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ashling

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Sat Apr 20, 2013, 02:23 PM Apr 2013

Bill to rename stretch of I-35 after Chavez passes in House Read more here: http://www.star-telegra

AUSTIN -- A bill to name a stretch of Interstate 35W through Fort Worth after civil-rights activist Cesar Chavez passed the Texas House on Thursday after brief threats of a challenge on the House floor failed to materialize.

Passage of an identical bill in the Senate would send the name change to Gov. Rick Perry, but that's not a lock. That bill was narrowly approved by a 5-4 vote in the Senate Transportation Committee.

The legislation by two Fort Worth Democrats -- Rep. Lon Burnam and Sen. Wendy Davis -- is backed by the city's Hispanic leadership.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/11/4769422/bill-to-rename-stretch-of-i-35.html#storylink=cpy

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