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Key legislation regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages was passed in this session. These included regulating the sale of alcohol and passage of an open container bill to prevent drinking of alcoholic beverages while driving an automobile. Other legislations related to intoxicants address "designer
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and various bills directly addressing booster involvement in campus athletics. The latter bills were implemented to prevent events that had resulted in the so-called "death penalty" being assessed against
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Two special sessions were held. The first, called by Clements, commenced June 2, 1987, and ended the following day. It was specifically designed to address issue related to insurance and
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This session was, to date, the most prolific in history; exceeding previous records set in 1983 and 1985. The legislature filed 4,179 bills of which 1,185 were passed by the governor.
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since he had been the head of the university's board of trustees during the scandal and had purportedly authorized payments to student athletes in direct violation of NCAA policy.
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Senate bills responding to news-making events on various state university campuses were passed. These included a bill in response to a fraternity
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met from January 13, 1987, to June 1, 1987. All members present during this session were elected in the 1986 general elections.
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drugs" and placed legal liabilities on those establishments serving alcoholic beverages.
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by the NCAA. This issue was a particularly sore spot for governor
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The Senate approved observing the third Monday in January as
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Anderson (D), 923:Texas State Legislatures 856:Texas Legislature Online 458:Craig Anthony Washington 125:House of Representatives 873:from the Office of the 706:Tati Santiesteban (D), 222:President Pro Tempore 212:President Pro Tempore 29:70th Texas Legislature 796:, otherwise known as 617:Eddie Bernice Johnson 569:Carlos F. Truan (D), 245:Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis 206:William P. Hobby, Jr. 821:by Peter Applebome, 522:J. E. "Buster" Brown 298:Roy Blake, Sr. (D), 240:Speaker of the House 925:(and year convened) 767:University of Texas 359:Don Henderson (R), 201:Lieutenant Governor 50:2nd Called Session: 45:1st Called Session: 875:Secretary of State 659:Cyndi Taylor Krier 474:Gonzalo Barrientos 218:Carl A. Parker (D) 1395: 1394: 750: 749: 632:Grant Jones (D), 603:Bob Glasgow (D), 373:O.H. "Ike" Harris 224:(called sessions) 214:(regular session) 186: 185: 122: 121: 16:(Redirected from 1425: 921: 920: 909: 902: 895: 886: 871:Election Results 844: 839: 691:John T. 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Index

Seventieth Texas Legislature
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Lieutenant Governor
William P. Hobby, Jr.
Speaker of the House
Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis
Marshall
Mesquite
Nacogdoches
Carl A. Parker
Port Arthur
Kent A. Caperton
Bryan
Gene Green
Houston
Houston
O.H. "Ike" Harris
Dallas
Chet Edwards
Duncanville
Bob McFarland
Arlington
Chet Brooks
Houston
Hugh Q. Parmer
Fort Worth
Craig Anthony Washington

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