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Briscoe era opens with ethics drive and reforms
Governor Dolph Briscoe outlines a broad program to the Legislature focusing on ethics, lobby regulation, education, and law enforcement. He endorses a tougher stance on penalties, supports restoring the death penalty for police fatalities, and backs wiretapping under federal law. The agenda includes a new ethics code, constitutional revision, parole tightening, and long range budget estimates.
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Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Buscoe
Senate
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Texas
Mark W. White Jr
Houston
Big City
Republican Executive Committee
Dook
Daniel