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fbgstandard01, on February 8, 2017

End pulling lever on our state judges

Nathan Hecht, chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court, spoke in front of the legislature last Wednesday in Austin, calling for an end to straight-ticket voting in the Lone Star State. Texas is one of four states that offers the single-lever (or pencil stroke) option, and we hope our legislators nix

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