where laws are made.
everyone must follow. These rules are called laws, and they are designed
to help everyone live together. Let’s explore how laws are made in Texas!
a state Senator Bill Meier who talked for 43
hours without stopping! That's almost two
days of non-stop talking. It was recognized in
the Guinness Book of World Records.
for as long as they like on the Senate Chamber floor
as long as they stay standing in the Senate Chamber.
Senators filibuster as a way to block a vote or to delay a vote.
role in making bills into laws.
It is the signature of the Governor
that makes a bill a law. But the
Governor can also stop a bill from
becoming a law by using his
veto power.
House and Senate, but if the
Governor vetoes the bill, it will
not become a law. This makes the
Office of the Governor very powerful.
The Governor is elected every 4
years by the people who live in Texas.