Why Is Legislation Important To The Federal Government

The legislature/introduction

The legislature is branch of state government out of three branches that deals with making laws, passing resolution, focusing on many administrative duties subpoenas information from witness. Legislature have their limitation because they work part time (140 days) every other year and state political culture exert contradictory pressure on them urging them to bring government intervention in their business. Despite all the workforce against them in this little time frame. Legislature’s two main goal is the set two years budget for the public, and consider bill that should become law.

The legislature/ organization

The legislature is created to environment where parties’ contradictory issues resolve their difference during the process of law making and polices. The legislature, judiciary and executive work relatively. Legislatures represent Texas citizen, which makes it central to the government plan based on constitution. Legislature generally look out for public safety and enact law that could benefit citizens.

Bicameral structure divides legislature into two houses, which include the senate and the upper house. Bicameralism is created to strengthen the

legislature process by debating bill and making sure that proper bills are passed to became law in right order for the interest of citizen as in oppose to passing any bill deliberated on by the legislatures.
Legislature/ legislature sessions
Legislature session is 140 days including weekend every other year, and this time frame has inadequate to deliberate on issues presented. As a result of this, many bills are passed without seriously consideration and some other are not even given consideration at all. Special session is created to focus on essential state business after the official time of legislature session has expired, and governor directs what legislature should work on during this special period.
Serving in the legislature
Representation: All members of Texas legislature are selected geographically following census each decade from districts.
Terms of the office
House of Representatives are elected every two years and senates are elected every four years. Senates’ period are staggered to avoid replacing the entire congress in a singles election, which might result in disorganizing well organized governmental system of checks and balances.
Compensation
Texas state legislature are paid $7200 per a year and $190 allowance each day they are in session. This allowance holds same for both regular and special session.
Legislature Makeup
Changes in law, culture and demographics have all reshaped the way people are being selected to serve in legislative office. Civil right and women increase in workforce and ongoing emigrates from other states and others has decrease restriction on who serves in legislative office in Texas. The qualify person for legislative must be at least 21 years of age, legal resident for at least two years, residents of the districts for at least one year and must be U.S citizens. Senate qualification includes 26 years of age, residents of their district for at least one year, residents of Texas for at least five years and U.S citizens.
Party
There are two major parties; republican and democratic party. Republican Party hold most of the statewide offices.
Gender, Race and Ethnicity
Unlike federal voting rights acts of 1965 that prohibited many of the official as well as extra-legal mechanism used to exclude African Americans and other minorities from participating in politics, current legislatures are more diverse in gender, race and ethnicity.
Incumbency
This is a situation where by members of legislatives serve multiply times based on the fact that people tend to reelect members because they are familiar with their names or they feel they know them. It is added advantage to the office; however, it restrict chances of making changes that could favor citizens. Members already in positon are more likely to have access to money, which will aid in promoting their chances of getting reelected.
Powers of the Legislature
In addition to making laws, legislature possess other essential power of investigating authority, oversight of execute branch, and power to impeach.

Law Making
Bills become laws only when governor either signs or refuses to veto them. Bills introduced to be passed must be either general, special or local.
Resolutions
Resolutions is firm decision to do or not to do something, but it is not a proposed law. Either chambers could pass simple resolution. Joint resolutions are system used to propose amendments to Texas constitution. Concurrent resolution, which is process use to offer a commendation or memorial, send congratulations or a statement of welcome or request action by governmental entity must be approved by both chambers.

Administrative Power
Administrative power is the power to administer or enforce a law. In legislative, administrative powers take for forms, which includes ratify gubernatorial appointments, create, abolish, and redefine state agencies, require regular and special reporting from state agencies and approve state agency budget.
Investigative and Impeachment Powers
Texas legislature has the authority to administer oaths and subpoena witness and documents. Investigate cases by both houses or by single committee with either house. This investigation could lead to impeachment.
Immunities
Immunities prevent legislators from being sued as a result of what is said during debate; however, the law still request that they some level of respect for decorum. Decorum is in place to provide guidance for legislators.

Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of redrawing legislative districts. Redistricting is important because location of district lines decide which voters vote for which representative. Changing the lines will change the relevant voters, and can change the identity, allegiance, and political priorities of a district's representative, and of the legislative delegation as a whole.
Presiding Officers of Powers

Legislature v. committee
Permanent committee
Both committee in the senate and house concentrates on the issue of public policy such as agriculture, commerce, or natural resources and house also work on the areas of particular chambers such as the calendars committee. Classification of permanent committee of which senate rules has two types include standing committees and special committees.
Standing committee concentrate on the public policy externally and special committees study important issues such as border affairs, electric utility restructuring or agriculture.

In addition to senate rules committee, the house have two committees; substantive committee, which handles areas such as energy, environment, or insurance, and procedural committee that operate internally in the house itself. This committee regulate the activities and functioning of the house. There are also temporary committees formed in both houses. Conference committee involve both chambers that resolve the differences between bills pass by both chambers. Interim committees take up of bill consideration in the absence of the legislation and Ad hoc handles questions, problems and specific

issues.
Impact of the committee system
The committee system all work together to carry out promising outcome based on Texas constitutes as it relates to every area of committee department individually.
The legislature/ speaker of the House
The speaker of the house is elected the first day of regular session long after campaign have been in session. Based on constitution, speaker of the house is obligated to maintain order during floor debate by sequentially appointing legislators that wish to speak or make a comment. Bills must be signed by the speaker in accordance with legislature’s resolution. House Rules Procedure granted the speaker power to appoint the membership of all committee. The speaker also has the power to direct legislation to the committee that might work in his favor.