Friday, February 18, 2011

Parties find common ground on animal-rights legislation

 AUSTIN — The legislative session is rife with hard-line partisan battles, but one issue — protecting animals — has united lawmakers from the far right and left of the political spectrum. Reps. Senfronia Thompson, a liberal Democrat from Houston, and Wayne Christian, a conservative Republican from East Texas, have each authored legislation endorsed by statewide and national animal rights groups that pushed their platform at the Capitol on Thursday.

Mulvaney: http://dallasne.ws/eIWDTG

Grassroots lobbyists from all over the state came to Austin to discuss animal protection measures with their representatives:

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