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- ↑ Svitzek, Patrick (April 30, 2018). "Gov. Greg Abbott calls Nov. 6 special election for Larry Phillips' state House seat". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Texas House committee won't act on Rep. Phillips' alleged threats". KSII . November 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Texas House Member". Texas House of Representatives . Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "Larry Phillips to run for 59th District Judge". KSII . November 9, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ↑ Pollock, Cassandra; Svitek, Patrick (April 27, 2018). "Rep. Larry Phillips to step down from the Texas House on Monday". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ Svitek, Patrick (August 23, 2018). "Republican set to replace ex-state Rep. Larry Phillips after drawing no special election opponents". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Governor Abbott Appoints Phillips Judge Of The 59th Judicial District Court". Office of the Texas Governor. May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ↑ Hutchins, Michael (January 1, 2019). "Grayson County swears in newly-elected officials". The Herald Democrat . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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