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(12/05/04 - AUSTIN) — A state lawmaker says an election challenge against Sen. Mario Gallegos by his former opponent and ex-mistress should be dismissed. Susan Delgado had contended that the Houston Democrat lived in the 11th District, even though he represents the 6th District. Senator Jeff Wentworth, who was appointed as a special master in the case by Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst, said he based his recommendation on qualifications for a state senator described in the Texas Constitution, not on residency requirements outlined in the election code. Wentworth, a Republican from San Antonio, said the petition does not state the...

Senators: We were led to N.M. by will of people By STATE SENS. RODNEY ELLIS, MARIO GALLEGOS and JOHN WHITMIRE Aug. 5, 2003, 7:43PM To paraphrase one of the greatest civil rights activists of the 20th century, "We are sick and tired of being sick and tired." Fannie Lou Hamer uttered these infamous words during her crusade in the 1960s and 1970s to encourage political participation and the right to vote by African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities. We and our fellow senators are in Albuquerque, N.M., because the same important issue faces the citizens and state of Texas. What we...