Texas Senate News

 
March 1, 2019
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

Central staffers are non-legislative staff who do critical work to make the Legislature run efficiently. Here, members of… The state seal emblazoned on the floor of the inverse rotunda in the Capitol Extension The State Preservation Board is tasked with upkeep and repair of the historical Capitol Building. This covers things from… The late former House Speaker James "Jimmy" Turman is borne by a DPS honor guard to lie in state in the Capitol. Turman… Cyclists parked their bikes at special racks set up for Bike Day at the Capitol, where cycling enthusiasts and commuters… Senator Charles Perry of Lubbock Senator Brian Birdwell of Granbury Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw Fanfare Bakchich are a French travelling band on a tour of the United States. This week, they performed for visitors on the… Senator Kel Seliger of Amarillo and Senator Beverly Powell of Burleson Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson welcomes Dr. Joe Ventimiglia, Monday's Doctor for the Day. Edgewood Senator Bob Hall and Senator Lois Kolkhorst of Brenham Staffers for Senator Bob Hall of Edgewood and Senator Angela Paxton of McKinney San Antonio Senator José Menéndez Tuesday, the Senate recognized the service of the heads of county law enforcement on Sherriff's Association Day at the state… McAllen Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa listens to testimony at a meeting of the Committee on Property Taxes in the Betty King… Directly beneath the Capitol Dome, the "basement rotunda" often hosts exhibits from visiting agencies and organizations.… Houston Senators John Whitmire and Carol Alvarado Dallas Senator Royce West provides comment to a local news station in the lobby right outside the entrance to the Senate… Brownsville Senator Eddie Lucio confers with staff at the brass rail in the chamber. Houston Senator Borris Miles welcomes Johnson Space Center Assistant Director Vanessa Wyche to the chamber to recognize her… Students from the Big Spring High School Choir at the Capitol The Senate State Affairs Committee held its first meeting of the session in the Senate chamber on Thursday. Under the… A member of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe dances in traditional garb on the group's legislative action day. Every year, members take a "class photo", a panoramic picture taken from the dais that shows the membership for this session.
Session video and all other Senate webcast recordings can be accessed from the Senate website's Audio/Video Archive.

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