Complex sentence: In 1999, Ben Barnes, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Texas, gave testimony in a deposition for a lawsuit related to the Texas lottery; and following the deposition, his lawyer issued a statement to the press.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1999, Ben Barnes, the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Texas, gave testimony in a deposition for a lawsuit related to the Texas lottery. Following the deposition, his lawyer issued a statement to the press.