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what you want then you start
adding two or three other
requests,” Dewhurst said.
Craddick did not give
details of the West Texas
design he referred to, but con
tinued to balk at one proposal
pitched by Senate negotiators
earlier Wednesday that would
have paired Midland with
Abilene.
Craddick said that plan
“really doesn’t focus on what
our need is.”
“Agriculture is a big part of
our economy and that’s great
... but we really feel like we
need someone representing the
energy business,” he said.
The problem has transferred
to disagreements over Dallas,
Central Texas and Brazoria
County, Craddick said.
“I think that we’re real
close from what I’ve seen.
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areas that we haven’t agreed
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ty district of Rep. Martin
Frost, D-Arlington, as a well
as a seat the House map creat
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Republican, an opportunity to
run for Congress, Craddick
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around keeping Fort Hood in
one district and keeping
McClennan and Williamson
counties whole. Keeping
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also has been an issue.
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should have more Republicans
in Congress, which Democrats
rule 17-15. Democrats want
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plan by Monday, lawmakers
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Gov. Rick Perry has said he
would prefer not to postpone
the primary, though it remains
an option if a map is not
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The governor has called
Monday a “drop dead dead
line” for both chambers to
reach an agreement without
postponing the primary.
Once Perry signs a redis
tricting bill, it will take 90
days for the bill to take effect.
If it takes lawmakers longer
than that to reach a deal, the
filing period for candidates to
sign up to run for congress for
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measures barring felons from
buying guns, and mandator)'
waiting periods and firearm reg
istration. None of the studies
were done by the federal gov
ernment.
In every case, a CDC task
force found “insufficient evi
dence to determine effective
ness.”
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not funded by the CDC. Gun-
control advocates quickly
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fund better research.
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fact,” said Peter HamiU,
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time to review the CDC report
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deaths, killing 28,663 people in
2000, the most recent year for
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58 percent of the deaths were
suicides. Gun accidents claimed
about 775 lives that year.
About the only conclusion
the CDC could draw from the
surveys was that mandatory
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cides in people over 55.
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gun suicides for the overall pop
ulation.
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poorly done.
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don’t mean it has no effect. We
mean we don’t know,” said Dr.
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