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As this chapter closes, you can count on me to keep working to build a better Texas, Nelson said. In 2014, Nelson was appointed chair of the Senate Finance Committee, where she was the first woman to lead a budget-writing committee in Texas Legislature history and the top budget-writer in the Senate for four sessions. In a statement Monday, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick (R) called Nelson the finest Finance Chair in Texas history. It is hard to overestimate the positive impact of Jane’s service to the state of Texas and I know Texans are grateful, Patrick said. She will be missed by me and the 30 other Senators on so many levels. She was a mentor to me and made me a better Senator and Lt. Governor. She is my friend.

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