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State GovernmentSeptember 15, 2026·4 min read

How State Legislatures Differ: Part-Time vs. Full-Time Legislatures

New Hampshire's legislature meets for a few months a year and pays its members about $100. California's meets almost year-round with six-figure salaries and hundreds of staffers. Both are "state legislatures" — but they barely resemble each other.

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State GovernmentAugust 30, 2026·4 min read

How Texas's Legislature Works: Session Length, Pay, and How Bills Move

The second-most-populous state in the country runs its entire legislature on a 140-day session held once every two years. Here's how Texas fits a full state's worth of lawmaking into that compressed window — and why it was designed that way on purpose.

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