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A powerful Texas Senate committee on Monday unveiled and quickly voted out a major overhaul to the state’s employee pension plan.

The Texas Senate took on the national anthem on April 8 with a vote to approve the "Star Spangled Banner Protection Act," which would require any professional sports team that has a contract with the state government to play the national anthem before a game.

State Sens. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and Royce West (D-Dallas) discuss an elections bill in the Texas Senate and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan examines his first session in charge.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sen. Royce West stood in his office in the Texas Capitol, eyes glued to the television screen as the judge in Derek Chauvin’s trial read out the verdict: guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

Despite the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial last week, West does not believe the George Floyd Act, which would institute police reforms, will pass.

Democratic Texas State Senator Royce West who represents the 23rd District shares his thoughts with FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren after jurors in Minnesota found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd.

Democratic Texas State Senator Royce West who represents the 23rd District shares his thoughts with FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren after jurors in Minnesota found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd.

Sen. Royce West stood in his office in the Texas Capitol, eyes glued to the television screen as the judge in Derek Chauvin’s trial read out the verdict: guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

Bills address topics from drop box security to private money being used to administer elections

In a vote last week, Sen. Royce West was one of 11 Democrats who joined Republicans to require professional sports teams play the national anthem before games.

Edwards is the fifth Democrat who also ran in the primary to endorse West, who earlier won a progressive group’s nod, while Pete Buttigieg threw his support behind MJ Hegar.

One in 10 Americans have applied for jobless benefits of some kind since the coronavirus pandemic started in the United States. Texas State Senator Royce West is spearheading a campaign to get people connected with employers who need their help. “This is a first of its kind event through Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas here in Dallas County,” West said. “This is a time to bring employers and potential employees together in a safe way.”

While local politicians in the state of Texas are making their best efforts trying to figure out how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, there’s still the business of an impending state election to manage. State senator Royce West is campaigning to unseat U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the upcoming November election, removing the Republican who has been in the seat since 2002.