Deep East Texas Rep. Wayne Christian's cockfighting bill got loaded up with another measure inspired by other questionable activities "behind the Pine Curtain" -- specifically, the motorist seizures by tiny Tenaha, pop. 1,000. Last winter, the seizures were denounced as...
Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, hails from behind the Pine Curtain, in East Texas broiler farm country. So when the Texas Poultry Association tells him cockfighting must stop -- now -- Christian becomes Johnny on the spot. Today, he tried --...
Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, says he's concerned that the high school voter registration drive bill he crippled today unfairly singles out teachers and counselors as the favored deputy registrars, excluding "coaches and cafeteria workers." Three of the four employees chosen...
The head of the Conservative Coalition in the House lodged a parliamentary objection known as a "point of order" at noon today against Rep. Rafael Anchia's bill to encourage more voter registration drives in high schools. Anchia, D-Dallas (right, DMN...
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