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National party conventions are coming up at the end of summer. Here's a good overview of frequently asked questions: goo.gl/nkuTK 8:05 AM May 25th via web
Week in Review is posted, with an update on the Keystone XL Pipeline Project and an evaluation of the country's rivers: goo.gl/ASiYb 6:32 AM May 25th via web
For those interested in appellate review or immigration law, a new article on appellate review of immigration decisions goo.gl/QfBLx 8:23 AM May 24th via web
Congressional journals for the Republic of #Texas are now available on our website! For info, see: goo.gl/wn9y2 #txlege #history 6:31 AM May 24th via web
The USDA has come to some interesting conclusions about the price of healthy foods vs. unhealthy foods: goo.gl/UcDvV 6:20 AM May 23rd via web
Love U.S. history? Check out Today's Document by the U.S. Nat'l Archives, featuring historical docs from their collection: @TodaysDocument 6:45 AM May 22nd via web
From the @uscensusbureau newsroom: U.S. business startups have been declining since the 1980s, esp. during 2008-2009: goo.gl/akEI1 6:35 AM May 22nd via web
Interesting project to make statutory histories more understandable : goo.gl/KuWEh 12:42 PM May 21st via web
New @LawLibCongress post about states that almost came to be. Mentions 1845 res. allowing TX to create 4 add'l states goo.gl/YmNV5 6:43 AM May 21st via web
Week in Review is posted, with links on children's mental health needs and regional disparities in unemployment: goo.gl/7cRsp 6:20 AM May 18th via web
In-depth discussion about Texas' agreement with Amazon re: sales tax collection: goo.gl/XFjRo (HRO Interim News, 5/7) #txlege 8:19 AM May 17th via web
New interim hearings blog post for the week of May 21st: goo.gl/TKPY1 #txlege 6:14 AM May 16th via web
Nation's Report Card, Science 2011 now available. TX saw no significant change in scores from 2009 to 2011: goo.gl/6Meh6 7:26 AM May 14th via web
The latest Week in Review includes links on the future of community colleges and unaccompanied immigrant children. goo.gl/EPwSK 6:19 AM May 11th via web
Fewer young people are using tobacco following the federal tobacco tax increase goo.gl/c6s05 2:30 PM May 10th via web
The teen birth rate dropped between 2007 and 2010. The rate in Texas dropped 15%: goo.gl/m3hT5 6:19 AM May 10th via web
If you're following the Planned Parenthood vs. TX case, here are key court documents, laws, rules and legislation: goo.gl/vHfHK 6:25 AM May 9th via web
Break out your best personal photo and add it to the largest digital Texas flag with the new "I am Texas Flag" app: votetexas.gov/i-am-texas-fla… 6:34 AM May 8th via web
We have a new interim hearings blog post for the week of 5/14. Find committee charges and background resources: goo.gl/UOfDi #txlege 6:28 AM May 8th via web
@USGS provides a decade by decade report and maps on groundwater quality: goo.gl/9pvvR 6:31 AM May 7th via web

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