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Republicans were assigning blame after the measure's dramatic failure Sunday night, but were also already looking ahead to a special session.
Before Sunday, some Texas Republicans were declaring this legislative session the most conservative in the state's recent history.
They had notched long-sought breakthroughs expanding gun rights and restricting abortion, and while some argued even more could have been done, few disputed they had ample achievements to tout.
But a massive asterisk fell upon the session for Rep...
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