Texas' most senior senator looks ahead at upcoming legislative session

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmakers broke a record Tuesday after they submitted more than 1,500 bills at the Capitol building on the first day of prefiling before the start of the 89th legislative session in January.As of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Texas Legislature's online database showed 1,506 bills have been filed by lawmakers. The first senator to file her bills was Sen. Judith Zaffirini, a tradition she has continued for years. Her staff said interns in her office waited in line for 20 ho