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Committees of the Tex. House and Senate passed a video franchisin...

Committees of the Tex. House and Senate passed a video franchising bill during a 2nd special session, according to a legislative official and a cable industry source. A House panel passed Senate Bill 21, a spokeswoman for Speaker Tom…

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Craddick (R) told us. A Senate committee also passed the bill, a cable industry official said Fri. The bill, stalled due to a squabble over education funding, is expected to be voted on by the full House and Senate as early as today (Mon). Passage of the bill, backed by SBC and Verizon, clears only one “speed bump” for the Bells’ effort to sell video service, Precursor CEO Scott Cleland told us: Winning “a political battle doesn’t always mean squat in the business world.”