At the 55th annual Texas Legislative Conference on Friday in New Braunfels, panelists focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and February's historic winter storm, which some are dubbing as "Snowmaggedon." "It's been a challenging and frightening year for all of us," said Diane Rath, executive director of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, who moderated a panel on the social impacts of COVID-19. "We've each encountered new situations and developed new methods of moving forward in our daily lives and business. Out of all the challenges that we have faced and solutions that we have developed, some are beneficial, and some have been truly difficult."