The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for
members of the Legislative community. Each morning, Library staff members select and compile articles of interest to the legislature from over 30 national and regional newspapers.
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Decision time: Be heard at the ballot box
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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Early voting starts today for the July 14 primary runoffs. Here’s what you need to know
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/29/20
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All our recommendations for the July 14 runoffs in Democratic and GOP primaries
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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06/29/20
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Our choices in GOP, Dem runoff races
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Two Views: Preserving integrity is key
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Austin American Statesman
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Canseco, F.
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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For health of residents and economy, states must change course
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San Antonio Express News
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Walkow, J.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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Early voting begins in what could be surprisingly high-turnout pandemic runoff
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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06/29/20
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8 doc(s)
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Pandemic delayed elections include choice to take on John Cornyn, succeed Kirk Watson
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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06/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Gov. Greg Abbott jumps into Texas GOP runoffs, with aim of thrashing Empower Texans
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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06/29/20
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Mike Pence in Dallas as Gov. Abbott says COVID-19 has taken ‘very dangerous turn in Texas'
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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Prayer is needed now more than ever, Vice President Pence tells First Baptist Dallas
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Hartley, J.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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‘This is all hands on deck.’ Vice President Mike Pence visits Texas during virus outbreak
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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A Texas guide to voting during the pandemic: BYO hand sanitizer. Masks optional, but appreciated
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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Claiming confusion, Texas Medical Center changes how it reports ICU capacity amid COVID-19
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Houston Chronicle
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Morris, M.
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06/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Harris County young adults contracted COVID-19 at higher rates over the past month, leading to a massive spike
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Houston Chronicle
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Rubio, J.
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06/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Bexar County coronavirus cases soar above 10,000
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San Antonio Express News
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Riker, M.
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06/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Two Views: Remove every barricade
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Austin American Statesman
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Smith, G.
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06/29/20
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Alex Jones leads anti-mask protest at Capitol
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Austin music venues deal with new phase of coronavirus shutdowns
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Austin American Statesman
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Blackstock, P.
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Texas prepares for showdown Monday over sex ed curriculum
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Austin American Statesman
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Taboada, M.
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06/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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In CD-10, Kamala backs Pritesh; Liz and Bernie like Mike
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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06/29/20
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Travis County posts new daily record of positive COVID-19 cases: 636
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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06/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Jenkins asks governor to require masks in Texas as Dallas County reports record 570 coronavirus cases
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Dallas Morning News
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Keomoungkhoun, N.
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06/29/20
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5 doc(s)
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Bar patrons in Burleson protest shutdown, saying they’re being ‘bullied by our governor’
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Dallas Morning News
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Blaskovich, S.
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Here’s what Tarrant election officials are doing to keep voters safe during COVID-19
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tinsley, A.
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06/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Tarrant County coronavirus cases continue surge Sunday as another death confirmed
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Johnson, K.
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06/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Jenkins asks Abbott to require masks in Texas as Dallas County hits another record
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Hartley, J.
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06/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Texans: Ready to head to the polls? Early voting for July 14 election starts Monday
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tinsley, A.
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06/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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No mask mandate at July GOP convention leaves Houston hospitality workers uneasy
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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06/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Harris County Judge Hidalgo to self-quarantine after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
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Houston Chronicle
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Gill, J.
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06/29/20
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Early voting begins today with new coronavirus precautions in place
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Houston Chronicle
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Foxhall, E.
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06/29/20
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Fact check: Trump claims coronavirus deaths are falling
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Houston Chronicle
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Jacobson, L.
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06/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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States don’t need new lockdowns to cut COVID-19 spread
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Houston Chronicle
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Nisen, M.
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06/29/20
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Early voting in pandemic will be different
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San Antonio Express News
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Huddleston, S.
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06/29/20
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Endorsement: Sarah Eckhardt has the edge in Senate special election
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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06/28/20
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In the Democratic primary runoff for the 3rd Congressional District, here is our recommendation
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/28/20
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In the Democratic primary runoff for the 24th Congressional District, here’s our recommendation
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/28/20
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Here’s our recommendation in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/28/20
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We recommend Royce West in the Democratic runoff for US Senate
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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In the Democratic primary runoff for state House District 67, here’s our recommendation
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/27/20
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In the Democratic primary runoff for state House District 100, here is our recommendation
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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06/27/20
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Texas’ long-term prosperity is at risk unless we build an educated workforce
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Dallas Morning News
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Luce, T.
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Higher ed can help lead the fight against racism. Here’s what we’re doing at UNT
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Roe, L.
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06/28/20
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How to give the ‘Eyes of Texas’ new meaning
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Houston Chronicle
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Jones, B.
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Deadly history repeats as COVID-19 surges
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San Antonio Express News
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Brodesky, J.
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06/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Since Memorial Day, Texas sees month of coronavirus spread
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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06/28/20
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5 doc(s)
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Feeling unsafe from COVID-19, some Texans may skip voting in primary runoffs
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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06/28/20
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11 doc(s)
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As states expand vote by mail amid COVID, Texas leaders continue their fight against it
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dent, M.
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06/28/20
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1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
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Hidalgo urges Harris County, now at highest threat level, to stay home as COVID-19 surges
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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06/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas was supposed to collect racial-profiling data. It left out most of the ‘racial’ part.
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Houston Chronicle
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Dexheimer, E.
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06/28/20
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1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
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A pipeline poisons the wells in Hill Country
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Houston Chronicle
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Root, J.
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06/28/20
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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‘It’s going to last a while’: Influx of COVID-19 patients threatens to push San Antonio hospitals to the breaking point
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San Antonio Express News
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Caruba, L.
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06/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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The return of the pandemic that never left
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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06/27/20
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1 doc(s)
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Bar owners bemoan Abbott’s new shutdown order
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Austin American Statesman
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Novak, S.
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06/27/20
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4 doc(s)
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U.S. Supreme Court declines Texas Democrats’ initial request to allow expanded mail voting during pandemic
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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06/27/20
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Texas closed bars and curbed restaurants. Will that be enough to stop the coronavirus surge?
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Dallas Morning News
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Hacker, H.
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06/27/20
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Abbott orders bars to close, reduces restaurant capacity amid Texas’ record COVID cases
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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06/27/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas reports record 5,100 COVID-19 hospitalizations as Gov. Abbott again closes all bars
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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06/27/20
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5 doc(s)
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Houston restaurants, bars suffer new setback as coronavirus surges in Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Morago, G.
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06/27/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas bar shutdown likely dooms many San Antonio-area bars
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San Antonio Express News
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Blount, C.
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06/27/20
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3 doc(s)
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Gov. Abbott waives law so some businesses can deliver or sell mixed drinks to go, officials say
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Austin American Statesman
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Osbourne, H.
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06/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Hays County reports 6th coronavirus-related death, 54 new cases
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Austin American Statesman
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Osbourne, H.
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06/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Fact-check: Has Hays County seen a 845% increase in virus cases?
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Adler: Austin has nation’s highest 7-day metro positivity rate of coronavirus tests
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Austin American Statesman
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Osbourne, H.
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06/28/20
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5 doc(s)
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Is Texas facing a second coronavirus wave as case numbers climb?
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Dallas County records new single-day high of 561 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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06/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Greg Abbott is a ‘traitor’? Texas is a tyranny? The Texas GOP has a Hate Abbott Club
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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06/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Houston restaurateurs make tough call to protect customers from COVID-19
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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06/28/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas hits single-day record of virus cases on eve of Pence's visit to Dallas
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Houston Chronicle
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Svitek, P.
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06/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott OKs mixed drinks to-go for certain bars and restaurants
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Houston Chronicle
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Morago, G.
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06/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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‘Emergency status’ — 795 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths in Bexar County
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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06/28/20
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4 doc(s)
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects request to expand mail-in voting in Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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06/27/20
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7 doc(s)
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MJ Hegar, Royce West clash on who’s best to challenge John Cornyn as early voting for runoff looms
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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06/27/20
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Dallas County records 496 coronavirus cases, a new one-day high, and 10 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Steele, T.
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06/27/20
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5 doc(s)
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Here’s how Fort Worth, Arlington bars are feeling after Abbott’s order to close
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Broussard, K.
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06/27/20
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3 doc(s)
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Federal support for Dallas, other COVID testing sites will continue, Abbott announces
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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06/27/20
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2 doc(s)
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Don’t make July 4 another Memorial Day, doctors urge Houstonians
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Houston Chronicle
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Leinfelder, A.
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06/27/20
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8 doc(s)
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More deaths reported of inmates with COVID-19 at geriatric prison outside Houston
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Houston Chronicle
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Banks, G.
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06/27/20
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2 doc(s)
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Trump administration reverses course, extends support for Texas COVID testing sites
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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06/27/20
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1 doc(s)
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As Gov. Abbott closes bars, Dan Patrick says Texas ‘not stepping backwards’ on reopening
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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06/27/20
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4 doc(s)
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Spike continues — 405 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death in Bexar County
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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06/27/20
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4 doc(s)
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Measure to create I-45 deal approved
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Houston Chronicle
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Begley, D.
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06/27/20
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3 doc(s)
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How Texas Swaggered Into a Coronavirus Disaster
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New York Times
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Swartz, M.
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06/29/20
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‘Feeling Like Death’: Inside a Houston Hospital Bracing for a Virus Peak
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New York Times
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Fink, S.
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06/29/20
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Texas Tried Reopening Offices Early. It Was Hard Even Before the Coronavirus Surge.
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Wall Street Journal
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Eaton, C.
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06/29/20
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Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million Globally
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Wall Street Journal
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Gold, R.
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06/29/20
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Surge in Covid-19 Cases Tests Austin’s Reopening
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Wall Street Journal
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Findell, E.
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06/29/20
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Houston Moves to ‘Severe’ Covid Warning. Will Enough People Listen?
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New York Times
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Fernandez, M.
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06/28/20
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From 47 Primaries, 4 Warning Signs About the 2020 Vote
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New York Times
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Wines, M.
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06/28/20
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What Texas Would Look Like Without Obamacare
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New York Times
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Kliff, S.
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06/27/20
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Leaders Re-examine U.S. Reopenings as Coronavirus Cases Hit Another Record
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New York Times
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Mervosh, S.
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06/27/20
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New Surge Shifts To Younger Victims
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Wall Street Journal
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Findell, E.
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06/27/20
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Texas Governor Rolls Back Reopening as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record
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Wall Street Journal
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Armour, S.
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06/27/20
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