State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, is among local lawmakers who keep a presence on Facebook. Reps. Marisa Marquez and Norma Chavez, are on FB, too. State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh has some related pages, but not a personal one.
Friday, Moody posted these pictures from an event honoring him as freshman lawmaker of the year.
Moody, who used to work in the El Paso County district attorney's office, just wrapped up his first legislative session in Austin. The Texas District and County Attorneys Association named him freshman lawmaker of the year, because he "passed more criminal justice legislation than any feshman in recent history and he consistently supported prosecutors and crime victims," according to a press release from Moody's office.
Here's a list of all the bills Moody filed this session that also tells you where those bills ended up.

How could The Honorable Representative Moody win an award when you reivew the search by clicking on the link in Ms. Grissom's column comes up with no matches?
Would someone please explain this to me? Thank you.
Posted by: John S LeBorious | August 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM
That link was supposed to take you to the search I performed with Moody's legislation. I guess to find it you have to perform the search anew. So, here's how you do it:
Click on the link in the blog post.
Click on the link that says 'New Search.'
Click on the drop-down menu for 'Author.'
Click on Moody's name.
Click 'Search.'
Viola!
Posted by: Brandi Grissom | August 12, 2009 at 10:18 AM