Mark Keough

Despite new law, few balloonists plan to offer hog hunting trips

by Shannon Najmabadi

Despite a new law allowing hunters to shoot feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons, many balloonists – citing logistical challenges – say they will not offer the activity.

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State Rep. Mark Keough, R-The Woodlands, reads a letter to state health officials endorsing proposed rules on the burial of fetal remains.

State Rep. Mark Keough not running for re-election in 2018

by Patrick Svitek

State Rep. Mark Keough, a Republican from The Woodlands, announced Wednesday he won't seek a third term in the Legislature.

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State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, speaks on the House floor during the budget debate on April 6, 2017.

Data shows Dukes has missed most votes in Texas House

by Cassandra Pollock, Alex Samuels and Chris Essig

State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, has missed more than 100 record votes during the current legislative session, the most of the 150 members of the House, according to a Tribune analysis of data from a legislative analytics website.

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