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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Limit taxpayer-funded lobbying, but give cities a voice
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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12/14/20
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1 TX bill
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Texas must hold itself accountable for student performance with STAAR
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Dallas Morning News
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Spellings, M.
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12/14/20
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4 doc(s)
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Mold and the insidious dangers of climate change
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Houston Chronicle
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James, C.
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12/14/20
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With excitement and uncertainty, Texas readies for coronavirus vaccine
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Austin American Statesman
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Price, A.
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12/14/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Democrats look inward after falling short, again, in November elections
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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12/14/20
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Proposed 'Javier Ambler Law' would ban reality TV and police partnerships
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Austin American Statesman
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Plohetski, T.
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12/14/20
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1 TX bill
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center among first 4 sites in Texas to get COVID-19 vaccine Monday
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Dallas Morning News
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Branham, D.
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12/14/20
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2 doc(s)
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Granbury may pause new developments for 4 months. Here’s the smelly reason why
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Samsel, H.
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12/14/20
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Thousands of doses of the new COVID vaccine are coming to Houston, with MD Anderson first and only stop Monday
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Houston Chronicle
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Ackerman, T.
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12/14/20
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3 doc(s)
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Bexar DA says ‘cite-and-release’ for petty crimes is working well
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San Antonio Express News
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Selcraig, B.
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12/14/20
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‘Herculean efforts’ — Most San Antonio school districts find ways to reward teachers, staff
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San Antonio Express News
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Picon, A.
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12/14/20
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Dallas County adds 1,810 coronavirus cases, 4 deaths; Tarrant reports 20 deaths as its toll nears 1,000
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Dallas Morning News
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Branham, D.
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12/14/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Oil Regulator Barred From Waiving Environmental Rules
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Houston Chronicle
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Bl.
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12/14/20
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4 doc(s)
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‘We can’t relax yet’ — COVID hospitalizations increase ahead of first vaccine distribution
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San Antonio Express News
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Picon, A.
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12/14/20
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5 doc(s)
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Paxton's stunt betrayed Texans, hurt democracy
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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12/13/20
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3 doc(s)
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Fort Worth COVID-19 outlook seems bleak. Here’s what we can do until vaccine arrives
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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12/13/20
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Biden must get creative to stop Trump’s border wall
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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12/13/20
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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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12/12/20
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Symptoms but no car? Good luck get-ting tested
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Worker exploitation in Texas’ throwaway culture
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Austin American Statesman
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Prince, H.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Just as Americans need food assistance the most, our food banks face shortages
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Dallas Morning News
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Hawthorne, V.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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Midlothian residents deserve to have their say about health effects from cement plant
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Greene, R.
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12/13/20
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After Trump, Texas Republicans can win new voters. So, why are they eating their own?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, C.
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12/13/20
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Texas will never forget Genoveva Puga’s harrowing path to activism
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San Antonio Express News
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Harrington, J.
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12/13/20
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1 TX bill
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Legislature could tackle urgent issues with annual sessions
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San Antonio Express News
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Larson, L.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
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Austin American Statesman
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Scolforo, M.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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Texas Senate runoff shapes up as battle for the future of Texas Republican party
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Austin American Statesman
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Price, A.
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12/13/20
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2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
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As virus rages, Texas intensive care units at the brink
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Will DACA survive the litigation roller coaster?
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Dallas Morning News
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Solis, D.
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12/13/20
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3 doc(s)
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Dallas singer Charley Pride, who broke country’s color line, dies at 86
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Dallas Morning News
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Christensen, T.
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12/13/20
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Substitute teaching is a ‘tough’ job and Texas can’t find enough of them during the pandemic
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Dallas Morning News
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Smith, C.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Republican split on display in Texas Senate race between Shelley Luther, Drew Springer
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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12/13/20
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COVID-19 claims country music legend, Texas Rangers minority owner Charley Pride
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Wilson, J.
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12/13/20
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COVID treatment drugs touted by Abbott have done little to quell Lub-bock’s crisis
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackman, J.
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12/13/20
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4 doc(s)
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Border Patrol gave big firepower to small Texas towns for George Floyd protests
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San Antonio Express News
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Barned-Smith, S.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Midwives fight border stigma
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San Antonio Express News
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Riker, M.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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‘This is our hope and prayer’: 28,000 COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in S.A. this week
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San Antonio Express News
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Riker, M.
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12/13/20
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5 doc(s)
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Software giant Oracle moving corporate HQ to Austin
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Austin American Statesman
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Hawkins, L.
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12/12/20
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Health chief warns Austin area might need curfew against coronavirus as early as next week
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Austin American Statesman
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Bradshaw, K.
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12/12/20
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Texas GOP Chairman Allen West says party will boost outreach to minorities
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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12/12/20
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Supreme Court denies Texas effort to block election results in 4 states, sealing Trump's fate
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Austin American Statesman
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Staff
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12/12/20
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2 doc(s)
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Supreme Court rejects Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election, handing decisive blow to Trump
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Dallas Morning News
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Gillman, T.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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After targeting GOP lawmakers in elections, can Dustin Burrows find redemption in the Texas House?
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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Tarrant County inmate dies of COVID-19, the second in-custody death this week
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Howland, J.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Neergaard, L.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas’ lawsuit against 4 battleground states over election
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Houston, Harris County receive ‘F’ for premature births, infant mortality
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Houston Chronicle
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Garcia, J.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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‘But what about us?’ Some workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 left out of the first round of vaccines.
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Houston Chronicle
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Deam, J.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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The Spurs billed Bexar County more than $250,000 to use AT&T Center as voting site, records show
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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12/12/20
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POLITIFACT: Black senators have served together
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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12/13/20
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Texas School for the Deaf claims 6-man state title with win over Veritas
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Austin American Statesman
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Gordon, C.
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12/13/20
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Dallas health care workers educate patients on COVID-19, discredit vaccine misinformation
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Dallas Morning News
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McClure, A.
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12/13/20
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In rush of federal executions, Brandon Bernard and Alfred Bourgeois were put to death for Texas murders
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Dallas Morning News
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McCullough, J.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Analysis: Short work by high court of Trump’s `big one’
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Dallas Morning News
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Sherman, M.
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12/13/20
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3 doc(s)
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Dallas County closes out deadliest week of pandemic with 2,111 new coronavirus cases, 8 more deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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‘In his mind, he was a ballplayer’: Charley Pride’s visits to Rangers spring training were a return to his roots
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Dallas Morning News
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Grant, E.
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12/13/20
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In rural Texas, ‘they’re angry at COVID.’ A small-town counselor treats the grieving
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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12/13/20
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EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Merchant, N.
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12/13/20
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4 doc(s)
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Tarrant County reports 25 more COVID-19 deaths to total 101 deaths reported this week
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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'It's not gonna go well': Hotez talks rodeo hopes, the need for vaccines and a looming winter surge
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Houston Chronicle
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Gray, L.
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12/13/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas GOP, Dems tried to solve a climate change problem together 10 years ago. Then it unraveled.
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Houston Chronicle
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Osborne, J.
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12/13/20
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2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
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Despite COVID surge, Houston companies won't issue strict travel guidelines for the holidays
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Houston Chronicle
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Wu, G.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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Do You Know the Meaning Behind the Iconic GO TEXAN Mark?
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Houston Chronicle
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Staff
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12/13/20
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Nearly 1,000 new COVID cases in San Antonio as ‘alarming’ spread continues
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San Antonio Express News
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Hardaway, L.
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12/13/20
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2 doc(s)
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After an indoor reception for Texas education officials, many attendees weren't told of COVID-19 diagnoses
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San Antonio Express News
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Swaby, A.
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12/13/20
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1 doc(s)
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Fact-check: Did a Texas Rep. propose changing the state's 'castle doctrine'?
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Austin American Statesman
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Curet, M.
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12/12/20
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Be wary of people like Allen West and their interpretations
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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12/12/20
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Long-term care facilities in Texas to receive free COVID-19 vaccines through federal program
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Time to renew driver's license or vehicle registration?
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Oracle is the latest Silicon Valley company to head for the hills — of Austin
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Dallas Morning News
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DiFurio, D.
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12/12/20
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Carrollton Democrat proposes changing Texas law to let Denton have countywide vote centers
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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12/12/20
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1 TX bill
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Dallas, Tarrant counties add 20 COVID-19 deaths each; Dallas County tops 140,000 cases, 1,300 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Weber, J.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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School for the Deaf football team is one victory away from making history in Texas
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Macias, T.
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12/12/20
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Tarrant County reports 20 COVID deaths as hospitalizations, ventilators at record highs
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Grand jury indicts ex-opponent of Rep. Harold Dutton over mystery candidate
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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12/12/20
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Texans react as Supreme Court tosses AG Ken Paxton’s suit challenging election
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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At Jackson Lee’s request, TxDOT tacks on a few more days for comment on $7 billion I-45 project
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Houston Chronicle
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Begley, D.
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12/12/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas lawmakers say AG opinion highlights need for police 'duty to intervene' law
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San Antonio Express News
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Goldenstein, T.
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12/12/20
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Oracle moves headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin
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San Antonio Express News
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Grant, N.
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12/12/20
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San Antonio, Bexar County report 1,090 new COVID cases, six more death
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San Antonio Express News
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O'Hare, P.
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12/12/20
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1 doc(s)
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Getting Covid Vaccines to People Will Cost States Billions They Don’t Have
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Wall Street Journal
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Armour, S.
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12/14/20
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First Coronavirus Vaccines Head to States, Starting Historic Effort
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New York Times
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Abelson, R.
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12/13/20
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‘An Indelible Stain’: How the G.O.P. Tried to Topple a Pillar of Democracy
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New York Times
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Rutenberg, J.
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12/13/20
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The Texas Lawsuit and the Age of Dreampolitik
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New York Times
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Douthat, R.
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12/13/20
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Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election
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New York Times
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Liptak, A.
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12/12/20
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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away
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New York Times
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Thomas, K.
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12/12/20
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Jobless Benefits Saved Them, Until States Wanted the Money Back
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New York Times
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Friedman, G.
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12/12/20
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Oracle Moves Corporate Headquarters to Austin, Texas
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Wall Street Journal
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Tilley, A.
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12/12/20
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Supreme Court Rejects Texas Challenge to Biden’s Victory in Presidential Election
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Wall Street Journal
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Bravin, J.
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12/12/20
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Pfizer, BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Is Authorized in the U.S.
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Wall Street Journal
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Burton, T.
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12/12/20
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