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San Jose 2011 Texas Legislature

One Bad Dude

In recent weeks there has been a “ Rick Perry for President” boom among Republicans dissatisfied with their current crop of candidates...
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Texas Governor Perry calls special legislative session

Texas’ 82nd legislative session will run for another 30 days Governor Rick Perry announced Monday.“We have taken strides this session...
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Texas Senate passes sonogram bill

A bill requiring physicians to provide a sonogram describing the unborn child and making the pregnant woman listen to its heartbeat 24 hours before...
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State Budget Woes Creating Local School District Frustration

On Thursday, Senate budget writers admitted they are at least $4 billion short of funds to pay for their proposed state budget; House budget...
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Texas Legislature to begin Budget Debates Today

Today, the full Texas House of Representatives will begin the difficult process of creating a budget amid a shortfall of more than $27 billion....
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Today's Legislative ACTION points for the special needs community

Decisions that will have a profound impact on children with special needs in Austin and throughout Texas are being made at this very moment!...
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Parrie Haynes Ranch bill seeks control of property left for orphans' use

The Parrie Haynes Ranch is a 4,500 acre property located in Bell County just south of Fort Hood and not far from the new Texas A&M University...
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Texas state senator proposes legislation to make ‘sexting’ illegal

A bill filed this week by State Senator Kirk Watson (D) of Austin will make ‘sexting’ a class C misdemeanor if passed.“Studies...
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The Texas budget: lawyers, guns and border lunacy

As W. used to say, it doesn’t take a Ph.D. … You don’t need a Ph.D. to conclude that part of the state’s border security...
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Bill requiring sonogram before abortion emergency item for Texas Legislature

Governor Rick Perry said Saturday that legislation requiring a woman to have a sonogram before an abortion is an emergency item for the 2011...
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