Texas Senate News

 
February 8, 2019
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

The Legislative Reference Library stores a wealth of information about the laws and the lawmaking process in Texas. They… For one week every session, the Sweetwater Jaycees turn the Capitol extension's open air rotunda into a rattlesnake pit to… Lubbock Senator Charles Perry began hearings as the chairman of the newly created Water and Rural Affairs Committee. One of… Houston Senator Borris Miles confers with a staffer in the chamber. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and the rest of the Texas Senate wait to be introduced into the House Chamber for the governor's… Burleson Senator Beverly Powell Brenham Senator Lois Kolkhorst speaks during session. Unlike the House, where members have to speak from a podium at the… Senator Larry Taylor of Friendswood confers with Representative Dan Huberty of Humble in the House of Representatives. Each… Houston Senators Paul Bettencourt and Joan Huffman Senator Pat Fallon of Prosper talks with staff in the Chamber. Governor Greg Abbott is joined on the dais by the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House as well as members of both chambers… Lt. Governor Dan Patrick gives an interview to Houston's ABC affiliate KTRK after the State of the State address in the… Senator John Whitmire of Houston is applauded by his colleagues after Governor Greg Abbott recognized him for his leadership… Lt. Governor Dan Patrick diplomatically flashes both the Gig 'em and Hook 'em Horns for a picture with alumni of both… Senator Bryan Hughes of Mineola visits with a group of students from Brook Hill High School in the Senate Chamber. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Nathan Hecht delivers his biennial State of the Judiciary address in the House… Senator Royce West of Dallas meets with a group of constituents from Grand Prairie in the Old Supreme Court Room in the… Senator Kelly Hancock of North Richland Hills (right) and Granbury Senator Brian Birdwell in the Senate Chamber. Behind them… Houston Senator Paul Bettencourt (left) and Georgetown Senator Charles Schwertner Senator Paul Bettencourt of Houston holds an impromptu meeting at his desk in the Senate chamber. Seated around him are… Lakeway Senator Dawn Buckingham leads her first meeting as Chair of the Senate Committee on Nominations on Thursday. Senator José Menéndez of San Antonio shares a laugh with Houston Senator John Whitmire on the steps outside the Capitol. This very good and handsome boy was at the Capitol this week, probably lobbying for harsher penalties for crimes committed…
Session video and all other Senate webcast recordings can be accessed from the Senate website's Audio/Video Archive.

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