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Editor of the Indiana Capital Chronicle Niki Kelly recently shared why the end of the legislative session is her least favorite season. Kelly wonders why the democratic processes that are embraced ...

"Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — ...