops budget and policy recommendations for legislative appropriations for all agencies of state government and completes fiscal analyses for proposed legislation.

The House Research Organization is a nonpartisan source of impartial information on legislation and issues considered by the Texas Legislature. During legislative sessions, the HRO publishes the Daily Floor Report, which includes analyses of all legislation, except local and consent bills, scheduled for floor debate on the daily house calendar.

Provides quality, specialized, objective research and information to the Texas Senate and Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

The independent auditor for Texas state government, which operates with oversight from a permanent standing committee of the Texas Legislature.

The Sunset Advisory Commission reviews the policies and programs of more than 150 state agencies and questions the need for each agency; looks for duplication of other public services or programs; and considers changes to improve each agency's operations and activities.

The State Preservation Board was established in 1983 for the purpose of preserving, maintaining, and restoring the State Capitol and the General Land Office Building, and their contents and grounds for the benefit of the citizens of Texas.