Record Vote Legislation Aims To Open Texas Lawmaking
Texas lawmakers debate mandatory record votes on all substantive bills. The House State Affairs Committee will hear several bills, seeking to require recorded votes on final passage and amendments to promote openness and accountability. Public groups back the move with broad support from parties and civic organizations.
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Texas
House State Affairs Committee
State Affairs Committee
State Affairs
David Swinford
House
Swinford
U.S. Congress
Republican Party of Texas
Democratic Party of Texas
Texas League of Women Voters
Common Cause of Texas
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
Concerned Taxpayers of
Arlington
Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wayne Christian
Center
Wayne.christian
State
Byron Cook
Corsicana
Byron.cook
Jessica. Farrar
Dan Flynn
R-Van
Tan Parker
Flower Mound
Tan.parker
Corbin van Arsdale
R-Tomball
Corbin.vanarsdale
Marc Veasey
D-Fort Worth
Mark.veasey
Dan Branch
Dallas
Tony Goolsby
Brian McCall
Rplano
Elliott Naishtat
Daustin
Gore talks the talk about eco living and Bush walks it?
The piece claims Al Gore preaches reducing emissions while living large in a 20 room Tennessee home with high utility bills. It contrasts Bush's eco home, cites geothermal heat pumps and rainwater cisterns, and accuses Gore of carbon credits while not practicing his rules.
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Gore
Bush
al Gore
Mr. Gore
Tennessee
Tennessee Center For Policy Research
Nashville Electric Services
Nashville Gas Company
Drew Johnson
Chicago Tribune
Rob Sullivan
High Prairie
Government Officials Contact Details and Offices
A dense list of United States and Texas public officials including President George W Bush senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn congressmen Lamar Smith Henry Cuellar and Judith Zaffirini governor Rick Perry state representatives and city council members with office addresses phone numbers and fax lines. The document also notes multiple San Antonio and Austin offices and links for online contact.
Today in History highlights key events on March 3
On March 3, 1931 The Star-Spangled Banner became the national anthem. Other anniversaries include Florida joining the union in 1845, Interior Department founded in 1849, Anne Sullivan arriving to tutor Helen Keller in 1887, Time magazine debut in 1923, Manila secured in 1945, Apollo 9 launched in 1969, the 1974 Turkish Airlines DC-10 crash near Paris, the 1991 Rodney King beating video, and a 1991 United Airlines crash near Colorado Springs. Vice President Al Gore acknowledged fundraising in 2000s but said he did nothing wrong.
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United States
Florida
U.S. Department of the Interior
Anne Sullivan
Alabama
Arthur H. Keller
Helen
Time Magazine
Briton
Hadden
Henry R. Luce
Philippine
Manila
Cape Kennedy
Orly
Paris
Rodney King
Los Angeles
United Airlines
Colorado Springs
Colo
al Gore
White House
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Pennsylvania Ave
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Hutchison
Senate.gov
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Duncan Drive
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Hart Room
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D.C
Cornyn
Austin
West Sixth St
Navarro
Lamar Smith Rayburn
Amarsmith
Loop 410
Henry Cuellar
Longworth House
House.gov
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E. Commerce St
Rick Perry State Capitol
P.O
State House
Nathan Macias
Congress Ave
Austin TX
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State Senate
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Judith Zaffirini
Laredo
Toepperwein Road
Fox
New Braunfels
S. Castell Ave
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Bsokolyk
Gale
Pat Wiccins Twiggins
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