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Video: A Conversation With Huffman and Watson

Full video of my 1/12 conversation with state Sens. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin — the chairs of the Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses.

By Evan SmithJan. 12, 2015, 11:18 a.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 12, 2015, 11:18 a.m. Central

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Video: A Conversation With Huffman and Watson

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
January 12, 2015

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<p class="byline">by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune <br />January 12, 2015</p>

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<p><span>Full video of my 1/12 conversation with state Sens.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://texastribune-donor-migration.newspackstaging.com/directory/joan-huffman/">Joan Huffman</a><span>, R-Houston, and&nbsp;</span><a href="http://texastribune-donor-migration.newspackstaging.com/directory/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a><span>, D-Austin &mdash; the chairs of the Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses.</span></p>
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Video: A Conversation With Huffman and Watson

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
January 12, 2015

Full video of my 1/12 conversation with state Sens. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin — the chairs of the Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses.

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