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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature approved a bill Friday that will loosen alcohol restrictions on Sunday mornings. Starting Sept. 1, Texans will be able to purchase beer and wine at stores at 10 a.m. Under current law, stores can’t sell booze until noon. The Texas House approved House Bill 1518 on Friday by a vote of 115-24 with two lawmakers voting present. That approved the House bill with a Senate amendment that allows hotels to sell alcohol to hotel guests at any time of day. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Harold Dutton Jr., D-Houston, sponsored the bill. Lawmakers...

Legislative Policy Forum When: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Where: Electric Cooperatives Building 1 Cooperative Way Arkansas Who: Jennifer Crawley (501) 372-7301 Legislative Candidate Reception When: Monday, March 20, 2006 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Where: Little Rock Club 400 W Capitol Ave # 2435 Arkansas Who: Jennifer Crawley (501) 372-7301 http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_mar06nl13&JServSessionIdr010=8mn39cqen1.app6a Immigration Conference Coming to Kansas City The Impact of Illegal Immigration on State and Local Governments Source: Immigration Report FAIR’s highly successful series of regional immigration reform conferences is coming to Missouri. State and local law enforcement, and elected officials from across the region...

“Man and Woman”, “Wife”, “Husband”, “Widow”, “Widower” Banished From all Ontario Law Terms, when referring to spouses, are banned from all government programs, services, documentsToronto, February 25, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the obscenely rapid, three-day introduction and passage of its same-sex “marriage” Bill 171, the Ontario government has advanced a revolutionary change in the way all laws and government programs and institutions refer to marriage and married persons. Everything referring to spouses must now be gender neutral. No longer can a married couple be referred to as “husband and wife” or “man and woman”. The terms “Widow” and “widower” are...