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Texas files suit against FDA over execution drug (video)

In the Roundup: Texas sues the FDA over an execution drug, state Rep. Armando Martinez is shot by "celebratory gunfire" and the 85th Legislative Session is about to kick off.

By Justin DehnJan. 6, 2017, 12:01 a.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 6, 2017, 12:01 a.m. Central

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Texas files suit against FDA over execution drug (video)

by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
January 6, 2017

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<p>In the Roundup: Texas sues the FDA over an execution drug, state Rep.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/armando-martinez/">Armando Martinez</a>&nbsp;is shot by "celebratory gunfire" and the 85th Legislative Session is about to kick off.</p>
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Texas files suit against FDA over execution drug (video)

Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
January 6, 2017

In the Roundup: Texas sues the FDA over an execution drug, state Rep. Armando Martinez is shot by "celebratory gunfire" and the 85th Legislative Session is about to kick off.

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