Georgia Lawmakers Pause Politics to Pray for Texas Flood Victims
Emotional service at State Capitol honors lives lost and hundreds still missing in Hill Country disaster At a time when headlines are often dominated by political bickering, something different unfolded beneath Georgia’s Gold Dome on Wednesday morning. Silence fell. Hands joined. And for a moment, lawmakers stopped legislating — and started praying. Led by House Speaker Jon Burns, Georgia lawmakers and local clergy held an emotional prayer service in the…