Newly elected Texas State Senators take the oath of office from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, bottom left, during the opening of the 85th Legislature Tuesday afternoon January 10, 2017 at the Texas State Capitol txstatecapitol. 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