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I was standing in the backyard waiting for the dog to do his business, which was taking longer than I preferred because he was first taking the time to sniff every blade of grass before he got down to business, pardon the pun. Oh, look, there’s some bird poop over there. Might as well take a quick whiff of that too while I’m at it.

Every legislative session is different. With such a big state, we never know what challenges we will have to address. This past session, addressing the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on our economy, our schools, our healthcare system, and our workforce was a priority. Just as important was addressing the serious shortfalls in the Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ management of our electricity grid during Winter Storm Uri. It was equally important that we passed a state budget that takes care of the needs of our state and our communities to help us recover from these challenges.

EDINBURG – Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents interdicted four drug smuggling attempts worth over $1.8M.