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December 1, 2008
Senator Ellis Announces Routine HIV Testing Bill on World AIDS Day

November 28, 2008
Senator Ellis Calls for Statewide HIV Testing Initiative on World AIDS Day

November 19, 2008
Senator Ellis Responds to Justice Project Report

November 19, 2008
Sen. Ellis Introduces Broad "Innocence Protection Package" for 2009 Legislative Session

November 13, 2008
Senator Rodney Ellis Expresses Disappointment Over Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Decision to Adopt Recommendation Adding Additional Eligibility Requirements for the TEXAS Grant Program

November 11, 2008
Senator Ellis Files Legislation to Help Veterans

November 10, 2008
Senator Ellis Early Files Comprehensive Bill Package

October 24, 2008
State Legislators Hold Press Conference in Support of ACORN

October 23, 2008
Federal and State Legislators to Attend Press Conference in Show of Support for ACORN

September 22, 2008
Senator Ellis calls 150,000 Constituents Post-Ike

September 21, 2008
Senator Ellis Holds Post Ike Tele-Town Hall

September 19, 2008
Senator Ellis Calls Constituents to Address Ike Issues

September 8, 2008
Sen. Ellis Urges Fairness for Charles Dean Hood

August 21, 2008
Legislators and Public Education Leaders Address Proposed Eligibility Requirements for the TEXAS Grant Program

August 20, 2008
State Legislators and Public Education Leaders Hold Press Conference to Address Proposed Eligibility Requirements to the TEXAS Grant Program

August 11, 2008
State Legislators Kick-Off the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday at Macy's

August 11, 2008
State Legislators Kick-Off Back to School Sales Tax Holiday (updated)

August 8, 2008
State Legislators Kick-Off Back to School Sales Tax Holiday

August 7, 2008
Inaugural Meeting of Integrity Unit

August 6, 2008
Texas Legislative Internship Program Reception and Private Viewing of "Lucy" in Honor of Congressman Mickey Leland

August 5, 2008
Senator Rodney Ellis Concerning the DNA Exoneration of Steven Phillips and the First Meeting of the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit

July 29, 2008
Senator Ellis joins Leaders for Kick-Off of Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change

July 28, 2008
Senator Ellis to Co-Chair Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change

July 18, 2008
Senator Ellis' Letter to Governor Perry regarding the Medellin Case

July 17, 2008
Senator Ellis on World Court Order in Medellin Case

July 1, 2008
Statement from Senator Ellis Regarding Posthumous Exoneration of Timothy Brian Cole

June 4, 2008
Statement from Senator Ellis regarding 10th Anniversary of the Murder of James Byrd, Jr.

June 4, 2008
Senator Ellis responds to Announcement of Criminal Justice Integrity Unit

May 29, 2008
Senator Ellis Joined Reliant Energy's, Albert Myres to Announce "Beat the Heat" Plan

May 27, 2008
Senator Ellis joins Mayor Bill White in Announcing Plan to Reduce Levels of Benzene Emissions

May 12, 2008
Press Conference regarding the upcoming energy efficient products sales tax holiday

May 9, 2008
Press Conference on New Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Products this Monday

April 30, 2008
Press Conference regarding the upcoming Innocence Roundtable on wrongful convictions and exonerations based on DNA evidence

April 29, 2008
Senator Rodney Ellis and Director of Innocence Project of Texas to Officially Announce Innocence Roundtable

April 29, 2008
Senator Rodney Ellis Invites Criminal Justice Experts and Lawmakers to Discuss Reforms at the Texas Capitol to Prevent More Wrongful Convictions

April 28, 2008
Statement by Senator Rodney Ellis on the US Supreme Court's Ruling on Indiana Voter ID Law

April 22, 2008
Senator Ellis' Government Organization Committee to Hear Testimony from Top Solar Power Executives

April 15, 2008
Senator Rodney Ellis Concerning the DNA Exoneration of Thomas McGowan, and Inviting Criminal Justice Experts and Lawmakers to Discuss Reforms at the Texas Capitol to Prevent More Wrongful Convictions

April 7, 2008
Senator Ellis to Kick-off Recruitment for the 2009 Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP)

March 31, 2008
Senator Ellis on Supreme Court decision in Medellin v. Texas

March 17, 2008
Statement of Senator Rodney Ellis Concerning Today's United States Supreme Court Arguments in Rothgery v. Gillespie County

February 15, 2008
Senator Ellis to Host Tele-Town Hall with the Texas Southern University and University of Houston Presidents

January 3, 2008
Statement of Senator Rodney Ellis Concerning the Possible Exoneration of Charles Chatman