The
Texas Senate is the
upper house of the
Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the
U.S. state of
Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per constituency, based on the
2010 U.S. Census. Texas Senate elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on the same date as gubernatorial elections. There are no
term limits, and each term is four years long. However, in elections ending in years ending in 2, half of the senators will serve a two-year term, based on a drawing; the other half will fill regular four-year terms. Those who drew the 2-year terms will run in the year ending in 4 for a four-year term. The Senate meets at the
Texas State Capitol in
Austin. The
Republicans currently control the chamber, which is made up of 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats, as of January 13, 2015.