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- ↑ Gonzalez, John W. (August 2, 2016). "Independent Thompson captures District 120 seat". San Antonio Express-News. San Antonio, Texas.
- ↑ Garcia, Gilbert (May 12, 2016). "Thompson declares her independence in District 120". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ Conway, Madeline; Pattani, Aneri (August 4, 2016). "An Independent in the Texas Legislature? Not for Long". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ Rauf, David Saleh (October 6, 2016). "Bexar County Dems' bid to remove incumbent from ballot fails". San Antonio Express-News. San Antonio, Texas.