<P> Although members are elected on partisan ballots, both houses of the Legislature are officially organized on a nonpartisan basis, with members of both parties serving in leadership positions such as committee chairmanships . As of 2015, a majority of the members of each chamber are members of the Republican Party . </P> <P> The Texas Constitution sets the qualifications for election to each house as follows: </P> <Ul> <Li> A senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of Texas five years prior to election and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election . Each senator serves a four - year term and one - half of the Senate membership is elected every two years in even - numbered years, with the exception that all the Senate seats are up for election for the first legislature following the decennial census in order to reflect the newly redrawn districts . After the initial election, the Senate is divided by lot into two classes, with one class having a re-election after two years and the other having a re-election after four years . </Li> <Li> A representative must be at least 21 years of age, a citizen of Texas for two years prior to election and a resident of the district from which elected one year prielection . They are elected for two - year terms, running for re-election in even - numbered years . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of Texas five years prior to election and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election . Each senator serves a four - year term and one - half of the Senate membership is elected every two years in even - numbered years, with the exception that all the Senate seats are up for election for the first legislature following the decennial census in order to reflect the newly redrawn districts . After the initial election, the Senate is divided by lot into two classes, with one class having a re-election after two years and the other having a re-election after four years . </Li>

Describe some of the characteristics typically seen in citizens elected into the texas legislature
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