Texas Senate News

 
March 8, 2019
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

The state offers free tours of the Capitol grounds, leaving regularly from the lobby inside the north entrance of the… These dancers in period garb were part of the Texas Independence Day celebration at the state Capitol on Saturday, March 2. Dr. Kenneth Cooper is welcomed to the chamber by Burleson Senator Beverly Powell. Cooper, one of the first medical… Freshman United States Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who represents Harris County's 2nd District in Washington, is introduced on… A Senate staffer poses with a replica championship belt from the World Boxing Council. Resolution sponsor and San Antonio… Houston Senator John Whitmire Lt. Governor Dan Patrick uses a gavel to call the body to order and to mark the end of votes. Two staffers for Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson look through bill books in the Senate chamber. A working office and one of Austin’s top historical attractions, the state Capitol is maintained year-round by the staff of… Texas Tech's Masked Rider shows "guns up" in front of the Capitol building as the university system was recognized by the… Senate Committee Coordinator Scott Caffey posts committee hearing notices on the bulletin boards behind the Senate chamber. Senator Dawn Buckingham of Lakeway New Braunfels Senator Donna Campbell Dallas Senator Royce West listens to witness testimony at a hearing of the Senate Education Committee. Senator Angela Paxton of McKinney presides over the Senate. Senator Bob Hall of Edgewood asks questions of bill author and Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson during debate on Senate Bill… Governor Greg Abbott and Mineola Senator Bryan Hughes (far right) chat with Longview ISD Superintendent James Wilcox (left)… Conroe Senator Brandon Creighton chairs the first meeing of the Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports. The back stairs on the east side of the Capitol building Lt. Governor Dan Patrick opens a press conference announcing the filing of three Senate bills aimed at improving state and… Pleasanton Senator Pete Flores with staff Senator José Rodríguez of El Paso The red buds are starting to bloom, despite a week of freezing lows in Austin. The Capitol Dome reflected in the windows of an office building just west of the grounds. The seventh largest building in the world when the Capitol was completed in 1888, one can really sense the scale up close to…
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