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Smith County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,479. [1] Its county seat is Tyler. [2] Smith County is named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution. Smith County is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area and the Tyler–Jacksonville combined statistical area.
SB 1 is the Texas Senate’s proposed state budget for the 2026-2027 biennium and written by Huffman, members of the Finance Committee and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s budget team.
It was previously held by Matt Schaefer since January 8, 2013, upon his initial election to the Texas House. [1] As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses the southern half of Smith County. Tyler is the most populous city in the district. [2]
Bexar County: Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1846–1856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1840) 2,906: 932 sq mi (2,414 km 2) Live Oak County: 297: George West: 1856: Nueces County and San Patricio County: The Texas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed 11,584: 1,036 sq mi ...
In addition to cities and counties, Texas has numerous special districts. As with municipal elections in Texas, board members or trustees are elected on a nonpartisan basis or may be appointed. The most common is the independent school district, which (with one exception) has a board of trustees that is independent of any other governing ...
Nathaniel Quentin Moran (born September 23, 1974) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Tyler, Texas city council from the 5th district and as the county judge of Smith County ...
Stanley K. Young, Texas Legislative Handbook (1973). Univ. of Tex., The Legislative Branch in Texas Politics, (last accessed Oct. 8, 2006) (stating that "The Texas Legislature is the most powerful of the three main branches of government[,]" primarily because it is "less weak than the other branches"). See also: Texas Government Newsletter
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, they compose the state legislature of the state of Texas . There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas , with populations of approximately 940,000 per ...