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Gov. Greg Abbott signs dog tethering bill after vetoing similar proposal over the summer

Abbott criticized an earlier proposal as “micro-managing.” But advocates say the differences between the original bill and the new law won’t affect its impact.

Bloodhounds are held in a pen in Refugio on Aug. 21, 2019.

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