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88th Legislature State House Statewide NewsWith the End of Session in Sight, Lawmakers Increasingly Employ House Rule Procedure to Kill Bills

Legislators have called more than 170 points of order this session to stall and kill each other's bills. The most ever was in 2007 with 218.

A mental health bill prioritized by Texas Republican leadership was killed by Rep. Stickland and then resurrected right before the midnight deadline.