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- ↑ "Gov. Abbott appoints former appellate judge Jane Bland to Texas Supreme Court - HoustonChronicle.com". www.houstonchronicle.com. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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- ↑ "Governor Abbott Announces Intent To Appoint Jane Bland to Texas Supreme Court" (Press release). Austin, Texas. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ↑ McCarthy, Osler (2019-09-12). "Justice Bland to Take Oath to Join the Court". www.txcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ↑ "Texas' top vote-getter isn't a household name", The Dallas Morning News, November 6, 2020, p. 1B.
- ↑ "Justice Jane Bland". www.txcourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
