Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 12 in Laredo in recognition of her work ethic and her accomplishments in communication, education, business and public service. Zaffirini has sponsored and passed 1,160 bills and 36 substantive resolutions. Showing her bipartisan effectiveness in the 2019 Republican-dominated Texas Legislature, she passed 127 bills, breaking her record of 108 and passing more bills than any other legislator for the third consecutive legislative session. What's more, she has passed more bills than any other legislator in the history of the State of Texas. “I ...