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Little Movement So Far on Abbott’s Ethics Wish List

Gov. Greg Abbott declared ethics reform a legislative "emergency" earlier this session, but his wish list of legislation has so far seen little momentum.

By Ben Philpott, KUT NewsApril 9, 2015, 5:59 a.m. CentralUpdated April 9, 2015, 5:59 a.m. Central

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Little Movement So Far on Abbott’s Ethics Wish List

By Ben Philpott, KUT News, The Texas Tribune
April 9, 2015

<h1>Little Movement So Far on Abbott’s Ethics Wish List</h1>
<p class="byline">By Ben Philpott, KUT News, The Texas Tribune <br />April 9, 2015</p>
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<p>Gov. <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> declared ethics reform a legislative "emergency" earlier this session, but his wish list of legislation has so far seen little momentum. Read the full story at <a href="http://kut.org/">KUT News</a>.</p>
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Little Movement So Far on Abbott’s Ethics Wish List

By Ben Philpott, KUT News, The Texas Tribune
April 9, 2015

Gov. Greg Abbott declared ethics reform a legislative "emergency" earlier this session, but his wish list of legislation has so far seen little momentum. Read the full story at KUT News.

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Ben Philpott is a senior reporter for KUT-FM, Austin’s National Public Radio affiliate. He has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for the station since 2002, during which time he... More by Ben Philpott

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