Texas has two types of senators:
- For the U.S. Senate, Texas has 2 senators representing the state at the federal level. These are currently John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
- For the Texas State Senate, which is the upper chamber of the Texas Legislature, there are 31 state senators, each representing a distinct district within Texas.
So, Texas has 2 U.S. Senators and 31 Texas State Senators, making 33 senators in total if referring to both levels separately.
