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Ortiz Only Texas Democrat To Vote Against Repeal Of DADT
The Texas Congressional Delegation broke mostly along party lines in Wednesday night’s vote to repeal the U.S. military’s decade-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy concerning gay and lesbian soldiers in the armed forces. Recently defeated Congressman Solomon Ortiz, Sr. (D-Corpus Christi) was the only Texas Democrat to vote against the repeal. One-time Presidential candidate and [...]
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AG Abbott Says Texas Will Sue To Stop Healthcare Bill
Texas will sue to stop healthcare legislation passed by congress late Sunday evening, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a press release issued just after midnght. From the release: “The federal health care legislation passed tonight violates the United States Constitution and unconstitutionally infringes upon Texans’ individual liberties. To protect all Texans’ constitutional rights, [...]
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HB 4237, “The Blogger Bill” Passes Out Of Committee!
House Bill 4237, legislation by State Rep. Aaron Pena (D-Edinburg) to extend the “Privileged Matters” clause of the Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code to citizen journalists, passed out of the House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence yesterday 8-1, with State Rep. Beverly Wooley (R-Houston) casting the lone dissenting vote. Now, our challenge is [...]
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State Rep. Allen Fletcher’s Company Caught Up In White Collar Crime Investigation
A company partially owned by State Rep. Allen Fletcher (R-Tomball) is caught up in a white-collar crime investigation. Texas Monthly has the story:
