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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DNA freed Lydell Grant. Why won’t Texas’ highest court let him go?
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/06/20
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1 TX bill
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Abbott order on masks late but welcome
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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07/06/20
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4 doc(s)
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Recommendations in primary runoffs
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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07/06/20
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Mask up, Texas. That’s an order from your governor — finally.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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On this Fourth of July, a declaration of interdependence
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/03/20
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Why Texas should expand Medicaid
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San Antonio Express News
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Estrada, J.
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07/06/20
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3 doc(s)
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Turner and Houston COVID-19 czar: Stay home and wear a mask this Fourth of July
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Houston Chronicle
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Turner, S.
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07/03/20
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Schools can reopen — if bars and gyms close
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Houston Chronicle
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Jenkins, H.
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07/03/20
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4 doc(s)
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To improve health care, cut red tape
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San Antonio Express News
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Wesolowski, J.
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07/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Protect democracy with Voting Rights Act, mail ballots
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San Antonio Express News
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Mayes, T.
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07/03/20
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4 doc(s)
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ICUs could be overrun in 10 days amid coronavirus spike, Austin mayor says
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Austin American Statesman
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Osborn, C.
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07/06/20
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5 doc(s)
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MJ Hegar, Royce West fighting to become Democratic Senate champ against GOP incumbent John Cornyn
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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07/06/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas tourism industry fighting ‘like hell’ to survive summer after pandemic steals spring
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Houston Chronicle
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Iszler, M.
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07/06/20
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2 doc(s)
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Evidence growing that Houston's main coronavirus strain is more contagious than original
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Houston Chronicle
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Ackerman, T.
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07/06/20
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6 doc(s)
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San Antonio bucks national trend in college financial aid applications, though still hurt by pandemic
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San Antonio Express News
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Malik, A.
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07/06/20
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott issues statewide mask order as Texas coronavirus cases, hospitalizations rise
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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07/03/20
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7 doc(s)
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Voters who received mail-in ballots without runoff races now told to vote in person
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Austin American Statesman
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Hall, K.
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07/03/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas State cancels plans to resume in-person summer classes as coronavirus cases surge
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Austin American Statesman
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Korte, L.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Gov. Greg Abbott requires masks statewide to fight COVID-19, limits size of gatherings
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Dallas Morning News
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Barragan, J.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Rebound at risk: Texas’ hasty reopening and COVID-19 spike spur worries of a pullback
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Dallas Morning News
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DiFurio, D.
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07/03/20
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5 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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07/03/20
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5 doc(s)
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As demand for COVID tests spikes, Tarrant County’s test sites ‘completely booked out’
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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As demand for COVID-19 testing surges, results lag in labs
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Houston Chronicle
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Dellinger, H.
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07/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Gov. Abbott issues mask order for most of Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackman, J.
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07/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Joined by Texas lawmakers and lawyers, Houston Rep. Gene Wu calls HPD narcotics audit a 'scam'
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Houston Chronicle
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Barned-Smith, S.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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With emergency rooms and ICUs overflowing with coronavirus patients, San Antonio hospital leaders beg residents to be careful over Fourth of July week
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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07/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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As coronavirus rebounds, more patients are being hospitalized and capacity is stretched
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San Antonio Express News
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Gearan, A.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Republican runoff in battleground congressional district turns explosive with focus on sex trafficking in Fort Bend County
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Austin American Statesman
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Svitek, P.
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07/06/20
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Dallas County reports 1,062 new coronavirus cases amid ‘rampant community spread’
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Dallas Morning News
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Branham, D.
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07/06/20
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4 doc(s)
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Have two Texas universities been ‘sullied’?
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Houston Chronicle
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Holley, J.
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07/06/20
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Clean energy eclipsing oil and gas in Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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07/06/20
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2 doc(s)
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Under new management, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers plans for growth
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Houston Chronicle
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Chapa, S.
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07/06/20
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Texans’ Jacob Martin acknowledges ‘fear factor’ when NFL returns
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Houston Chronicle
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Wilson, A.
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07/06/20
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1 doc(s)
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Perry Adkisson, nationally recognized Texas A&M entomologist, dead at 91
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Houston Chronicle
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Ackerman, T.
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07/06/20
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Bexar County reports eight new COVID-19 deaths, 198 new cases
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San Antonio Express News
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Iszler, M.
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07/06/20
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6 doc(s)
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Austin police won’t cite, arrest for misdemeanor pot charges, chief says
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Austin American Statesman
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Bradshaw, K.
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07/03/20
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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A hometown treatment for COVID-19?
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Beaches across Texas coast announce closures ahead of Fourth of July
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Austin American Statesman
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Mitchell, L.
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07/03/20
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Hegar has more money than West but he has Castro
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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07/03/20
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In response to pandemic, UIL asks schools to shut down summer camps
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Austin American Statesman
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Jones, T.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Who has to wear a mask? Six things to know about Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 face-covering mandate
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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As COVID-19 cases rise among Latinos, Gov. Abbott does live interview on Univision after two months of requests
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Dallas Morning News
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Jimenez, J.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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On eve of holiday, Dallas County will report more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases, public health director says
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Dallas Morning News
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Steele, T.
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07/03/20
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4 doc(s)
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U.S. Supreme Court won't fast-track Texas Democrats' bid to expand mail-in voting during pandemic
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Dallas Morning News
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Platoff, E.
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07/03/20
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6 doc(s)
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Dallas County COVID case count soars past 22,000 with Thursday’s record high; 7 deaths
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Tarrant County COVID hospitalizations hit new high as cases pass 13,000; 2 more deaths
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Fort Worth voter raises concerns about polling place safety as COVID-19 cases spike
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Ranker, L.
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07/03/20
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UIL recommending schools suspend summer workouts in anticipation of July 4th weekend
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Gosset, B.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Rep. Joaquin Castro endorses Royce West for U.S. Senate
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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07/03/20
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Kathaleen Wall campaign ad blames Troy Nehls for ‘revictimizing’ sex trafficking survivor
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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07/03/20
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Texas Republicans face dilemma on stimulus with COVID-19 surge
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Houston Chronicle
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Osborne, J.
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07/03/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas unemployment claims tick up, benefits extended
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Houston Chronicle
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Douglas, E.
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07/03/20
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2 doc(s)
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Unemployment claims again rising as coronavirus surges in Bexar County, Texas
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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07/03/20
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3 doc(s)
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Abbott’s mask order is welcome but long overdue
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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07/05/20
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5 doc(s)
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New Mexico should offer sex trafficking survivors a ‘path to redemption’
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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07/05/20
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2 doc(s)
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Raise a glass: Texas drinks-to-go rules make a bit more sense, thanks to this change
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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07/05/20
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Sloppiness or corruption? Only an independent audit of HPD narcotics will tell.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/05/20
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3 doc(s)
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Thumbs: ‘Bar Lives Matter’? What about Republican tacos?
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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Courts protect lawyers and litigants, but not the voters
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Austin American Statesman
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Ducloux, C.
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07/05/20
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2 doc(s)
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Most Confederate statues were mass-produced ‘garden gnomes.’ Ship them back to sender.
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Houston Chronicle
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Parker, R.
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07/05/20
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‘Future dangerousness’ an unfair standard for executions
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San Antonio Express News
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Bush, W.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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Familiarity breeds favorability: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 local TV news interview strategy
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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07/05/20
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2 doc(s)
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“You can’t create a bubble”: Texas high schools struggle to keep COVID out of sports
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dent, M.
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07/05/20
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2 doc(s)
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Once lauded for its COVID-19 response, Texas now grapples with one of country’s worst outbreaks
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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07/05/20
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6 doc(s)
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With 'rocky weeks' ahead, Houston hospitals brace for more COVID-19 patients
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Houston Chronicle
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Ketterer, S.
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07/05/20
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‘When we’re full, we’re full’: COVID-19 pushes San Antonio hospitals to the limit
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San Antonio Express News
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Chasnoff, B.
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07/05/20
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4 doc(s)
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Wind farms threaten unspoiled West Texas river and Air Force pilot training routes
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San Antonio Express News
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MacCormack, J.
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07/05/20
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3 doc(s)
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Three San Antonio police officers, fired by SAPD, were later hired in Leon Valley. Here’s why.
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San Antonio Express News
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Eaton, E.
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07/05/20
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8 doc(s)
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Patrick: In-person GOP convention in Houston may be bad idea but he’ll be there
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Austin American Statesman
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Tilove, J.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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UT-Austin has largest share of $78 million in system cuts
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Austin American Statesman
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Korte, L.
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07/04/20
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2 doc(s)
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These North Texas counties are balking at Abbott’s statewide mask order
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Dallas Morning News
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Scudder, C.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports nearly 1,100 new coronavirus cases, posting another 1-day high during record week
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Dallas Morning News
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Steele, T.
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07/04/20
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2 doc(s)
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As coronavirus cases surged, Texas’ contact tracing workforce shrunk
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Platoff, E.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texans react to Gov. Abbott’s mask order
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Houston Chronicle
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Begley, D.
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07/04/20
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2 doc(s)
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Presumed COVID-19 patients often sent home from ER at two Houston hospital systems without testing, doctors report
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Houston Chronicle
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Deam, J.
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07/04/20
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2 doc(s)
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Bexar County hits record high of daily coronavirus cases; total soars above 14,000
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San Antonio Express News
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Riker, M.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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‘It’s the least people can do’ — Abbott’s mask order meets mixed response in S.A.
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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More at stake than 1 Senate seat in Texas election
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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07/05/20
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1 doc(s)
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Champion of Texas election law and ethics, Buck Wood, dies at 75
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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07/05/20
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Texas sets coronavirus records: 8,258 new cases, numbers in hospital reach all-time highs
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Austin American Statesman
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Hall, K.
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07/05/20
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4 doc(s)
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"Kill 'em." Houston GOP powerbroker Steve Hotze left Greg Abbott a voicemail requesting National Guard "shoot to kill" rioters
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Austin American Statesman
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Svitek, P.
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07/05/20
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3 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports record 1,103 coronavirus cases, continuing its skyward trajectory
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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07/05/20
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5 doc(s)
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Foster care plaintiffs say Texas ‘shockingly’ disobeys federal judge, ask her for sanctions
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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07/05/20
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3 doc(s)
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More health workers are getting COVID-19, but UTSW says they’re safer on the job than out and about
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Dallas Morning News
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Schnurman, M.
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07/05/20
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4 doc(s)
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For second consecutive day, Dallas County reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Clarridge, E.
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07/05/20
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1 doc(s)
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Fort Worth, Tarrant County are worse off than Dallas on COVID. Where are our leaders?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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07/05/20
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4 doc(s)
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Fort Bend County community activist, historian Reginald Moore dies at 60
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Houston Chronicle
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Lewis, B.
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07/05/20
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2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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We can’t and won’t enforce Abbott’s mask order, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says
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Houston Chronicle
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McGuinness, D.
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07/05/20
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1 doc(s)
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Cruz and Trump on opposite sides of congressional runoff battle
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, G.
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07/05/20
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Five more coronavirus deaths, 341 new cases in Bexar County
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San Antonio Express News
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Mendoza-Moyers, D.
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07/05/20
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4 doc(s)
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Texas moves ahead on discharging oil wastewater, even as EPA balks
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San Antonio Express News
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Osborne, J.
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07/05/20
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Will Austin bat-watching crowds stay? Only by keeping distance, city says
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Austin American Statesman
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Bradshaw, K.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Supreme Court cancels July bar exam, adds online test in October
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas extends waiver on vehicle registrations, titles
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Dallas Morning News
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Jones, A.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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UT Southwestern scientists investigate pneumonia drug as possible COVID-19 treatment
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Dallas Morning News
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Mantica, G.
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07/04/20
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4 doc(s)
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Free walk-up COVID-19 testing will be available next week in Fort Worth
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Ramirez Jr., D.
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07/04/20
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Abbott issues order limiting outdoor gatherings. Not in my county, Texas judge says
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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Hood County reports fifth coronavirus death, first in more than two weeks
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Stevenson, S.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Clarridge, E.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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GOP activist, conservatives sue Abbott to stop Texas’ mask mandate from being enforced
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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07/04/20
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9 doc(s)
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Turner hopes GOP reconsiders plan to hold convention in Houston amid COVID surge
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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07/04/20
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2 doc(s)
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Gov. Abbott leaves polling places out of Texas mask mandate
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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07/04/20
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3 doc(s)
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Public Utility Commission extends aid for electricity consumers
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Houston Chronicle
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Sixel, L.
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07/04/20
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1 doc(s)
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In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads
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New York Times
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Goodman, J.
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07/05/20
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As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’
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New York Times
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Fink, S.
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07/05/20
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Texas Governor Reverses Course and Orders Face Masks
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New York Times
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Montgomery, D.
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07/03/20
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Texas Mandates Face Coverings as Coronavirus Cases Surge
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Wall Street Journal
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Ansari, T.
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07/03/20
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