Last November, Republicans picked up dozens of seats in the Texas legislature, their majority in the House of Representatives there leaping from two out of 150 to 52. So this year's agenda is crowded with conservative concerns that might seem marginal in light of the state's whopping budget deficit. One bill, for instance, would allow people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. Perhaps the most controversial, though, is a measure that would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound scan and, in most cases, hear a detailed description of the foetus's development.
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