Stories Related to House Members Sound Off As Bills Get To The Floor

By Andrea Zelinski, Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News
Thu, 07/27/2017 - 5:30pm

Measures on abortion reporting, tree mitigation fees win initial approval by full House.

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Topics: Texas

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