Wednesday, June 29, 2005

A CAPITOL BLOG: HOUSE LEADERS SAVE SCHOOL BILL WITH EL PASO MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAL

A CAPITOL BLOG: HOUSE LEADERS SAVE SCHOOL BILL WITH EL PASO MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAL: "Texas House Republican leaders made the El Paso delegation an offer its members wouldn't refuse - and it saved the school finance bill from going down in flames late Tuesday night after 13 hours of debate.

The House approved House Bill 2 on a 77-70 vote after three El Paso Democrats and the city's only Republican lawmaker abandoned their opposition to the measure amid promises of state funding for a four-year medical school in the border town. "

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