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- ↑ Representatives, Texas House of. "Rep. Meyer, Morgan District 108". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Morgan Meyer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ Pollock, Cassandra (December 9, 2021). "Texas' multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program is slated to end in 2022. Will state officials let it die?". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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