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Posted 10:50 am  Thursday, December 06, 2012


A.M. Update: Eltife proposes state term limits; Fiscal Cliff will not affect Tyler's day-to-day functions


State Sen. Kevin Eltife, of Tyler, filed a bill Wednesday to allow Texas voters to decide whether statewide elected officials should be limited to two consecutive terms.

A 37-year-old Houston man died in a one-vehicle rollover in Rusk County Wednesday evening.

Tyler city leaders say the "fiscal cliff" crisis' outcome will have little effect on the city's day-to-day functions.

Long-time former Texas congressman Jack Brooks died at 89. Brooks served in Congress for 42 years, but he was also on Air Force One when Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Brooks can be seen standing behind Jacqueline Kennedy in the iconic photo documenting the moment.



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