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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Money, Explosions and Deadlines

In the latest Newsreel: The House fights over whether and how to tap the Rainy Day Fund, lawmakers hold hearings on the explosion in West and Gov. Rick Perry says there is plenty of time left in this session to get things done.

By Justin DehnMay 4, 2013, 12:00 p.m. CentralUpdated May 4, 2013, 12:00 p.m. Central

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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Money, Explosions and Deadlines

by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
May 4, 2013

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<p><span>In the latest Newsreel: The House fights over whether and how to tap the Rainy Day Fund, lawmakers hold hearings on the explosion in West and Gov.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>&nbsp;says there is plenty of time left in this session to get things done.</span></p>
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In the latest Newsreel: The House fights over whether and how to tap the Rainy Day Fund, lawmakers hold hearings on the explosion in West and Gov. Rick Perry says there is plenty of time left in this session to get things done.

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