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- ↑ "Tati Takes Up Horse Race Fight". El Paso Herald-Post . El Paso, Texas. March 8, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved January 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Joe William Christie". Stephen F. Austin State University . Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- 1 2 "Joe Christie". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Christie To Address Insurance Board". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. August 2, 1973. p. 34. Retrieved January 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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