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Lawmakers pay tribute to Edmund Kuempel
The Texas Legislature is paying tribute to the late Edmund Kuempel, a beloved state lawmaker. Edmund Kuempel Kuempel died from a heart attack two days after winning re-election to a 14th term in the...
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Lawmakers pay tribute to Edmund Kuempel
The Texas Legislature is paying tribute to the late Edmund Kuempel, a beloved state lawmaker. Edmund Kuempel Kuempel died from a heart attack two days after winning re-election to a 14th term in the...
View ArticleSpeaker names human trafficking committee
Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, will co-chair an interim legislative committee to study human trafficking. House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, chose the veteran lawmaker to lead the House...
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Texas House remembers ‘hero firefighters’
Rep. Thompson praised ‘hero firefighters’ in Texas House The Texas House had a moment of silence Monday for the four “hero firefighters” who died in the line of duty battling a blaze in Southwest...
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Women lawmakers angered by veto of Ledbetter Act
Women opposing anti-abortion bills as a step backward at Thursday hearing Angered by Gov. Rick Perry’s veto of the Texas version of the “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,” the legislation’s female...
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Rep. Thompson joins retail boycott
Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, cancelled her appearance at a press conference to kick-off the 2013 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday at a Macy’s department store, citing displeasure that a store...
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Democratic women ‘gonna walk … talk … vote’
DALLAS – Democratic lawmakers at the center of last year’s abortion debate – including those atop their party’s ticket – said Friday their hopes of a win depend on the work to turn out the vote by and...
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Committee to study ending the state lottery takes shape
Emilio Ruiz, a weekly Powerball player, tried at Oscar’s Food Mart. (File photo by Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle) AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature’s discussions about eliminating the state lottery are...
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