Laredo Community College
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Laredo Independent School District
Laredo Independent School District is a public school district based in Laredo, Texas . The district serves the south central portion of Laredo.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....
in Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, the seat of Webb County
Webb County, Texas
Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The official 2010 population for the county is 250,304. In 2000, its population was 193,117, and in 2006 its population had been estimated to have reached to 231,470. Its county seat is Laredo...
in south Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It adopted its present name in 1993.
Throughout a period of time the Main Campus (located at historic Fort McIntosh) also housed both the former Laredo State University and Texas A&I University at Laredo, which later relocated as Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M International University, often referred to as TAMIU, is a public, co-educational, state-supported university located in Laredo, Texas...
to its new campus off the Bob Bullock
Bob Bullock
Robert Douglas Bullock, known as Bob Bullock , was a Democratic politician from Texas, whose career spanned four decades. His service culminated in his term as Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 15, 1991–January 19, 1999 during the terms of Governors Ann Richards and George W...
Loop in northeast Laredo. The district since expanded in 2004 to include two campuses—the Main Campus and the South Campus.
As defined by the Texas Legislature
Texas Legislature
The Legislature of the state of Texas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The Legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin...
, the official service area of LCC includes the municipality of Laredo and all of Webb, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties.
LCC finances
The LCC budget for 2010-2011, as approved by the nine-member board of trustees, was $49.73 million; more than $9 million of that amount came from student tuition. The college property taxProperty tax
A property tax is an ad valorem levy on the value of property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state or a municipality...
rate is $0.2365 per $100 of assessed valuation. Enrollment for the fall of 2010 is 10,029, an increase of 8.25 percent from the fall of 2009. The institution has 210 faculty and 300 classified staff.
LCC President Juan L. Maldonado announced on January 25, 2011, that recent projected budget shortfalls by the State of Texas will compel LCC to freeze some vacant positions, contracted services, and equipment purchases. The college could face a 7 percent cut in funds derived from the state and other monies as well used to fund employee health insurance.Maldonado noted that LCC services must expand over the coming decade because of an anticipated 60,000 to 70,000 new jobs created regionally through the Eagle Ford shale exploration project.
The 2011-2012 LCC budget is $48.3 million, or a decrease of 1.43 million from the preceding year. The state reduced its funding to LCC from $17 million in 2010 to $13.5 million in 2011 in appropriations, health insurance, and retirement benefits. The $3.5 million reduction represents a nearly 21 percent decrease in state funding for the college. State funds are disbursed according to student enrollment. Because of the decline in state revenues, the LCC board increased the property tax rate by 1.51 cents per $100 of assessed value. Three LCC trustees also proposed a one-time $300 bonus for faculty and staff, but the recommendation failed on a tie vote, with three other trustees absent or not voting. Hence salaries were frozen for 2011-2011 for the first time in many years.
Construction underway
Work is underway at LCC on a $110 million master facilities plan first unveiled in 2008. Funding for the master plan is unrelated to the $48.3 million operating budget but is a separate capital outlay account. The initial phase is the construction of the $14.7 million Taylor Academic Building at the site of the former Killam dormitoriesDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
. The three-story, 111045 square feet (10,316.4 m²) facility will offer new classrooms, computer labs, and faculty offices. Groundbreaking for the academic building was held on September 15, 2010, in what LCC President Juan Maldonado called "the beginning of a journey."
The renovation plan is divided into four phases, including $15,000 worth of work to the President's Home and an $11.3 million visual and performing arts building, later trimmed to $9.6 million. The initial plan did not propose a new academic building because of the costs, but the LCC trustees decided instead in 2009 to build a new permanent facility instead of less expensive but temporary piecemeal renovations. Maldonado said the trustees "took a pre-calculated risk . . . and made a decision to move forward." Former trustees president Pete Saenz, a Laredo attorney, said at the groundbreaking, "We can't depend on anyone else," a reference to declining state funds for community colleges.
On March 2, 2011, LCC launched construction on the Visual and Performing Arts Center located on the north end of the campus near Fort McIntosh Park. The 47000 square feet (4,366.4 m²) structure will house studios and lecture labs for ceramics, art metals, drawing, painting and digital art. There will also be instructional rooms for the study of dance and percussion music.
Main Campus
1940s
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to the 1980s
1980s
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, which now house studios, classrooms, and home to the President of the College. The campus is situated on a small hill on the bend above the Rio Grande
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
. The campus has nearly thirty buildings.
Main landmarks are:
Memorial Hall (previously University Hall) houses main administrative offices, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Assessment Center, Bursar's Office, Advising, and classrooms.
Abraham Kazen
Abraham Kazen, Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen was a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1967 to 1985.- Education :...
, of Laredo. The student center provides a central place for student activities. The first floor houses the Cafeteria, Student Activities Office, Dining Rooms, Television lounges, Meeting rooms, Viewing rooms and the Bookstore. The second floor houses the Job Readiness Center, Game Room, Student Galleries, and Health Services office. The center of the building has a two-story atrium equipped with seating and tables for students to study, dine, and hang out. The Atrium is also equipped with a stage, lights, and speakers for performances.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Corporal
Corporal
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Quintin Maravillo, the gym is located at the end of the main mall atop a small hill. The building was dedicated to the memory of LCC students who have died in war. The gymnasium and classroom building supports the LCC Kinesiology, Athletics, and Intramural Sports programs.
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
s Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez, whose family foundation provided financial support for constructing and equipping the facility. On April 17, 2011, the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, under conductor Brendan Townsend, completed its 31st season at the Martinez Center.
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
for the Science Department. It is named for a Laredo physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
long active in the promotion of medical education. The building is named for a long-time Laredo physician who in his eighties still practices.
Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center, named for a deceased Laredo philanthropist, this facility is a living laboratory for students of all ages to study mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, science and other related disciplines. The center contains representations of the Rio Grande ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
and live specimens of plant and animal life. Local school children take part in the center's eco-curriculum through instructional tours scheduled on weekdays throughout the school year.
Lerma-Pena Learning Center has a large computer-based learning laboratory on the ground floor and classrooms on the second level. It is located behind the LCC entrance sign. The building is named for two Laredo firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
s who perished in a fire on campus in January 1974.
Fort McIntosh Park - This recreation complex has an unheated swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
field, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
field, batting cages, H.E. Butt
H-E-B
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Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
Courts, and concession facilities for student athletics and recreational programs. The LCC tennis team in May 2009 won its fifth consecutive national title and was honored by the Laredo City Council.
Crispin "Doc" Sanchez Baseball Field - Within Fort McIntosh Park, the baseball field is named for the college's former athletic director, dean of student services, and promoter of Hispanic educational opportunities, Crispin Sanchez
Crispin Sanchez
Crispin Eliseo Sanchez was a South Texas trailblazer in the fields of Mexican-American education and sports.-Early years, sports, education, military:...
.
The South Campus
Laredo Community College South Campus
The Laredo Community College South Campus, located at 5500 South Zapata Highway , was established to extend the Laredo Community College mission to the growing residential area of south Laredo. More than 80 percent of voters approved a $50 million bond issue to construct the campus which was...
, located at 5500 South Zapata Highway (U.S. Highway 83) at coordinates: 27°25′59"N 99°29′1"W, was established to extend the college's mission to the growing residential area of south Laredo. More than 80 percent of voters approved a $50 million bond issue to construct the second campus, which was completed in the spring of 2004. The 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) campus contains seven buildings and will be expanded in the future to develop athletic and recreational fields and courts. The campus sits on a small valley near the bank of the Rio Grande. The campus was created to give opportunity to the citizens in the southern areas and suburbs of Laredo.
Academic and Advanced Technology Center - Computer and science laboratories, lecture halls, classrooms and faculty offices fill the Academic and Advanced Technology Center. The building's first floor contains offices for the Child Development Department and the LCC Community Education Department. The second floor contains offices for the LCC Computer Electronics Department, language laboratories for the study of English and foreign languages, and distance education classrooms.
Hall Student Center - Named for the late State Representative
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
William N. "Billy" Hall, Jr., this two-story facility is designed to become the hub of student life, including: Meeting and Conference Rooms, Bursar's Office, Financial Aid Office, Counseling Center, Admissions Office, Bookstore, Cafeteria, TV Room, Assessment Center, Mailroom, Print Services, Student Computer Resource Room, Student Employment Services, Campus Nurse, and administrative offices.
Raquel Gonzalez Automotive Technology Center -- Named for former LCC trustee Raquel Gonzalez, the center trains future mechanics in the latest techniques in automotive repair and maintenance.
Prada Child Development Center - The new LCC Child Development Laboratory is a model teaching area for LCC students who are taking early childhood development courses in preparation for education careers in the community's child care centers. It contains six classrooms for 2, 3 and 4 year-olds, a kitchen and two outdoor playgrounds. This facility is named for Camilo Prada, whose family developed the residential neighborhoods around the LCC South campus and provided student support through scholarships and other gifts.
Senator Judith Zaffirini Library - The Zaffirini Library named for State Senator Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini
Judith Zaffirini is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate representing the 21st District, which includes her home city of Laredo. On January 9, 2007, Zaffirini became the second in seniority in the 31-member Texas Senate, where she has served since 1987...
is located on the LCC South campus in Building B. It is equipped with a Circulation desk, Reference Desk, a Media Center, a copy room, and a computer lab where bibliographic instruction is offered. Interlibrary loan services are available online and through the Circulation Desk, and bibliographic instruction sessions can be scheduled through the Reference Desk. The library has the capacity to house 18,000 volumes. Online and Internet services are readily available throughout the building.
LCC president and administration
Ph.D.
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from Texas Woman's University
Texas Woman's University
Texas Woman's University is a co-educational university in Denton, Texas, United States with two health science center branches in Dallas, Texas and Houston, Texas...
in Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, formerly the executive vice president of student development, succeeded Ramon H. Dovalina as the LCC president. Dovalina, a graduate of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, had served in the top position since 1995. In September 2010, Maldonado received a contract extension, salary increase, performance bonus, and a $5,000 contribution to his tax-sheltered annuity retirement fund. His pay through August 2013 was set at $163,211 per year.
Former LCC faculty member Jesse Porras is the newest trustee, having run unopposed in the election held on November 2, 2010. The current trustee president is Cynthia Mares, who in the 1980s had been the secretary to former LCC president Roger L. Worsley, now of Camden
Camden, Arkansas
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
.
On September 28, 2007, the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of LCC, Dovalina and his predecessor as LCC president, Roger Worsley, were bestowed president-emeritus status. At the ceremony, Trustee Carlos Carranco, Jr., of Laredo, himself a former LJC student, told the Laredo Morning Times
Laredo Morning Times
The Laredo Morning Times is a daily newspaper publication based in Laredo, Texas, USA. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation.The Laredo Morning Times was founded on June 14, 1881 as "the Laredo Weekly," a four-page newspaper published by James Saunders Penn. Two years later, the paper became a...
that the institution
"from very humble beginnings has evolved to serve the needs of the community."
Death of Trustee J.C. "Pepe" Trevino, Jr.
Jose C. "Pepe" Trevino, Jr. (May 31, 1930—March 27, 2007), was a prominent Laredo businessman, who served thirty-two years on the LCC board of trustees. He was particularly known for his promotion of youth activities but discouraged attention to his philanthropic endeavors, such as support for the Sacred Heart Children's Home orphanageOrphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
and the Boys Club and Girls Club of Laredo. His hometown newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, the Laredo Morning Times
Laredo Morning Times
The Laredo Morning Times is a daily newspaper publication based in Laredo, Texas, USA. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation.The Laredo Morning Times was founded on June 14, 1881 as "the Laredo Weekly," a four-page newspaper published by James Saunders Penn. Two years later, the paper became a...
, named him "Laredoan of the Year" for 2007.
Trevino was appointed to the LCC board by his future colleagues effective January 15, 1975, to fill the Position 4 seat vacated by Carlos H. Mata. He was then elected to five six-year terms, beginning on April 3, 1976. His last election was in May 2006, when he faced a stronger-than-usual opponent in former trustee Sabas Zapata, III, for a term of which Trevino completed less than one year. His last term would have extended until 2012. He was the board vice-president in 1986, 1990, and from 1992-1994. On the board, he was particularly known for his attention to details and was a constant advocate to keep down taxes and tuition.
Trevino established his Southern Enterprises beverage company in 1957 and was heavily involved in business ventures in both the United States and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. He had been a director of the Laredo National Bank
National bank
In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings:* especially in developing countries, a bank owned by the state* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally...
since 1975.
Trevino was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, across the Rio Grande
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
from Laredo to Jose C. Trevino, Sr., and the former Victoria Salinas (1902–1981). He was a brother of Olga Trevino Barnes and Bebe Zuniga, who made a strong race for mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Laredo in 1990, and brother-in-law of Carlos Zuniga (1927-2011), a former member of the Laredo City Council. He graduated from Martin High School
Martin High School (Laredo, Texas)
Raymond & Tirza Martin High School, known as Martin High School, is a secondary institution of learning located in the Laredo Independent School District in Laredo, Texas. Grades 9th through 12th are taught there. It serves students living in central Laredo...
in 1947. That same year he married the former Rose Ella Tarver. The couple reared six children: Laredo attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
J.C. "Pepe" Trevino, III (born 1949), and wife Adrienne, Diana T. Garcia and husband Ricardo, Roberto Trevino and wife Prissy, Anna Laura Trevino, Guillermo Trevino and wife Tammy, and Carlos F. Trevino and wife Pauline. There were also fourteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Trevino died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. Services were held at St. Patrick's Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Cathedral in Laredo. He was interred at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Laredo. Monsignor
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Thomas A. Davis described his friend Trevino as a man of "deep faith", prayer, and courage. We always turned to Pepe for help. Most people will never know the good work he was doing because he did not seek notice or recognition."
Trevino references:
Kirsten Crow, "Farewell to Pepe: Family and friends pay final respects", Laredo Morning Times, April 1, 2007
Trevino obituary, Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels, Laredo, Texas, March 30, 2007
"Death of J.C. "Pepe" Trevino, Jr.", Laredo Community College Public Information Office, March 27, 2007
Notable LCC alumni
- Louis H. Bruni -- Businessman, former Webb County judge, and former Laredo City Council member
- Alberto Cardenas, Jr. -- Attorney at Vinson and Elkins in HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
; former general counsel to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey HutchisonKay Bailey HutchisonKathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, known as Kay Bailey Hutchison , is the senior United States Senator from Texas.She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2001, she was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. The first woman to represent Texas in the U.S.... - Carlos Carranco, Jr. -- Laredo businessman and LCC trustee since 1990
- Henry CuellarHenry CuellarHenry Roberto Cuellar is the U.S Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district extends from the Rio Grande to the suburbs of San Antonio, including Guadalupe County and nearby Wilson County.Outside of politics, he has served as a professor at the...
-- U.S. representative from District 28 since 2005 - Ramon Dovalina — LCC president, 1995-2007
- Rick Flores — Webb County sheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
, 2004-2008 - Jerry Garza — Webb County Commissioner since 2005
- Judd Gilpin — Laredo engineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and United Independent School District trustee since 2009 - Hector J. Liendo — Webb County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1; the overpass on Lafayette Street is named in his honor.
- Mercurio Martinez, Jr. -- Webb County administrative judge (1991-2002) and current LCC trustee
- Alicia Dickerson MontemayorAlicia Dickerson MontemayorAlicia Dickerson Montemayor was a Latin-American activist from the United States. She was the first woman elected to a national office not specifically designated for a woman, serving as vice president general of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the first woman to serve as associate...
- Feminist and Latino political activist and educator. - Rodolfo "Rudy" Rodriguez, Jr. -- Webb County Precinct 1 constableConstableA constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
- Danny ValdezDanny ValdezDanny Valdez is the County Judge of Webb County in south Texas, United States. Valdez is the 22nd person to hold the elected office since Webb County was established in 1848. He served four years with the United States Navy and twenty-four years as a justice of the peace before becoming county...
-- Webb County (administrative) judge since 2007 - Raul Vasquez — former Texas state district judge
- Judith ZaffiriniJudith ZaffiriniJudith Zaffirini is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate representing the 21st District, which includes her home city of Laredo. On January 9, 2007, Zaffirini became the second in seniority in the 31-member Texas Senate, where she has served since 1987...
-- Texas state senator, District 21, since 1987