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Boots and Buddies: Woman Legislator Seeks Governor Run
The article profiles Mrs. Williams, the state’s only woman elected to the legislature and an attorney who formerly chaired the House Appropriations committee. It notes her focus on education, health certificates, child aid, prisoner humane treatment, and a future law to allow a married woman to sell property without husband’s consent. Her background includes three daughters and a late husband.
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House Appropriations Committee
Texas