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Panelists included state</span><span> Sens.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/paul-bettencourt/">Paul Bettencourt</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/konni-burton/">Konni Burton</a>, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeff-leach/">Jeff Leach</a>, state Rep.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/matt-rinaldi/">Matt Rinaldi</a> and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>.</span></p></p> </div> </article> <div id="comment_policy"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h1>Comment Policy</h1> </header> <p> The Texas Tribune is pleased to provide the opportunity for you to share your observations about this story. 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Maybe he is growing up.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1771015458"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1771015458/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 5, 2014 @ 2:24 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1771015458">Marty Jamieson</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Is there a cartoon too?</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723545006"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/723545006/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 5, 2014 @ 4:16 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723545006">John Cobarruvias</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Vouchers because the teachers didn't vote.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723545006"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/723545006/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 5, 2014 @ 4:17 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723545006">John Cobarruvias</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Hard line immigration reform because hispanics didn't vote.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1058650217"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1058650217/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 5, 2014 @ 4:59 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1058650217">Susan Kocian</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Did Konni Burton wear "bullet and gun" accessories? redneck</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=700122432"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/700122432/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 6, 2014 @ 4:02 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=700122432">Matt Armstrong</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Aw susan that is really nice and professional of you to say about my good friend and one of our new State Senators. What do you have against the Come and Take It pin? I thought you stood with Texas Women? Or it is just liberal progressive Texas women right!?!</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 6, 2014 @ 8:04 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> donald baker </span> </p> <p class="comment">These people are great. We need more like them and I was proud to contribute to the Konni Burton campaign. Also we need legislation to remove Texas judges from school finance issues and even perhaps criminalize their activism. I am also amused by the constant whining about low voter turnout. I suggest many of the non voters have the IQ of a potted plant and we don't really need them at the polls.</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=814292898"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026im_/http://graph.facebook.com/814292898/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> December 7, 2014 @ 7:27 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=814292898">Sanders Kaufman Jr.</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505204026/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152829728285837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">The message is crystal clear. 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