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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Post office ballot turmoil shows how feds, Texas lawmakers have failed voters
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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08/19/20
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4 doc(s)
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Testing is crucial to stop COVID-19. So are enough tests.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Election vote by trustees still lacking transparency
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/19/20
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The solution to the COVID-19 school opening conundrum is to allow local districts to decide
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Dallas Morning News
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Bonnen, D.
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08/19/20
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2 doc(s)
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Reinstate public power — Harris County must make new elections administrator accountable
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Houston Chronicle
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Robinson III, J.
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08/19/20
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Resist virtual classes — in-person meetings are critical to universities
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Houston Chronicle
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Zaretsky, R.
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08/19/20
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Texas business owners deserve answers from Ken Paxton on Amazon
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Houston Chronicle
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Engel, R.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Excluding the undocumented from census will cost Texas
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San Antonio Express News
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Poston Jr., D.
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08/19/20
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3 doc(s)
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At convention, Texans featured, but don’t play leading roles
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas GOP leaders unveil plan to freeze property tax revenue after Austin vote to cut police spending
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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08/19/20
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Chaos? Irrelevant? Pandemic shifts Affordable Care Act legal fight
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/19/20
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7 doc(s)
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Texans Allred, Neave help pitch ‘different vision’ for country in DNC’s unusual 17-speaker keynote
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Dallas Morning News
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Benning, T.
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08/19/20
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Texas Gov. Abbott proposes legislation to freeze property taxes if cities defund police
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Johnson, K.
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08/19/20
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Fort Worth attorney walked 200 miles to share police reform ideas. Abbott wasn’t there
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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'Not acceptable': Lawmakers not satisfied as changes at U.S. Postal Service halted
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Houston Chronicle
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Dellinger, H.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Postal Service cuts ‘harming people’s lives’
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San Antonio Express News
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Chasnoff, B.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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UT professor compares businesses’ coronavirus risk, consumers’ opinions as guide for reopenings
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Austin American Statesman
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Choi, H.
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08/19/20
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First coronavirus case reported in Central Texas school
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Austin American Statesman
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Taboada, M.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Virus positivity rate dips to 11.2%; officials say fluctuation due to backlogged test results
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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In reversal, court says Texas fee applies to ‘bikini latex clubs’
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/19/20
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3 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports 550 backlogged coronavirus cases and 237 new cases, adds 10 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Jones, A.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Gov. Abbott says any Texas city that defunds police should have property taxes frozen forever
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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08/19/20
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1 TX bill
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Gov. Abbott, state leaders threaten tax freeze for cities that defund police
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/19/20
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Police cuts draw swift partisan backlash
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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08/19/20
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Katy city council approves new tax rate calculation, requests COVID-19 relief funds
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Houston Chronicle
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Goodman, C.
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08/19/20
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County unlikely to issue order on in-person learning
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Houston Chronicle
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Richardson, C.
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08/19/20
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Arrested Friendswood bar owners, accused by police of overserving, claim they're being harassed
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Houston Chronicle
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Hennes, R.
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08/19/20
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3 doc(s)
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La Porte clinic ordered to stop all COVID-19-related medical care following AG lawsuit
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Houston Chronicle
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Hennes, R.
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08/19/20
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2 doc(s)
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Pearland ISD trustee resigns over Shiloh Treatment Center contract
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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08/19/20
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2 doc(s)
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Lamar CISD trustees approve $792.5M school bond proposal
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Houston Chronicle
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Nix, K.
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08/19/20
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1 TX bill
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Five months of COVID-19 failure with 10 months to go
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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As Democrats seize on pandemic to target GOP leaders, is Abbott vulnerable?
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackman, J.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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National teachers union files lawsuit against Cy-Fair ISD to halt school reopenings
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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08/19/20
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Coronavirus forces Bexar County to consider addition of satellite hospitals
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San Antonio Express News
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Huddleston, S.
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08/19/20
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‘Keep up the good work,’ San Antonio mayor tells community as coronavirus numbers keep improving
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San Antonio Express News
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Selcraig, B.
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08/19/20
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1 doc(s)
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Postal sabotage makes old abuses look quaint
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, G.
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08/19/20
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2 doc(s)
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Laredo activists paint street mural to protest the border wall
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San Antonio Express News
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MacCormack, J.
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08/19/20
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National diversity, inclusion recognition affirms Tech’s commitment
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Amarillo Globe-News
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Editorial
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08/18/20
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Humbled by the coronavirus
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Longview News-Journal
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Ramsey, R.
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08/18/20
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Census has profound impact on future of our communities
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Lufkin Daily News
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Ashby, T.
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08/18/20
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Confederate monuments: Most Texans oppose 'erasing our history'
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Moritz, J.
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08/18/20
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3 doc(s)
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College lands a $1.5M grant | TC will use the funds over 5 years to assist low-income students
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Texarkana Gazette
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Bell, A.
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08/18/20
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Waco-area elections officials watch as Postal Service battle comes to a head
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Witherspoon, T.
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08/18/20
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6 doc(s)
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Texas Governor Proposes Freezing Taxes in Cities That ‘Defund’ Police
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New York Times
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Montgomery, D.
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08/19/20
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‘All In, All the Time’: Reopening Florida Schools Is Likened to Military Operation
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New York Times
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Fernandez, M.
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08/19/20
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Abortion Fight Evolves, Overshadowed in 2020 but With Huge Stakes
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New York Times
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Astor, M.
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08/19/20
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Texas Governor Threatens to Freeze Property Taxes of Cities That Defund Police
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Wall Street Journal
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Findell, E.
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08/19/20
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Public hearing/formal meeting notice
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08/18/20
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