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Busy Legislators Pay Homage to Astros
Texas lawmakers honored two Apollo astronauts and debated bills on telephone regulation and juke boxes. The House moved toward completing a major overhaul of the Texas Penal Code and considered bilingual education for first graders in 1974. A Senate session approved a marijuana possession reduction and debated seniority rights for committee assignments. Transactions included water district reforms and a sales tax bonding bill, with measures extending to fraud devices, group car insurance for seniors, and a Texas Telephone Commission proposal.
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