Texas Senate
The Senate Chamber, located in the east wing of the Capitol, is the setting for negotiation, debate and legislative action by 31 senators. As established by the Texas Constitution, a senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of Texas five years prior to election, and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election. Each senator serves a four-year term— one-half of the Senate membership is elected every two years. As presiding officer of the Senate, the lieutenant governor is officially called the President of the Senate. The lieutenant governor is elected by a statewide popular vote to serve a four-year term of office. The lieutenant governor is not a member of the Senate, and votes only in case of a tie. The lieutenant governor appoints all chairs and members of Senate committees, and refers all bills to committee. The lieutenant governor also schedules most bills for consideration on the Senate floor. Bills which are local or uncontested are scheduled by the Senate Administration Committee. The Senate holds the power of advice and consent on gubernatorial appointments to state boards and commissions. Source: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/assets/pdf/2007_Citizen_Handbook.pdfwww.senate.state.tx.us
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Sep 11, 2026
speaker_5ADVERTISER
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Michael KostaHOST
And now let's keep this high octane party going with the always electric Texas Senate candidate, Ken Paxton.
speaker_5ADVERTISER
Boo.
Michael KostaHOST
You're, hey.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know what happens if you don't vote? You go to hell.
John BermanHOST
That pledge came after a 25-minute speech that also included references to his favorite opera singers and insults about the looks of the Texas Senate nominee.
John BermanHOST
He did not provide any extra detail about how he would deliver on his promise to cut $5,000 checks to Americans if the Republicans win in November.
John BermanHOST
Earlier in the day, the president gave conflicting statements about whether he would need congressional approval to follow through with that.
Dax HoltHOST
What happened?
Adam GlynHOST
Um, actually this is kind of wild too, that Jimmy Kimmel says then, uh, he just did an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate, uh, James Talarico, and they did the interview for the show, but it will not air on live TV, it's gonna air on YouTube.
Adam GlynHOST
He says that, uh, Donald Trump and the FCC basically threatened Jimmy Kimmel and their affiliates and local stations.
Adam GlynHOST
Um, he said-
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
And now some Republicans voicing concerns.
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
Maine Senator Susan Collins, who's in a fierce reelection battle, calling the idea extraordinarily costly, adding, "Tax and spending decisions should not appear to be tied to election results." Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune sounding skeptical.
Rachel ScottCORRESPONDENT
Would you have enough votes to pass a $5,000 dividend to every American?
Rebecca JarvisHOST
Well, that's a good question, Dana, and we'll, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
And another headline from here last night.
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
During Republican Senator Ted Cruz's remarks, he mentioned three Democrats: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico.
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
And as he mentioned each one of their names, someone in the crowd shouted back, quote, "He should be shot." Now, it's not clear if Ted Cruz heard this in the moment, but he did post video of it later.
Mary BruceCORRESPONDENT
And it comes as Republicans here were commemorating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence, George.
J.J. PatekHOST
Presto chango." And there he is standing in the A and the A reverse positions, and it now says taxes.
Don WilliamsHOST
[chuckles] That's, uh, James Talarico currently running for Texas Senate position.
Don WilliamsHOST
A US Senate position from Texas rather.
J.J. PatekHOST
Yeah.
Ben FergusonHOST
And I hope it's not working with the with the voters at all.
Ted CruzGUEST
Well, let's talk for a minute about the state of the Texas Senate.
Ted CruzGUEST
All of the polling that has come out showed it basically tied.
Ted CruzGUEST
It is a one or two point race.
Bill HandelHOST
Absolutely no way to get it.
Bill HandelHOST
And even Thune, who is the Senate majority leader, who is a strong Trump supporter, was asked about it.
Bill HandelHOST
And all he would say is we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
Bill HandelHOST
It was fun
17 MINS LATER
Bill HandelHOST
Not
Amy KingPANELIST
ready for prime time.
Amy KingPANELIST
Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Texas Senate candidate James Tallarico is not going to be on ABC on Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel.
Amy KingPANELIST
He's going to put the interview on his show's YouTube channel instead.
Ben FergusonHOST
And I hope it's not working with the voters at all.
Ted CruzGUEST
Well, let's talk for a minute about the state of the Texas Senate race.
Ted CruzGUEST
All of the polling that has come out shows it's basically tied.
Ted CruzGUEST
It is a one or two point race.
speaker_2NARRATOR
As of Thursday afternoon, online court records did not show a Supreme Court response.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Back in politics, the Texas Senate race sharpened this week around Trump's Dallas convention visit.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Trump pledged to return to Texas two or three times if needed to help Republican Ken Paxton defeat Democrat James Tallarico in a race that could help determine control of the Senate and Trump's ability to advance his agenda.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Paxton used his convention appearance to ask Republicans to donate, volunteer, and pray for his campaign after a bruising runoff against Senator John Cornyn.
Steve KapustkaPANELIST
He...
Steve KapustkaPANELIST
he highlighted an endorsement that he got from one of, um, the, uh, the people that had accused Paxson of, uh, of wrongdoing, um, that, uh, led to the, um, 2023, um, Impeachment of Paxson in the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate, of course, acquitted him on that.
Steve KapustkaPANELIST
But something that you've actually seen from the Tallarico campaign is that in the districts of the Republican representatives who had voted to impeach Paxson, you're actually seeing signs from the Tallarico campaigns saying like, I know you're a Republican senator.
Steve KapustkaPANELIST
a state representative that voted to impeach this guy.
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