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Legislative Clipping Service, August 3, 2020
‘It’s hell living there’: Texas inmates say they are battling COVID-19 in prisons with no A/C
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
08/03/20
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Dallas GOP’s candidates for the Texas House are as diverse as the county. Will that matter in 2020?
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
08/03/20
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Abbott mandates face masks in most public spaces in Texas to curb COVID spread
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
08/03/20
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Parents rush to form pandemic learning pods
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
08/03/20
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Thousands of Texans are getting rapid-result COVID-19 tests. The state isn’t counting them.
Houston Chronicle
Rubio, J.
08/03/20
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Gov. Greg Abbott is right to extend the early voting period before Election Day
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/03/20
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Early voting extension the right call
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/03/20
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Dallas County reports 518 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
Dallas Morning News
Keomoungkhoun, N.
08/03/20
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Whom to count when counting really counts
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
08/03/20
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'Everyone knows everyone' in this small Texas town. Now, COVID-19 is out-of-control there.
Austin American Statesman
Tufts, J.
08/03/20
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Texas Doesn't Report COVID-19 Case Count Amid System Upgrade
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
08/03/20
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Ban on sale of smokable hemp takes effect
Houston Chronicle
Staff
08/03/20
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Court case could reveal unprecedented insight into dark money group Empower Texans
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
08/03/20
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Fact check: What if Texas pulls funding from schools that cancel in-person classes?
Houston Chronicle
Asch, S.
08/03/20
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Ransomware a threat to voting, authorities warn
Houston Chronicle
Cassidy, C.
08/03/20
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San Antonio reports 16 more deaths from the novel coronavirus
San Antonio Express News
Zavala, E.
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
San Antonio Express News
Svitek, P.
08/03/20
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Attorney: Man who fatally shot Austin demonstrator is an Army sergeant, who acted in self-defense
San Antonio Express News
Aguirre, P.
08/03/20
Tarrant County extends face mask order through Aug. 31 amid coronavirus pandemic
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stevenson, S.
08/01/20
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MJ Hegar won key Hispanic support in Democratic runoff for Senate. Will it matter vs. John Cornyn?
Dallas Morning News
Benning, T.
08/01/20
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‘You’re not thinking about us’: Jobless Texans fret about losing $600 weekly boost from Congress
Dallas Morning News
Benning, T.
08/01/20
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Coronavirus-inspired racism sows fear, anger among local Asian community
Austin American Statesman
Choi, H.
08/01/20
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Army sergeant working as ride-hailing driver shot protester Garrett Foster in self-defense, his lawyer says
Austin American Statesman
Bradshaw, K.
08/01/20
Despite sinking hospitalization rate, Austin to keep coronavirus restrictions in place
Austin American Statesman
Wilson, M.
08/01/20
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Abbott: local health authorities can’t shutter schools to prevent coronavirus spread
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
08/01/20
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Texas child vaccination rates down significantly during COVID pandemic, report says
Houston Chronicle
Ackerman, T.
08/01/20
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Abbott: Health officials can’t keep schools closed
Houston Chronicle
Carpenter, J.
08/01/20
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Gov. Abbott, GOP leaders shoot down Bexar County health order about school reopenings amid coronavirus pandemic
San Antonio Express News
Fechter, J.
08/01/20
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Some teachers in San Antonio will give virtual lessons from empty classrooms because of the coronavirus
San Antonio Express News
Malik, A.
08/01/20
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Bankruptcy experts warn a wave of filings could soon happen in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dickson, G.
08/02/20
‘Every day is a struggle’
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
08/02/20
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Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: ‘We just have to assume the monster is everywhere’
Dallas Morning News
Achenbach, J.
08/02/20
Facing a crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course
Austin American Statesman
Tilove, J.
08/02/20
How Texas tracks the virus’s toll
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, N.
08/02/20
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'I’m just so, so tired'
Houston Chronicle
Deam, J.
08/02/20
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No spike in COVID seen tied to rallies
San Antonio Express News
Selcraig, B.
08/02/20
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'A part of us died': Along the U.S-Mexico border, a coronavirus crisis
San Antonio Express News
Foster-Frau, S.
08/02/20
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San Antonio school districts still struggle with the city’s segregated past
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
08/02/20
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For the sake of public trust, AG Ken Paxton’s criminal fraud case must be resolved soon
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/01/20
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
08/01/20
Police should have known better, done more to keep Weatherford Confederate protest safe
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
08/02/20
We love Texas high school sports, but the UIL should be prepared to delay them further
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/02/20
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State off track on its college graduate rates
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/02/20
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Paxton, Abbott risking lives — State law gives local health authorities power to cancel school
Houston Chronicle
Chandler, S.
08/01/20
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Acting like 12-year-olds over masks
San Antonio Express News
Eubanks, J.
08/01/20
Here’s how clean energy can help Texas bounce back from COVID-19 recession
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gonzales, M.
08/02/20
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We should reimagine the legal process to overturn faulty convictions
Austin American Statesman
Perri, C.
08/02/20
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Failed policies are hitting Texas border communities the hardest
Austin American Statesman
Rayo-Garza, C.
08/02/20
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Hold lawmakers to their promise on school funding
San Antonio Express News
Martinez-Fischer, T.
08/02/20
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As with HB 3, Texas can meet this challenge
San Antonio Express News
Spellings, M.
08/02/20
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State makes unconscionable demand
San Antonio Express News
Clack, C.
08/02/20
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Listen to those who know: parents, teachers, students
San Antonio Express News
Villareal, M.
08/02/20
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Serving students during the pandemic, and beyond it
San Antonio Express News
Teniente-Matson, C.
08/02/20
Tarrant County reports record 18 COVID deaths, including man in 30s, woman in 40s
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stevenson, S.
08/01/20
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Dallas County nearing 50,000 coronavirus cases, 700 deaths
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stevenson, S.
08/01/20
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Arlington state Rep. Tony Tinderholt recovering after testing positive for COVID-19
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
08/01/20
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SEC plus-one model means non-conference opponents will likely sue
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Engel, M.
08/01/20
UIL announced plans for high school fall sports. Jamey Harrison explains why
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gosset, B.
08/01/20
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Colleges start to reopen carefully
Dallas Morning News
Anderson, B.
08/01/20
Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
08/01/20
County reports 707 new cases
Dallas Morning News
Steele, T.
08/01/20
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Man who fatally shot Austin protester identified as Army sergeant from North Texas
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
08/01/20
Texas DPS network outage added to delays for drivers seeking licenses in July, agency admits
Dallas Morning News
Barragan, J.
08/01/20
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Abbott, top GOP leaders agree that local health officials cannot preemptively close schools because of coronavirus concerns
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
08/01/20
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Texas Supreme Court lets coronavirus orders stand, despite outcry by conservatives
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
08/01/20
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Dallas-area school districts must decide when to resume athletic activities, and quick decision is needed for smaller classifications
Dallas Morning News
Riddle, G.
08/01/20
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Delay of mail voting results doesn’t mean there is fraud
Austin American Statesman
Weissert, W.
08/01/20
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Texas adds nearly 300 coronavirus fatalities to statewide death toll
Austin American Statesman
Cobler, N.
08/01/20
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TEXAS CAPITOL: DPS arrests 6 in connection with protests
Austin American Statesman
Staff
08/01/20
House spending bill includes funding for new state-of-the-art training ship for Texas A&M
Houston Chronicle
Powell, N.
08/01/20
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Fauci confident virus vaccine will get to Americans in 2021
Houston Chronicle
Alonso-Zaldivar, R.
08/01/20
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UT tops list for most COVID-19 cases on a college campus
Houston Chronicle
Britto, B.
08/01/20
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Six arrested at the Texas Capitol in connection with protests
Houston Chronicle
Staff
08/01/20
Texas A&M’s seating priority: Season tickets (45,000), then students (34,000)
Houston Chronicle
Zwerneman, B.
08/01/20
‘The stick and the carrot’ — a new Bexar County specialty court aims to turn around first-time domestic abuse defendants
Houston Chronicle
Selcraig, B.
08/01/20
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UT not allowing parties on or off cam-pus this fall
San Antonio Express News
Korte, L.
08/01/20
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Bexar County reports 550 new cases, two more deaths from novel coronavirus
San Antonio Express News
O'Hare, P.
08/01/20
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GBRA, lakeside property owners reach compromise on aging dams
San Antonio Express News
Chasnoff, B.
08/01/20
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"I truly thought last Friday was gonna be my last," says Texas lawmaker who was hospitalized for coronavirus
San Antonio Express News
Pollock, C.
08/01/20
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For 7th consecutive day, Dallas County reports fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Clarridge, E.
08/02/20
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Are COVID-19 case numbers true? Recoveries called a wild guess, ‘bizarre, ‘a stretch’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kennedy, B.
08/02/20
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Traveling 200 mph in a pandemic. Which would be safer: High-speed rail or Hyperloop?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dickson, G.
08/02/20
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Jenkins urges Abbott to get tougher as Dallas County soars to 1,267 coronavirus cases, another high
Dallas Morning News
Marfin, C.
08/02/20
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The Public Utility Commission has a secret: Regulator quietly dissolves its enforcement division
Dallas Morning News
Lieber, D.
08/02/20
How a renowned scientist used her personal network to transform UTA’s North Texas Genome Center into a COVID-19 testing facility
Dallas Morning News
Mantica, G.
08/02/20
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How accurate are different coronavirus tests?
Dallas Morning News
Marfin, C.
08/02/20
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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
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
08/02/20
Relief is not in sight for Texas’ underfunded public pension plans
Dallas Morning News
Burns, S.
08/02/20
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SMU AD Rick Hart discusses numerous topics on 2020 season, attendance and sports amid COVID-19
Dallas Morning News
Blum, S.
08/02/20
Fact-check: How many Texans can’t access health insurance coverage during the pandemic?
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
08/02/20
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Derek Howard, Austin labor attorney, husband of state Rep. Donna Howard, dies at 72
Austin American Statesman
Davis, B.
08/02/20
Do we want to be named for a man with pro-slavery sentiments?
Austin American Statesman
Herman, K.
08/02/20
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Texas history: New book censures ‘bold and brutal’ Texas Rangers
Austin American Statesman
Barnes, M.
08/02/20
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Will coronavirus dim the Friday Night Lights of Texas high school football?
Austin American Statesman
Hennessy-Fiske, M.
08/02/20
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Racism and the Aug. 3 shooting: One year later, El Paso reflects on the hate behind the attack
Austin American Statesman
Dearman, E.
08/02/20
Glenn Smith, longtime Waller County sheriff, dies
Houston Chronicle
Barned-Smith, S.
08/02/20
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Coronavirus expert Peter Hotez: ‘We have to intervene now.’
Houston Chronicle
Gray, L.
08/02/20
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Oil industry could lose by gambling on carbon capture
Houston Chronicle
Tomlinson, C.
08/02/20
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Texas Renaissance Festival is the latest mask battleground
Houston Chronicle
Rouner, J.
08/02/20
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How Texas A&M plans to get 55,000 fans into Kyle Field safely for football
Houston Chronicle
Zwerneman, B.
08/02/20
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Metro Health reports 374 more novel coronavirus cases in San Antonio; three more deaths
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
08/02/20
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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
San Antonio Express News
Aguilar, J.
08/02/20
Texas takes cautious first step into new sports season
San Antonio Express News
Hinojosa, D.
08/02/20
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Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why.
New York Times
Steinhauer, J.
08/01/20
Motorist Who Shot a Protester in Austin Claims Self-Defense
New York Times
Fernandez, M.
08/01/20
Alienated by Trump, Suburban Voters Sour on G.O.P. in Battle for the House
New York Times
Cochrane, E.
08/02/20
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