Through it all, from those first days until the tumultuous last night before the House and Senate gaveled out sine die, Texas Tribune photographers were at the Capitol. Here is some of what they saw.

Washington legislators had a lot to debate in 2021. From new taxes on wealth to police accountability measures, 335 bills passed the Legislature during the long 105-day session that launched 2021.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – After George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020, an outpouring of racial justice protests led to several policy wins for advocates in Washington ...