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Fight continues after quarry bill defeat

Dear Editor; We are disappointed but not defeated about what happened in the State House last Thursday regarding HB 5151 co-sponsored by Rep. Terry Wilson and Rep.

Dear Editor;

We are disappointed but not defeated about what happened in the State House last Thursday regarding HB 5151 co-sponsored by Rep. Terry Wilson and Rep. Ellen Troxclair to stop the rock crusher plant from being built next to Camp Longhorn here in Burnet County.

The bill died on a point of order from Democrat Representative Terry Canales from Edinburg. Representative Troxclair quickly filed an amendment to the bill to address his concerns, asked for a vote on the revised bill, and it passed.

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