The new Bowie County Republican Party headquarters opened on a somber note Wednesday morning as the death of Mary Ellen Murphy Hall, wife of U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, was announced.

Hall, of Rockwall, had been the featured speaker for the grand opening of the headquarters at 3400 Summerhill Road in Texarkana, Texas.

Ken Dixon, an aide for the District 4 U.S. representative, announced at the ceremony’s start that Mary Ellen Hall died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Dixon told the group of about 50 to 75 Republican Party members gathered at the grand opening cer...

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