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Perry Vetoes Nearly 50 Bills; More To Come?Sunday Is Deadline For Governor To Sign BillsJune 15, 2007 (AP) AUSTIN It's deadline time for Governor Rick Perry, who's getting his say on legislation Texas lawmakers approved during their five-month session. Late Friday Perry's office announced that he had vetoed nearly 50 bills -- including a bill that would have allowed progressive bingo, a bill that would have constrained the process of choosing a route for the Trans-Texas Corridor, as well as a bill dealing with Eminent Domain. The governor officially has until Sunday to decide whether to sign or veto bills, though he has been making decisions on proposed legislation for weeks. Perry has signed the 2008-09 state budget into law. He used his line-item veto power to get rid of $570 million from the budget that lawmakers passed. Perry used his veto pen on other legislation before the 140-legislative session ended May 28, and some more vetoes were expected. Perry already has signed legislation on border security, cancer research, religious expression, a Texas Youth Commission overhaul, Medicaid reform and a toll road moratorium compromise. The Texas Legislative Reference Library says Perry set the known record for vetoes by a Texas governor in 2001 -- with 83.
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