Texas Senate

North Texas-Based Southland Holdings Adds Tan Parker to Board, Citing Public and Private-Sector Experience

by | Jun 2, 2025
Parker, a sitting lawmaker who currently chairs the Texas Senate Republican Caucus, will serve in his personal capacity, bringing nearly two decades of policy experience alongside a background in entrepreneurship, investment, capital markets, and infrastructure strategy.
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Texas Establishes Landmark Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
by | Jul 18, 2023
The new seven-member council will help "cement Texas’ position as a national leader in innovative technology," said Governor Abbott, who signed the bill creating the committee last month.
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Portrait of Civil Rights Icon Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Unveiled in Texas Senate
by | Feb 9, 2023
A portrait of Fort Worth's Opal Lee—known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" for her advocacy of the federal Juneteenth holiday—was unveiled Wednesday in the Texas Senate Chamber in Austin, where it will be permanently displayed. “Change somebody’s mind because minds can be changed,” 95-year-old Lee told reporters after the ceremony, according to NBC DFW. “If people have been taught to hate they can be taught to love, and it is up to you to do it.”
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