Arlene Reid Wohlgemuth (born July 16, 1947) is a former

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member of the

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from District 58 in

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and

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counties south of

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. Wohlgemuth served in the Seventy-fourth through

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s. In 1997, she became involved in what was called the "

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Massacre." She raised a

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that killed fifty-two proposed bills by preventing them from coming up for a vote before the end of the legislative session. Wohlgemuth was angry that opposition legislators had used a similar procedure the week before to prevent a vote on a proposal supported by Wohlgemuth to require

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if a minor procures an

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Texas House of Representatives biography
* 1947 births Living people People from Midland, Texas People from Burleson, Texas Politicians from Austin, Texas Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Women state legislators in Texas Texas Tech University alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Texas-politician-stub