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Mike Villarreal, a House member since 2000, resigned his seat on the cusp of the 2015 legislative session to run for mayor of San Antonio.

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Mike Villarreal
stated on April 4, 2013 in Texas House debate on state budget.:

Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2013
Mike Villarreal
stated on August 6, 2011 in a Texas Capitol rally.:

Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2011
Mike Villarreal
stated on April 22, 2011 in a press conference:

"The only segment in the beer market that is growing is the craft beer segment."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 6, 2011
Mike Villarreal
stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed column.:

Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 2, 2011
Mike Villarreal
stated on November 30, 2010 in a press release:

Texas "children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching."

• December 26, 2010

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