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- ↑ "David Farabee". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- 1 2 Reynolds, John (November 20, 2014). "Former Senator, UT Counsel Ray Farabee Passes Away". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Ramsay, Ross (July 23, 2011). "A Neophyte in the House, but Not in Politics, Sours on the Experience". The New York Times . Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Whittaker, Richard (August 13, 2007). "Who are the most centrist legislators?". Austin Chronicle . Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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