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Failing to expand Medicaid is a Texan tradition
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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03/30/2023
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2 doc(s)
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Medicaid; Medically uninsured
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Texas could see Medicaid funding boost if public health emergency is extended through 2021
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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02/01/2021
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Disease preparedness; Federal funds; Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of; Medicaid; Public health
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Fort Worth teachers stretched thin by quarantines
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, S.
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11/29/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Fort Worth Independent School District; Quarantines; School employees; Student health; Teacher shortages
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Economic influencers discuss state of East Texas’ workforce
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Lufkin Daily News
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Juarez, G.
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08/06/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Ashby, Trent; Coronavirus; Economic stabilization; Workforce
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District survey alarms Round Rock teachers
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Austin American Statesman
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Osborn, C.
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07/12/2020
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6 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Distance education; Round Rock Independent School District; Student health; Teachers
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Zero deaths in foster care is possible
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San Antonio Express News
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Murphy, K.
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07/01/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster care
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Know your rights for COVID-19 leave
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San Antonio Express News
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Cramer, H.
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05/20/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Employee benefits
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Democratic House OK $3T coronavirus relief bill, Senate expected to rework it
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Dallas Morning News
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Fram, A.
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05/16/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Democrats; Economic stabilization; Federal funds
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Families of 3.6M low-income Texas kids who lost free school meals to get new ‘pandemic’ food benefit
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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05/13/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Electronic benefits systems; Low-income students; School lunches
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$285 per-child coronavirus SNAP payments on the way for low-income Texas families
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackman, J.
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05/13/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Child nutrition programs; Electronic benefits systems; Food stamps; Low-income families; School lunches; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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San Antonio families with kids on school lunch programs will get extra money for food
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San Antonio Express News
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Orsborn, T.
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05/13/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Child nutrition programs; Electronic benefits systems; Food stamps; Low-income families; School lunches; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Texas approved to give more aid to families missing free or reduced-price school meals
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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05/12/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Child nutrition programs; Electronic benefits systems; Food stamps; Low-income families; School lunches; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Congress should provide help to cities, states
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San Antonio Express News
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Nirenberg, R.
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05/09/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Economic impact; Federal aid; Nirenberg, Ron
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Houston’s children need us and our leaders to do more to feed them during coronavirus pandemic
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Houston Chronicle
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Sanborn, B.
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04/29/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Agriculture, U.S. Department of; Child hunger; Child nutrition programs; Coronavirus; Electronic benefits systems; Houston Independent School District
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Food Bank set to receive badly needed federal aid
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San Antonio Express News
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Orsborn, T.
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04/16/2020
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5 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Federal aid; Food banks; Food stamps; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promises to unveil strategy for ‘restoring livelihoods’ — but safely
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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04/11/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Child care; Coronavirus; Economy; Golf courses; Patrick, Dan
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Support, don’t punish, parents leaving their children home alone during the coronavirus pandemic
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Houston Chronicle
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Spriggs, V.
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04/02/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Child care; Coronavirus; Families; School year
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Lead on health care in this pandemic or get out of the way
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San Antonio Express News
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Fischer, T.
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04/02/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Health care; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Medicaid eligibility; Medically uninsured; Public health
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What we now endure was largely preventable
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Austin American Statesman
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Doggett, L.
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04/01/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Doggett, Lloyd; Patrick, Dan; Public health; Trump, Donald
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Here's why it's critical for Texas to take the Medicaid expansion
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Austin American Statesman
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Petruzzi, L.
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03/31/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Medicaid eligibility
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Texas Coronavirus Updates: How the state is handling the outbreak
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Moritz, J.
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03/29/2020
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7 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Disaster areas
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Big government is back. Texas should embrace the possibilities it brings
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Houston Chronicle
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Parker, R.
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03/29/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Economic cycles; Economy; Neave Criado, Victoria; Perryman, M. Ray
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Relief aid bill, though huge, is not enough
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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03/29/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Federal funds
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Their doctors think they have coronavirus. But without tests, they’re in a ‘no man’s land’
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dent, M.
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03/26/2020
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4 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Medical screening; State Health Services, Texas Department of
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Ensuring free COVID-19 testing for every Texan who needs It
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Rio Grande Guardian
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Dunkelberg, A.
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03/26/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Health care costs; Health insurance; Medicaid; Medical screening; Medically uninsured
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Texas receives $16 million for meals for elderly
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San Antonio Express News
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Dunning, S.
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03/26/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Federal funds; Home-delivered meals programs; Senior citizens
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Abbott asks Trump to declare Texas a major disaster
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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03/24/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Disaster areas
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Tarrant County to get $2 million from feds
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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03/24/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Disaster areas; Federal funds
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Support Houston area businesses through the coronavirus battle
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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03/22/2020
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5 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Restaurants; Small businesses
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As Texans flood state with unemployment apps, reserves to pay benefits are dangerously low
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Houston Chronicle
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Douglas, E.
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03/22/2020
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5 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Unemployment benefits; Workforce Commission, Texas
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Texas schools keep feeding students despite canceled classes
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Dallas Morning News
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Ayala, E.
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03/21/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; School districts; School lunches; School year
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Tomlinson: U.S. responds to COVID-19 with needed socialism
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San Antonio Express News
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Tomlinson, C.
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03/21/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Economic forecasts; Economy
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What’s available, what’s planned to help Fort Worth businesses survive coronavirus?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Ranker, L.
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03/20/2020
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6 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Disaster areas; Economic cycles; Fort Worth, Texas; Loans; Powell, Beverly; Restaurant Association, Texas; Restaurants; Small Business Administration, U.S.; Small businesses; Unemployment benefits; Workforce Commission, Texas
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Coronavirus relief bill could open up $2.5 billion in funding for Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Wu, G.
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03/20/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Federal funds; Hospitals; Medicaid; Medically uninsured
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Thursday’s coronavirus update: The region’s first death, a new testing center, and Texas’ public health disaster
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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03/20/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Disaster areas; Hellerstedt, John; Hidalgo, Lina; Medical screening; Public health surveillance; Turner, Sylvester
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'The shock is very different': Texas unemployment claims jump as economic turmoil from virus hits
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Houston Chronicle
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Douglas, E.
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03/19/2020
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2 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Unemployment; Unemployment benefits
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In this trying time, Houstonians need paid sick leave
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Houston Chronicle
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Khalil, H.
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03/18/2020
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5 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Houston, Texas; Local ordinances; Sick leave
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Weighing San Antonio impact of nearly $1 trillion relief bill that’s in the works for workers, corporations
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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03/18/2020
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1 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Economic security; Economic stabilization; Federal funds; Sick leave
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As coronavirus keeps Texans home, restaurant association urges to-go, delivery orders
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Manna, N.
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03/17/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Public health; Restaurant Association, Texas; Restaurants; Service workers; Sick leave
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Hidalgo orders bars to close, restricts restaurants to takeout for 15 days
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Houston Chronicle
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Morris, M.
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03/17/2020
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3 doc(s)
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Coronavirus; Hidalgo, Lina; Public health; Restaurants; Turner, Sylvester
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