The Texas Legislature meets in regular session every year for six months. District 4 will have representation before the next session starts.

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False. The Texas Legislature meets every TWO years (biennially) for 140 days, not every year for six months. The 89th Legislature convened Jan. 14, 2025 and adjourned June 2, 2025. The 90th Legislature won't convene until January 2027. Since Abbott scheduled SD4's special election for May 2, 2026, the winner takes office in May 2026—8 months before the next session begins. District 4 will have representation, but the senator will have no legislative session until 2027, meaning 19 months (Oct. 2025-Jan. 2027) without an SD4 senator voting on bills. Texas' biennial sessions mean lawmakers have limited windows to act. This concentrates power: bills that die in one session wait two years for another chance, making the session itself a chokepoint where small groups (like committee chairs) wield disproportionate control over what becomes law.

The Texas Legislature meets in regular session every year for six months. District 4 will have representation before the next session starts.

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