An on-going series featuring photos of women working in the Texas Legislature. Although the conversations take place out of earshot and it’s largely conjecture to put meaning to body language, I have seen the looks many times throughout two decades of covering Texas lawmakers.

State Representative Senfronia Thompson stands on the House floor during the 85th Texas Legislature State Representative Jodie Laubenberg listens to a colleague during the 85th Texas Legislature State Representative Gina Hinojosa listens to a colleague during the 86th Texas Legislature State Senator Jane Nelson speaks with a colleague on the Senate floor during the 82th Texas Legislature
State Representative Vikki Goodwin listens to a colleague during the 87th Texas Legislature State Senators Wendy Davis and Kirk Watson converse on the Senate floor during the 83th Texas Legislature State Representative Senfronia Thompson stands on the House floor during the 87th Texas Legislature State Representatives Donna Howard and Lulu Flores converse on the House floor during the 88th Texas Legislature
State Representative Donna Howard speaks with a colleague during the 88th Texas Legislature State Representative Candy Noble listens to colleagues during the 86th Texas Legislature State Representative Erin Zwiener speaks with a colleague during the 88th Texas Legislature State Representative Linda Koop listens to a colleague during the 84th Texas Legislature
State Representative Celia Israel listens to a colleague during the 86th Texas Legislature State Representative Gina Hinojosa speaks with colleagues during the 86th Texas Legislature State Senator Wendy Davis speaks with colleagues during the 83th Texas Legislature on July 12, 2013. State Senator Sylvia Garcia debates with colleagues during the 85th Texas Legislature

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