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- ↑ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile".
- ↑ "Jimmie Don Aycock [11285]".
- ↑ "Texas Legislator: Jimmie Don Aycock". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ↑ "Jimmie Don Aycock". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ↑ "The Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ↑ Kilcrease, Jana (18 July 2024). "New School: Moving vision to reality, KISD celebrates Dr. Jimmie Don Aycock Middle School". Killeen Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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