Senator Robert Duncan (right) poses with members of Lubbock band, The Picks, and their wives on the occasion of the band's induction into the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame.

Senator Kirk Watson (left) of Austin talks with Dallas Senator John Carona at a meeting of the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee.

The choir from Rockport-Fulton High School sang in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday.

Senator Kevin Eltife of Tyler (left) discusses policy with Katy Senator Glenn Hegar in the Senate Chamber.

Waco Senator Kip Averitt honored De Smith, a staffer who has worked for the Senator since his early days in the House of Representatives.