Is there an API for Texas Legislature Online?

Texas Legislature Online does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 11 maintained endpoints for capitol.texas.gov. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Texas Legislature Online data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when capitol.texas.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Texas Legislature Online account?

No. Every Texas Legislature Online action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Texas Legislature Online API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Government Legal

Texas Legislature Online API

capitol.texas.gov

Texas Legislature Online - bills, bill history, committee meetings, and subject reports.

Actions: 11
Category: Government Legal
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Texas Legislature Online API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_capitol_texas_gov_bill_history_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_capitol_texas_gov_bill_history_detail",
    "params": {
      "leg_sess": "892",
      "bill_id": "HB1"
    }
  }'

11 actions on capitol.texas.gov

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Bill History Details
act_capitol_texas_gov_bill_history_detailread2 credits / call
Returns a bill's full history, status, authors, and caption for a session.
leg_sess
string · required
bill_id
string · required
Bill Report Categories
act_capitol_texas_gov_reports_bills_by_indexread1 credit / call
Returns bill report categories by subject, author, and more for a session.
Bills by Subject Index
act_capitol_texas_gov_bills_by_subject_indexread2 credits / call
Returns the subject category index with links to per-subject bill reports for a session.
leg_sess
string · required
subject_category
string · required
Bills by Subject Report
act_capitol_texas_gov_bills_by_subject_reportread2 credits / call
Returns bills filed under one subject code for a session with title and bill rows.
leg_sess
string · required
subject_code
string · required
Committee Meeting Schedule
act_capitol_texas_gov_committee_meeting_schedule_documentread2 credits / call
Returns a committee meeting's hearing notice with agenda, time, and location.
schedule_doc_filename
string · required
Committee Meetings Listing
act_capitol_texas_gov_committee_meetings_listingread2 credits / call
Returns a committee's scheduled meetings with notice, minutes, and witness-list links.
leg
string · required
chamber
string · required
committee_code
string · required
Filed House Bills Listing
act_capitol_texas_gov_filed_house_bills_listingread2 credits / call
Returns filed House bills with author, sponsor, last action, caption, and history links.
leg_sess
string · required
report_id
string · required
General Reports Index
act_capitol_texas_gov_general_reports_indexread1 credit / call
Returns available general report types for a legislative session.
House Committees Listing
act_capitol_texas_gov_house_committees_listingread1 credit / call
Returns House committees with names, codes, and subcommittee flags.
chamber
string · required
Legislation Navigation Menu
act_capitol_texas_gov_legislation_nav_menuread1 credit / call
Returns the legislation menu with bill lookup, reports, and vote info links.
Legislature Homepage
act_capitol_texas_gov_legislature_homepageread1 credit / call
Returns the homepage with current session context and available sessions.

Texas Legislature Online API questions

Is there an API for Texas Legislature Online?: Texas Legislature Online does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 11 maintained endpoints for capitol.texas.gov. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Texas Legislature Online data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when capitol.texas.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Texas Legislature Online account?: No. Every Texas Legislature Online action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Texas Legislature Online API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.