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Archive for February 13th, 2012

TPA Roundup –2/13/2012

Posted by nytexan

The Texas Progressive Alliance is still waiting for Greg Abbott to ask for its opinion about interim maps as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff ran the numbers for the interim maps that were proposed by AG Greg Abbott. While we may have plenty of jobs in Texas, but many don’t pay [...]

Posted by nytexan February 13th, 2012 | Tags: Texas Blogs, Texas Politics, Texas Progessive Alliance, TPA, Views From Texas | Category: Texas Blogs, Texas Democratic Party, Texas Politics, Texas Progressive Alliance, TPA | Leave a comment

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