What happened in the Capitol this week:

The wonderful Florence Shapiro responded to teachers lobbying for a pay raise with this gem:

"I think it's great that they have concerns and want to talk to us, but they could do that at our district offices or they can send us a message," Shapiro said. "In my opinion, it doesn't look professional to have this many teachers all up here at once like this."

Nice. Kind of like taking a week off to celebrate the inaugural. I'd also like to point out that the Texas Senate adjourned at
11:00 am on Thursday and they are due back in the chamber at 1:30pm on Monday. Do most Texans know that the Senate is always out on Friday's during session?