# @statesman on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGo_KIDFJ9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15006014-statesman-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bf974ee9c8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-01-11T00:20:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Austin Statesman (@statesman) — https://gondola.cc/statesman

## Caption

Texas Senator Van Taylor is pulled by the tie from his eldest daughter Laura Taylor as she and her sisters try to get their dad to go somewhere before the start of the opening ceremony. The 85th Legislature opened Tuesday afternoon January 10, 2017 at the Texas State Capitol with a ceremony in the Senate chambers as hundreds joined the 31 senators to celebrate the start of a new session. Follow all our Texas Legislature news at statesman.com . Photo by RalphBarrera #statesmanphoto #txlege #texascapitol #texaslegislature

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texaslegislature, statesmanphoto, texascapitol, txlege

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