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- 1 2 3 Middleton, Jennifer (April 26, 2019). "TASD pays tribute to Dalby as Distinguished Alumna - State representative is long-time community servant'". Texarkana Gazette. p. 1A – via NewsBank.
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- ↑ "Texarkana's Dalby named chairman of Arkansas House Judiciary Committee". texarkanagazette.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ↑ "Bill Information". www.arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved 2019-12-13.