Senator Zaffirini passes 106 Bills during 87th legislative session
Courtesy of the Office of Sen. Zaffirini
June 1, 2021
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The 87th Texas Legislature concluded Monday, and the Senate s highest-ranking woman and Hispanic member, Senator Judith Zaffirini, DLaredo, was the Senate s highest bill-passer for the fourth consecutive session.
Despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant budget deficit, and Winter Storm Uri, Senator Zaffirini passed 106 bills and extended her career-long voting record past 65,000 consecutive votes well beyond that of any other legislator in the country. Her bills address the priorities of Senate District 21, which stretches from the Rio Grande to the Colorado River and from the Port of Corpus Christi to the Valley.
nation series kicking off today. and joining me live now with the results of the new nbc news/ wall street journal poll is nbc s jeff rossen. good morning you to you, jeff. hey, alex. so this poll actually let people grade the public schools here in the u.s. what did they sniend. they sure did. and it s not good. they grade the public school system, and many of them say that they re pretty pessimistic about the state of america s public schools right now. let s bring you right to the numbers to show you exactly what we re talking about. 58% think public schools grades k through 12 need major changes or a complete overhaul. 36% think only minor changes are need. and just 5% think public schools are woshing pretty well right now. the poll then delves deeper and breaks down the public s perception of public schools in general across the country. in terms of parents who currently have children in public schools, just 3% of them rate schools with an a. only 3%. 23% give the public s