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Number of Special Sessions Called By Governor
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| Governor | Special Sessions Called |
|---|---|
| James Pinckney Henderson | 0 |
| George T. Wood | 0 |
| Peter Hansbrough Bell | 3 |
| Elisha M. Pease | 1 |
| Hardin R. Runnels | 0 |
| Sam Houston | 2 |
| Francis R. Lubbock | 1 |
| Pendleton Murrah | 2 |
| James W. Throckmorton | 0 |
| Edmund J. Davis | 3 |
| Richard Coke | 1 |
| Oran M. Roberts | 2 |
| John Ireland | 1 |
| Lawrence Sullivan Ross | 1 |
| James Stephen Hogg | 1 |
| Charles A. Culberson | 2 |
| Joseph D. Sayers | 3 |
| S.W.T. Lanham | 3 |
| Thomas Mitchell Campbell | 5 |
| Oscar Branch Colquitt | 4 |
| James E. Ferguson | 5 |
| William P. Hobby | 4 |
| Pat M. Neff | 5 |
| Miriam Ferguson | 1 |
| Daniel J. Moody, Jr | 6 |
| Ross S. Sterling | 4 |
| James V. Allred | 5 |
| W. Lee O'Daniel | 0 |
| Coke R. Stevenson | 1 |
| Beauford H. Jester | 0 |
| Robert Allan Shivers | 2 |
| Price Daniel, Sr. | 8 |
| John B. Connally, Jr. | 2 |
| Preston Smith | 6 |
| Dolph Briscoe | 3 |
| William P. Clements | 3 |
| Mark W. White, Jr. | 5 |
| Ann W. Richards | 4 |
| George W. Bush | 0 |
| Rick Perry | 12 |
| Greg Abbott | 1 |
Number of Special Sessions Called Each Legislature
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| Regular Session | Number of Special Sessions |
|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |
| 2nd | 0 |
| 3rd | 2 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 0 |
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 0 |
| 8th | 2 |
| 9th | 1 |
| 10th | 2 |
| 11th | 0 |
| 12th | 3 |
| 13th | 0 |
| 14th | 1 |
| 15th | 0 |
| 16th | 1 |
| 17th | 1 |
| 18th | 1 |
| 19th | 0 |
| 20th | 1 |
| 21st | 0 |
| 22nd | 1 |
| 23rd | 0 |
| 24th | 1 |
| 25th | 1 |
| 26th | 1 |
| 27th | 2 |
| 28th | 1 |
| 29th | 2 |
| 30th | 1 |
| 31st | 4 |
| 32nd | 1 |
| 33rd | 3 |
| 34th | 1 |
| 35th | 4 |
| 36th | 4 |
| 37th | 2 |
| 38th | 3 |
| 39th | 1 |
| 40th | 1 |
| 41st | 5 |
| 42nd | 4 |
| 43rd | 4 |
| 44th | 3 |
| 45th | 2 |
| 46th | 0 |
| 47th | 1 |
| 48th | 0 |
| 49th | 0 |
| 50th | 0 |
| 51st | 1 |
| 52nd | 0 |
| 53rd | 1 |
| 54th | 0 |
| 55th | 2 |
| 56th | 3 |
| 57th | 3 |
| 58th | 0 |
| 59th | 1 |
| 60th | 1 |
| 61st | 2 |
| 62nd | 4 |
| 63rd | 1 |
| 64th | 0 |
| 65th | 2 |
| 66th | 0 |
| 67th | 3 |
| 68th | 2 |
| 69th | 3 |
| 70th | 2 |
| 71st | 6 |
| 72nd | 4 |
| 73rd | 0 |
| 74th | 0 |
| 75th | 0 |
| 76th | 0 |
| 77th | 0 |
| 78th | 4 |
| 79th | 3 |
| 80th | 0 |
| 81st | 1 |
| 82nd | 1 |
| 83rd | 3 |
| 84th | 0 |
| 85th | 1 |
Vetoes by Regular Session
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| category | Vetoes |
|---|---|
| 18th Legislature | 5 |
| 19th Legislature | 7 |
| 20th Legislature | 2 |
| 21st Legislature | 5 |
| 22nd Legislature | 4 |
| 23rd Legislature | 11 |
| 24th Legislature | 11 |
| 25th Legislature | 19 |
| 26th Legislature | 17 |
| 27th Legislature | 15 |
| 28th Legislature | 21 |
| 29th Legislature | 9 |
| 30th Legislature | 7 |
| 31st Legislature | 17 |
| 32nd Legislature | 17 |
| 33rd Legislature | 42 |
| 34th Legislature | 9 |
| 35th Legislature | 15 |
| 36th Legislature | 9 |
| 37th Legislature | 22 |
| 38th Legislature | 43 |
| 39th Legislature | 16 |
| 40th Legislature | 31 |
| 41st Legislature | 38 |
| 42nd Legislature | 7 |
| 43rd Legislature | 11 |
| 44th Legislature | 22 |
| 45th Legislature | 28 |
| 46th Legislature | 32 |
| 47th Legislature | 28 |
| 48th Legislature | 37 |
| 49th Legislature | 19 |
| 50th Legislature | 14 |
| 51st Legislature | 5 |
| 52nd Legislature | 39 |
| 53rd Legislature | 23 |
| 54th Legislature | 25 |
| 55th Legislature | 8 |
| 56th Legislature | 10 |
| 57th Legislature | 15 |
| 58th Legislature | 12 |
| 59th Legislature | 41 |
| 60th Legislature | 49 |
| 61st Legislature | 67 |
| 62nd Legislature | 22 |
| 63rd Legislature | 30 |
| 64th Legislature | 19 |
| 65th Legislature | 26 |
| 66th Legislature | 49 |
| 67th Legislature | 28 |
| 68th Legislature | 43 |
| 69th Legislature | 51 |
| 70th Legislature | 52 |
| 71st Legislature | 56 |
| 72nd Legislature | 36 |
| 73rd Legislature | 27 |
| 74th Legislature | 26 |
| 75th Legislature | 38 |
| 76th Legislature | 34 |
| 77th Legislature | 83 |
| 78th Legislature | 50 |
| 79th Legislature | 20 |
| 80th Legislature | 56 |
| 81st Legislature | 39 |
| 82nd Legislature | 25 |
| 83rd Legislature | 28 |
| 84th Legislature | 44 |
Vetoes by Texas Governors
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| category | Vetoes |
|---|---|
| Allan Shivers 1949-1957 | 76 |
| Price Daniel 1975 - 1963 | 42 |
| John Connally 1963-1969 | 103 |
| Preston Smith 1969-1973 | 92 |
| Dolph Briscoe 1973-1979 | 72 |
| Bill Clements 1979-1983 | 78 |
| Mark White 1983-1987 | 95 |
| Bill Clements 1987-1991 | 112 |
| Ann Richards 1991-1995 | 62 |
| George W. Bush 1995-2000 | 95 |
| Rick Perry 2000-2015 | 248 |
| Greg Abbott 2016-present | 44 |
2016 Presidential Exit Polling by Education
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| category | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| High school or less | 49% | 48% |
| Some college | 54% | 41% |
| College graduate | 53% | 41% |
| Postgraduate | 48% | 47% |
2016 Presidential Exit Polling by Gender and Race
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| category | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| White Men | 71% | 23% |
| White Women | 66% | 29% |
| Black Men | 14% | 78% |
| Black Women | 9% | 88% |
| Hispanic Men | 41% | 53% |
| Hispanic Women | 28% | 69% |
2016 Presidential Exit Polling by Age
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| category | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| 18-29 | 36% | 55% |
| 30-44 | 48% | 45% |
| 45-64 | 59% | 39% |
| 65+ | 64% | 35% |
2016 Presidential Exit Polling by Race
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| category | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| White | 69% | 26% |
| Black | 11% | 84% |
| Hispanic | 34% | 61% |
2016 Presidential Exit Polling by Gender
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| category | Donald Trump | Hillary Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 57% | 37% |
| Women | 47% | 49% |
2nd Reading Amendment 8 by Herrero
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| Democratic Yeas | Republican Yeas | Repaublican Nayes |
|---|---|---|
| District 22 | District 105 | District 96 |
| District 74 | District 57 | District 56 |
| District 39 | District 18 | District 45 |
| District 131 | District 3 | District 73 |
| District 145 | District 113 | District 138 |
| District 103 | District 58 | District 24 |
| District 144 | District 83 | District 128 |
| District 116 | District 8 | District 112 |
| District 123 | District 29 | District 82 |
| District 76 | District 11 | District 136 |
| District 79 | District 54 | District 135 |
| District 40 | District 17 | District 23 |
| District 147 | District 59 | District 106 |
| District 95 | District 55 | District 97 |
| District 117 | District 64 | District 5 |
| District 41 | District 72 | District 91 |
| District 139 | District 134 | District 93 |
| District 111 | District 2 | District 60 |
| District 75 | District 84 | District 122 |
| District 148 | District 69 | District 89 |
| District 120 | District 4 | District 67 |
| District 109 | District 25 | District 108 |
| District 31 | District 33 | District 130 |
| District 119 | District 127 | District 63 |
| District 143 | District 32 | District 129 |
| District 34 | District 12 | District 115 |
| District 49 | District 88 | District 126 |
| District 48 | District 102 | District 61 |
| District 50 | District 44 | District 70 |
| District 100 | District 99 | District 6 |
| District 140 | District 71 | District 132 |
| District 35 | District 81 | District 13 |
| District 38 | District 43 | District 66 |
| District 46 | District 16 | District 65 |
| District 124 | District 26 | District 92 |
| District 78 | District 7 | District 150 |
| District 36 | District 53 | District 94 |
| District 107 | District 9 | District 114 |
| District 80 | District 21 | District 20 |
| District 37 | District 62 | District 98 |
| District 77 | District 87 | District 52 |
| District 42 | District 14 | District 30 |
| District 104 | District 68 | District 133 |
| District 27 | District 85 | District 47 |
| District 51 | District 86 | |
| District 125 | District 1 | |
| District 90 | District 19 | |
| District 110 | District 10 | |
| District 146 | District 28 | |
| District 101 | ||
| District 118 | ||
| District 142 | ||
| District 149 | ||
| District 137 |