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AUSTIN — The Botham Jean Act received final passage in the Texas House on Friday, one day after narrowly beating the first major midnight deadline of the 87th Legislature. DeSoto Democratic Rep. Carl O. Sherman’s proposal, also known as Bo’s Law, is named after Botham Jean, a Dallas man who was killed inside his apartment by Amber Guyger, an off-duty …

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