Texas Senate News
February 4, 2003
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SENIOR DAY AT THE CAPITOL
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Thousands of seniors gathered at the south steps of the Capitol for Senior Day, sponsored by the Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition.
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Senator Gonzalo Barrientos from Austin met with a group from the Foster Grandparents Program on Senior Day at the Capitol. |
Around 1200 seniors from San Antonio alone visited the Capitol for Senior Day to celebrate the contributions that older adults have made to Texas and to advocate for issues that concern them. |
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Senior citizens from all over the state of Texas came today to share their views with those they elected.
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Ms. Senior America 2002, Texas' own Mary Virginia Tuinstra, sang the National Anthem at the south steps of the Capitol. |
Senior citizens posed on the Capitol steps with signs asking legislators to remember seniors and the issues that are important to them. |
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Senator John Carona from Dallas was among those invited to address the senior citizens visiting the Capitol on Senior Day. |
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Rio Grande Valley Amigos del Valle came to Senior Day at the Capitol to meet with Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. from Brownsville.
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