david dewhurst served as the president of the senate in the texas legislature from 2003 to 2015.
david dewhurst served as the president of the senate in the texas legislature from 2003 to 2015.
who serves as the president of the senate in the texas legislature from 2003 to 2015?
david dewhurst
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the 83rd texas legislature began on january 8, 2013. all members of the house and senate were elected in the general election held on november 6, 2012.









































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bullet::::- lieutenant governor: david dewhurst (r)









































bullet::::- president pro tempore: leticia van de putte (d)









































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bullet::::- speaker of the house: joe straus (r)









































bullet::::- speaker pro tempore: dennis bonnen (r)









































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texas senate bill 5 was among the legislation passed by the eighty-third texas legislature and signed into law, signed by governor rick perry on july 18, 2013.
eighty-third texas legislature
guinn was a democrat and served district 11, representing cherokee county, texas, in the texas state senate during the fifth texas legislature, sixth texas legislature, seventh texas legislature, and eighth texas legislature sessions (1853–1861). the eighth texas legislature (1859–61) was called into special session by governor sam houston, and retroactively authorized the secession convention, whose ordinance of secession from the united states was approved by the voters on february 23, 1861 , against the governor's wishes. in the ninth texas legislature, tenth texas legislature, and eleventh texas legislature sessions, guinn served as president "pro tempore" (1861–1866), following which no legislative sessions were held until 1870.
robert henry guinn