Senator John Whitmire details the problems at the Texas Youth Commission. He is joined (l-to-r) by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, and Sen. Steve Ogden.

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst greets a group of students on the floor of the Senate Chamber.

Austin Senator Kirk Watson (top, center) poses with a Cub Scout pack from Travis County in the Capitol Building.

Sen. Troy Fraser discusses the sale of TXU to private investors Monday. Lt. Governor David Dewhurst stands behind him.

Sen. Robert Duncan of Lubbock chairs a meeting of the Senate Committee on State Affairs in the Senate Chamber.

Sen. Royce West of Dallas (left) listens to Woodlands Senator Tommy Williams discuss the particulars of a piece of legislation on the Senate Floor.

Family and friends of LCpl Ryan Adam Miller and LCpl William Lewis Miller, both of Pearland, Texas, stand at the front of the Chamber during memorial resolution read in honor of the two soldiers who died in the Mid East.

Senators Bob Deuell, Kevin Eltife and Robert Nichols (front row, left to right) join a delegation of constitutents from Tyler Texas on the East Steps of the Capitol.

Senators Robert Nichols, Tommy Williams, Kim Brimer, Kirk Watson, and John Carona (l-to-r) listen to testimony at a meeting of the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee held in order to give Texans the chance to weigh in on toll roads and other transportation projects.

Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa visits with a group of students from his district in the Senate Chamber.