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Rep. Kuempel Collapses

EDIT: 6/2/09: After receiving care at an Austin facility for a life-threatening heart attack, Rep. Kuempel returned to the House yesterday, to everyone's relief. We are very glad to hear of his recovery.

Representative Edmund Kuempel (R-Seguin) was found collapsed and unconscious in a Capitol elevator by a House sergeant-at-arms late last night, the Austin American-Statesman reports.

Rep. John Zerwas (R-Fulshear), an anesthesiologist, attended to him at the scene before he was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center at Breckenridge. The hospital has not released details on Rep. Kuempel's condition.

Our prayers are with Rep. Kuempel's family during this trying time.

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