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4 unusual facts about Wayne Christian


Wayne Christian

In 2009, a controversial amendment sponsored by fellow Republican, Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton passed the Texas House, allowing Christian and a handful of neighbors on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Ike.

These members blamed Speaker Joe Straus, a moderate Republicans from San Antonio, for redrawing their district lines to their disadvantage.

Christian was unseated in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012 by Chris Paddie, who carried the support of Straus.

During the session, Christian worked on lingering issues such as the future of power plants in East Texas, issues surrounding the exploration and production of natural gas in the Haynesville Shale, and settling the 30-year water level problems of Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, located on the Texas/Louisiana border.



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