Texas Senate News

 
March 29, 2019
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

Just inside the east door of the Capitol on a sunny morning in Austin San Antonio Senator José Menéndez with the 2019 and 2020 Texas State Artists. Each session, the Texas Commission on the Arts… The south entrance to the Senate Chamber from the back hallway Each session, Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson hosts a press conference to highlight the work of the Texas Council on Family… Session had already ended when the Houston Astros won the World Series in 2017, so the Senate made sure to recognize their… El Paso Senator José Rodríguez Friendswood Senator Larry Taylor and Houston Astros President of Baseball Operations Reid Ryan show off their team colors at… Members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in the Capitol extension's open-air rotunda. Founded at Howard in 1911, Omega Psi… Brenham Senator and chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Lois Kolkhorst confers with a committee staffer. Brownsville Senator Eddie Lucio poses with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, who… El Paso native Ron Stallworth was honored for his career in law enforcement at the FBI by the Senate Tuesday. Stallworth… As the press of session increases and members find themselves pulled in many directions, it can be difficult to reach a… Senator Donna Campbell of New Braunfels and Prosper Senator Pat Fallon Lt. Governor Dan Patrick presides over the Senate from the rostrum. The façade of the Capitol Senator Paul Bettencourt of Houston listens to questions about his measure to require a public vote by local municipalities… The Legislature honored the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. Here Aggie graduates former… McAllen Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa listens as Georgetown Senator Charles Schwertner speaks in favor of his resolution… New Braunfels Senator Donna Campbell Dallas Senator Nathan Johnson asks questions of Houston Senator Paul Bettencourt. Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe confers with staff at the side of the Senate chamber. It's traditional for freshmen Senators to get a hard time from the incumbents when they present their first bill of the… Senator Eddie Lucio of Brownsville (right) debates with Austin Senator Kirk Watson. Guests from the city of West dance in the Capitol rotunda.
Session video and all other Senate webcast recordings can be accessed from the Senate website's Audio/Video Archive.

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