Congress of the Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas Congress | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | March 10, 1836 |
| Disbanded | February 19, 1846 |
| Succeeded by | Texas Legislature (1846- Present) |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Speaker of the House | Ira Ingram (first) John M. Lewis (last) |
| Seats | Variable (9th Congress) - 54 14 Senators 40 Representatives |
| Meeting place | |
| Columbia (1836) Houston (1837–1839) Austin (1839–1842) Washington-on-the-Brazos (1842–1845) | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Republic of Texas | |
The Congress of the Republic of Texas was the national legislature of the Republic of Texas established by the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in 1836. It was a bicameral legislature based on the model of the United States Congress. It was transformed into the Texas Legislature upon annexation of Texas by the United States in 1846. A vestige of it remains in the name of Austin's main north–south street leading from the State Capitol, Congress Avenue, when it was founded as the intended national capital.