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Drew Darby

State Representative, House District 72

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Drew Darby of San Angelo represents Texas House District 72, which is comprised of Coke, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Sterling, and Tom Green Counties. In the 84th Legislature, he served as Chairman of the House Energy Resources Committee, and a member of the House Ways & Means Committee and the Legislative Budget Board.

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Government

The only bill the Texas Legislature has to pass

By Drew Darby,

State government will close its doors on Thursday, August 31. The only way those doors will open the next day is if the Legislature can pass a budget that is certified to balance by Comptroller Glenn Hegar and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. While an early start to the Labor Day weekend might sound good to students, failure is not an option.