State Rep. Phil Stephenson, R-Wharton, was taken to an Austin hospital Thursday morning, House Administration Chairman Charlie Geren announced on the floor of the Texas House. 

Geren later announced that Stephenson was leaving St. David’s Hospital and it was “not his heart.” 

Stephenson’s office declined to comment.

We’ll update this story as we get further details. 

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Ryan McCrimmon was a reporting intern for The Texas Tribune in 2015. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ryan previously covered national politics and foreign affairs for the Medill News Service in...