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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Gov. Greg Abbott is right to extend the early voting period before Election Day
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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08/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Early voting extension the right call
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Dallas GOP’s candidates for the Texas House are as diverse as the county. Will that matter in 2020?
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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08/03/20
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3 TX bill(s)
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‘It’s hell living there’: Texas inmates say they are battling COVID-19 in prisons with no A/C
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Dallas Morning News
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McGaughy, L.
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08/03/20
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4 doc(s)
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Abbott mandates face masks in most public spaces in Texas to curb COVID spread
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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08/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Thousands of Texans are getting rapid-result COVID-19 tests. The state isn’t counting them.
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Houston Chronicle
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Rubio, J.
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08/03/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas Doesn't Report COVID-19 Case Count Amid System Upgrade
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Austin American Statesman
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A.P. Wire
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08/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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'Everyone knows everyone' in this small Texas town. Now, COVID-19 is out-of-control there.
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Austin American Statesman
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Tufts, J.
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08/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Whom to count when counting really counts
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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08/03/20
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports 518 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Keomoungkhoun, N.
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08/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Fact check: What if Texas pulls funding from schools that cancel in-person classes?
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Houston Chronicle
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Asch, S.
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08/03/20
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6 doc(s)
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Court case could reveal unprecedented insight into dark money group Empower Texans
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Attorney: Man who fatally shot Austin demonstrator is an Army sergeant, who acted in self-defense
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San Antonio Express News
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Aguirre, P.
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08/03/20
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Raul Reyes seeking recount in Republican runoff against Tony Gonzales for U.S. Rep. Will Hurd’s seat
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San Antonio Express News
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Svitek, P.
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08/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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San Antonio reports 16 more deaths from the novel coronavirus
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San Antonio Express News
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Zavala, E.
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08/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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We love Texas high school sports, but the UIL should be prepared to delay them further
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Police should have known better, done more to keep Weatherford Confederate protest safe
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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08/02/20
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State off track on its college graduate rates
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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For the sake of public trust, AG Ken Paxton’s criminal fraud case must be resolved soon
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/01/20
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We should reimagine the legal process to overturn faulty convictions
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Austin American Statesman
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Perri, C.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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Failed policies are hitting Texas border communities the hardest
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Austin American Statesman
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Rayo-Garza, C.
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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Here’s how clean energy can help Texas bounce back from COVID-19 recession
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Gonzales, M.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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State makes unconscionable demand
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San Antonio Express News
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Clack, C.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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Serving students during the pandemic, and beyond it
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San Antonio Express News
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Teniente-Matson, C.
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08/02/20
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Listen to those who know: parents, teachers, students
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San Antonio Express News
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Villareal, M.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Hold lawmakers to their promise on school funding
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San Antonio Express News
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Martinez-Fischer, T.
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08/02/20
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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As with HB 3, Texas can meet this challenge
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San Antonio Express News
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Spellings, M.
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08/02/20
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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Paxton, Abbott risking lives — State law gives local health authorities power to cancel school
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Houston Chronicle
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Chandler, S.
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08/01/20
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6 doc(s)
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Acting like 12-year-olds over masks
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San Antonio Express News
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Eubanks, J.
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08/01/20
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How Texas tracks the virus’s toll
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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Facing a crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: ‘We just have to assume the monster is everywhere’
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Dallas Morning News
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Achenbach, J.
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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‘Every day is a struggle’
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Dallas Morning News
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Corchado, A.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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'I’m just so, so tired'
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Houston Chronicle
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Deam, J.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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'A part of us died': Along the U.S-Mexico border, a coronavirus crisis
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San Antonio Express News
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Foster-Frau, S.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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San Antonio school districts still struggle with the city’s segregated past
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San Antonio Express News
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Torralva, K.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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Coronavirus-inspired racism sows fear, anger among local Asian community
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Austin American Statesman
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Choi, H.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Army sergeant working as ride-hailing driver shot protester Garrett Foster in self-defense, his lawyer says
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Austin American Statesman
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Bradshaw, K.
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08/01/20
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Despite sinking hospitalization rate, Austin to keep coronavirus restrictions in place
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Austin American Statesman
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Wilson, M.
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08/01/20
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott: local health authorities can’t shutter schools to prevent coronavirus spread
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Austin American Statesman
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Taboada, M.
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08/01/20
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3 doc(s)
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‘You’re not thinking about us’: Jobless Texans fret about losing $600 weekly boost from Congress
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Dallas Morning News
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Benning, T.
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08/01/20
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4 doc(s)
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MJ Hegar won key Hispanic support in Democratic runoff for Senate. Will it matter vs. John Cornyn?
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Dallas Morning News
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Benning, T.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Tarrant County extends face mask order through Aug. 31 amid coronavirus pandemic
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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08/01/20
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott: Health officials can’t keep schools closed
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Houston Chronicle
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Carpenter, J.
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08/01/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas child vaccination rates down significantly during COVID pandemic, report says
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Houston Chronicle
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Ackerman, T.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Gov. Abbott, GOP leaders shoot down Bexar County health order about school reopenings amid coronavirus pandemic
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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08/01/20
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4 doc(s)
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Some teachers in San Antonio will give virtual lessons from empty classrooms because of the coronavirus
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San Antonio Express News
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Malik, A.
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08/01/20
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2 doc(s)
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Do we want to be named for a man with pro-slavery sentiments?
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas history: New book censures ‘bold and brutal’ Texas Rangers
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Austin American Statesman
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Barnes, M.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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Will coronavirus dim the Friday Night Lights of Texas high school football?
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Austin American Statesman
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Hennessy-Fiske, M.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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Fact-check: How many Texans can’t access health insurance coverage during the pandemic?
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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08/02/20
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5 doc(s)
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Racism and the Aug. 3 shooting: One year later, El Paso reflects on the hate behind the attack
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Austin American Statesman
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Dearman, E.
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08/02/20
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Derek Howard, Austin labor attorney, husband of state Rep. Donna Howard, dies at 72
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Austin American Statesman
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Davis, B.
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08/02/20
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SMU AD Rick Hart discusses numerous topics on 2020 season, attendance and sports amid COVID-19
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Dallas Morning News
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Blum, S.
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08/02/20
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Relief is not in sight for Texas’ underfunded public pension plans
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Dallas Morning News
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Burns, S.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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As Gov. Greg Abbott tends to pandemic, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to lead 6-person Texas GOP delegation to Charlotte convention
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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08/02/20
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Jenkins urges Abbott to get tougher as Dallas County soars to 1,267 coronavirus cases, another high
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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The Public Utility Commission has a secret: Regulator quietly dissolves its enforcement division
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Dallas Morning News
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Lieber, D.
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08/02/20
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How a renowned scientist used her personal network to transform UTA’s North Texas Genome Center into a COVID-19 testing facility
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Dallas Morning News
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Mantica, G.
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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How accurate are different coronavirus tests?
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Are COVID-19 case numbers true? Recoveries called a wild guess, ‘bizarre, ‘a stretch’
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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Traveling 200 mph in a pandemic. Which would be safer: High-speed rail or Hyperloop?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dickson, G.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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For 7th consecutive day, Dallas County reports fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Clarridge, E.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Coronavirus expert Peter Hotez: ‘We have to intervene now.’
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Houston Chronicle
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Gray, L.
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Renaissance Festival is the latest mask battleground
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Houston Chronicle
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Rouner, J.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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How Texas A&M plans to get 55,000 fans into Kyle Field safely for football
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Houston Chronicle
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Zwerneman, B.
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08/02/20
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2 doc(s)
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Glenn Smith, longtime Waller County sheriff, dies
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Houston Chronicle
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Barned-Smith, S.
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08/02/20
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1 TX bill
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Oil industry could lose by gambling on carbon capture
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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08/02/20
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1 doc(s)
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Metro Health reports 374 more novel coronavirus cases in San Antonio; three more deaths
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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08/02/20
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3 doc(s)
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Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions
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San Antonio Express News
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Aguilar, J.
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08/02/20
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Texas takes cautious first step into new sports season
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San Antonio Express News
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Hinojosa, D.
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08/02/20
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4 doc(s)
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Texas adds nearly 300 coronavirus fatalities to statewide death toll
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas Supreme Court lets coronavirus orders stand, despite outcry by conservatives
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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08/01/20
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8 doc(s)
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Dallas-area school districts must decide when to resume athletic activities, and quick decision is needed for smaller classifications
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Dallas Morning News
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Riddle, G.
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08/01/20
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4 doc(s)
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Abbott, top GOP leaders agree that local health officials cannot preemptively close schools because of coronavirus concerns
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Dallas Morning News
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Smith, C.
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08/01/20
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4 doc(s)
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Texas DPS network outage added to delays for drivers seeking licenses in July, agency admits
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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08/01/20
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1 TX bill
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Man who fatally shot Austin protester identified as Army sergeant from North Texas
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Dallas Morning News
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McGaughy, L.
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08/01/20
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Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
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Dallas Morning News
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A.P. Wire
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08/01/20
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UIL announced plans for high school fall sports. Jamey Harrison explains why
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Gosset, B.
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08/01/20
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2 doc(s)
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SEC plus-one model means non-conference opponents will likely sue
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Engel, M.
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08/01/20
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Arlington state Rep. Tony Tinderholt recovering after testing positive for COVID-19
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Dallas County nearing 50,000 coronavirus cases, 700 deaths
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Tarrant County reports record 18 COVID deaths, including man in 30s, woman in 40s
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas A&M’s seating priority: Season tickets (45,000), then students (34,000)
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Houston Chronicle
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Zwerneman, B.
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08/01/20
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Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
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Houston Chronicle
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Alonso-Zaldivar, R.
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08/01/20
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2 doc(s)
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House spending bill includes funding for new state-of-the-art training ship for Texas A&M
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Houston Chronicle
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Powell, N.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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‘The stick and the carrot’ — a new Bexar County specialty court aims to turn around first-time domestic abuse defendants
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Houston Chronicle
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Selcraig, B.
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08/01/20
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1 TX bill
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"I truly thought last Friday was gonna be my last," says Texas lawmaker who was hospitalized for coronavirus
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San Antonio Express News
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Pollock, C.
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08/01/20
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2 doc(s)
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GBRA, lakeside property owners reach compromise on aging dams
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San Antonio Express News
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Chasnoff, B.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Bexar County reports 550 new cases, two more deaths from novel coronavirus
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San Antonio Express News
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O'Hare, P.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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UT not allowing parties on or off cam-pus this fall
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San Antonio Express News
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Korte, L.
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08/01/20
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1 doc(s)
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Alienated by Trump, Suburban Voters Sour on G.O.P. in Battle for the House
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New York Times
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Cochrane, E.
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08/02/20
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Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why.
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New York Times
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Steinhauer, J.
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08/01/20
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Motorist Who Shot a Protester in Austin Claims Self-Defense
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New York Times
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Fernandez, M.
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08/01/20
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