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How is the filibuster different between the Texas legislature and the us congress?
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In both the US Congress and the Texas Legislature, it's those bodies' rules which govern filibusters.
In the US Congress, current rules allow a Senator to talk endlessly about a bill or until the Senate votes to invoke Cloture which takes at least 60 Senators voting for Cloture. Once Cloture is invoked, further debate on the bill by all Senators is limited to 30 hours.
In the Texas Legislature, Senators can also talk endlessly on a bill, but they must remain at their desk, upright, and their words must be reasonably related to the bill. There is no Cloture. To end a filibuster, a majority of Senators must approve a point of order which is an allegation that the Senator who is filibustering violated a filibuster rule.
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