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Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief is asking federal prosecutors to review findings of a police inquiry into a recent gay bar raid. Chad Gibson suffered a severe head injury when Fort Worth police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents inspected the Rainbow Lounge on Sunday. - Two-Day Special Legislative Session Adjourns
The two-day state legislative session has adjourned, and lawmakers have passed two of the measures Governor Perry assigned. They've adopted legislation to keep five state agencies operating, and they've authorized $2-billion in bonds to build roads. But lawmakers refused to allow the state to continue contracting for privately built toll roads. KUT's Ben Philpott has more. - Special Session Adjourns & Nightly News Roundup
The Texas Legislature has adjourned a two-day special session. Two of the issues assigned to them by Gov. Rick Perry were adopted before Thursday's adjournment. The third, a measure that would allow the state to continue contracting for privately built toll roads, never made it out of committee. - More Stories
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