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09/28/2007 Ellis, Obama and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies announce grant to engage the African American community on climate change
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09/10/2007 Senator Ellis Thanks Texas Retail Education Foundation For Supporting Texas Grants Program
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08/23/2007 Senator Ellis Joins Comptroller Combs and Texas Retailers Associations to Call for Expanded Sales Tax Holiday to Help Texans Save More
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08/21/2007 Ellis joins Children's Defense Fund, Advocacy Groups, and Local Legislators to Launch Campaign to Enroll Every Eligible Houston Child in CHIP
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08/16/2007 Sales Tax Holiday Press Conference
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08/03/2007 Senator Ellis Encourages Texans to Take Advantage of Sales Tax Holiday
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07/20/2007 Low-income Houstonians get relief from rising electricity costs
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07/11/2007 Statement from Senator Rodney Ellis of the Death of Lady Bird Johnson
06/21/2007 Senator Ellis joins Governor Perry at Sudan Sanctions Bill Signing
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05/24/2007 Legislation banning smoking in almost all indoor public & private workplaces fails on last day
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05/24/2007 Legislation to protect a free and independent press fails to pass Senate on final day
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05/21/2007 Shield Law Statement
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05/15/2007 Free Flow of Information Act Passes House Committee
05/15/2007 House Passes Historic Sudan Sanctions Legislation
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05/09/2007 Senate Passes Ellis/West TSU reorganization bill
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05/08/2007 Ellis Drug Crime Prevention Bill Passes House Corrections Committee
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05/07/2007 Ellis Legislation to Increase Compensation for Wrongfully Imprisoned Approved by House Corrections Committee
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05/07/2007 Senate Finance Committee Passes Ellis/West TSU reorganization bill
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05/01/2007 Free Flow of Information Act Passes Senate
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04/27/2007 Ellis, West, Coleman file TSU reorganization bill
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04/27/2007 Senate Approves Military Death Benefit Boost
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04/24/2007 Senate Passes Ellis Bill to Create Texas Innocence Commission
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04/24/2007 Statement of Senator Ellis on Plan to Allow Death Penalty for Sexual Abuse of Children
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04/19/2007 Senate Passes Ellis Legislation to Boost Compensation of Wrongfully Convicted
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04/12/2007 Ellis Questions Spending Priorities in Texas Budget
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04/11/2007 SB 966 protects journalists from being forced to testify or disclose confidential sources
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04/10/2007 Ellis, Scheck Urge Action on Vital Criminal Justice Reforms
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02/21/2007 Senate Honors Vince Young
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01/30/2007 Senator Ellis to Lead Texas Delegation to Ethiopia
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01/30/2007 Senator Ellis, health care coalition to hold press conference on statewide smoking ban
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01/23/2007 Sudan Sanctions Legislation
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12/12/2006 Clean Car Bill Gains Support
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12/12/2006 Senator Ellis presents $100,00 Donation to Houston Food Bank from the Beaumont Foundation of America
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11/28/2006 Statement by Senator Rodney Ellis regarding Smoke-free Texas Workplace Legislation
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11/16/2006 Ellis Files Bill to Raise Minimum Wage
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11/15/2006 Senator Rodney Ellis Seeks to Expand, Extend Sales Tax Holiday
Legislation would expand holiday to two weeks, cover school supplies
11/02/2006 Wrongful Conviction
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10/19/2006 Statewide Smoking Ban
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09/29/2006 Join Senator Ellis and the Dynamos
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09/22/2006 Underprivileged Families Score Big Through Healthcare Drive
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09/14/2006 Senator Ellis on the Passing of Governor Ann Richards
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09/08/2006 Passing of Judge James DeAnda
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09/07/2006 Father of College Tuition Program Responds to new education report that gives Texas low score on college affordability
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08/22/2006 Senator Ellis to Host Fundraiser for Exonoree Anthony Robinson
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08/18/2006 Ellis and Legislators at National Bipartisan Bike Ride
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08/02/2006 Texas Senator Ellis urges families to sign up for affordable healthcare
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08/01/2006 Ellis, author of tax- free holiday law, reminds Texas families to shop and save this weekend
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06/22/2006 $250,000 Check for Texas Grants
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06/22/2006 Ellis Supports Renewal of Voting Rights Act
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05/26/2006 Senator Ellis' letter to Lt.Governor Dewhurst regarding hate crimes
From the Senator's corrispondence
05/23/2006 Senator Ellis statement on the passing of Senator Lloyd Bentsen
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05/22/2006 Ellis and Coleman Applaud Tuition Revenue Bond Legislation
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05/02/2006 Innocence Project Submits 2 Arson Cases to Commission; Requests System-Wide Review
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