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- 1 2 3 "Mike McKinney H.R. no 62" (PDF). Texas Legislative Reference Library. July 5, 1987. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Dr. Mike McKinney named Pasadena ISD's Distinguished Alumnus for 2011". March 29, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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- ↑ Kane, Linda; Kitchen, Sebastian (November 6, 2001). "Aggie guilty of throwing punch". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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