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Legislators' Press Conferences Highlight Texas Impact Priority Issues

Lawmakers held press conferences on January 24 highlighting two of Texas Impact’s priority issues for the legislative session.

Representative “Doc” Anderson of Waco held a press conference to announce that he had filed House Concurrent Resolution 43 calling for a 180-day moratorium (“time out”) on permitting of new coal-fired power plants. Read Representative Anderson’s press release on the moratorium resolution

Representative Garnet Coleman and others held a joint press conference announcing the filing of a number of bills addressing various aspects of the Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) and children’s Medicaid programs. Read Representative Coleman’s press release on children’s health legislation

Watch Rep. Anderson's and Rep. Coleman's press conferences on the Capitol website (you must have RealPlayer)  

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