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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Ready for endorsement deals in high school sports? Southlake QB shows we’d better be
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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08/11/21
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2 doc(s)
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The red state/blue state divide is now affecting our risk of COVID
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Dallas Morning News
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Leubsdorf, C.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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True innovation will save Texas grid
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San Antonio Express News
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Britton, K.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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Texas House approves arrest of absent Democrats after Supreme Court steps in
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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Facing mounting pressure, Gov. Greg Abbott maintains ban on mask mandate in Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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08/11/21
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7 doc(s)
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Austin ISD to mandate masks in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott
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Austin American Statesman
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Mendez, M.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas now has the fewest ICU beds available it's had during the entire COVID-19 pandemic
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Austin American Statesman
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Moreno-Lozano, L.
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08/11/21
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1 doc(s)
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Parents, districts scrambling as school reopens while COVID-19 cases spike
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Dallas Morning News
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Smith, C.
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08/11/21
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2 doc(s)
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Dallas judge rules that Abbott’s mask mandate ban cannot be enforced, paves way for new requirements
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Dallas Morning News
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Scudder, C.
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08/11/21
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9 doc(s)
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In North Texas, intensive care bed space is running out. Only 2 pediatric ICU spots remain in region
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Dallas Morning News
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Scudder, C.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 wayward Democrats
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Dallas Morning News
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Gillman, T.
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08/11/21
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1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
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Texas will get out-of-state help for hospitals as COVID cases climb, governor says
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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Urban Texas in revolt over Gov. Abbott's ban on mask requirements
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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08/11/21
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7 doc(s)
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A mix of excitement and concern as Alief, Humble ISDs kick off the new school year
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Houston Chronicle
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Dellinger, H.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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Judge allows San Antonio, Bexar County to issue mask mandate for schools, public buildings
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San Antonio Express News
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Contreras, G.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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Lake Travis released its back-to-school COVID safety plan. Here's what you can expect.
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Austin American Statesman
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Asch, S.
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08/11/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Delta Forces Hospitals Across U.S. to Ration Scarce ICU Beds
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Austin American Statesman
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Levin, J.
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08/11/21
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1 doc(s)
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Texas Supreme Court declines to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's veto of Legislature's budget
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/11/21
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2 doc(s)
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Will Democrats be arrested, forced into Capitol? Answer may impact Texas House Speaker’s future
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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‘Out of control’: Dallas County reports 3,270 coronavirus cases in 3-day total
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Dallas Morning News
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Steele, T.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Senate committee advances bill aimed at tackling ‘critical race theory’
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Dallas Morning News
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Richman, T.
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08/11/21
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1 TX bill
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Tarrant County COVID surge fills hospital beds, pushes ICU occupancy to 93%
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Hartley, J.
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08/11/21
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1 doc(s)
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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over mask mandate ban
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Fechter, J.
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08/11/21
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4 doc(s)
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Texas surges past 10,000 COVID hospitalizations for the first time in six months
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Houston Chronicle
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Wu, G.
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08/11/21
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3 doc(s)
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UT to require testing ahead of fall semester
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Houston Chronicle
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Britto, B.
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08/11/21
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Texas House authorizes arrests of no-show Democratic lawmakers
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/11/21
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2 doc(s)
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Lone Star College primed to offer three bachelor's degree programs this fall
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Houston Chronicle
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Taylor, D.
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08/11/21
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Mayor Sylvester Turner to require city workers to mask up, bucking governor's ban on mandates
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Houston Chronicle
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McGuinness, D.
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08/11/21
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1 doc(s)
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George questions governor for COVID policies ahead of back to school
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Houston Chronicle
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Maness, T.
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08/11/21
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6 doc(s)
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Texas Supreme Court greenlights arrest of AWOL House Democrats
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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08/11/21
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1 doc(s)
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Democratic infighting doesn't help their fight to protect voting rights
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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08/11/21
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'Incredibly insulting': Bexar County seeks to deny benefits for widow of jailer dead from COVID-19
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San Antonio Express News
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Eaton, E.
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08/11/21
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1 TX bill
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The pandemic breaks into Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Ramsey, R.
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08/10/21
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2 doc(s)
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath tours Charlotte Sharp Children's Center, hoping to replicate success
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Bryan Eagle
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Katz, C.
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08/10/21
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UTMB postponing some elective surgery as COVID cases rise
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Galveston Daily News
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Staff
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08/10/21
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2 doc(s)
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DraftKings to buy Fertitta's online gambling business
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Galveston Daily News
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Ferguson, J.
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08/10/21
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2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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Abbott appoints Iglesias to Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Staff
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08/10/21
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McLennan County judges punt civil jury trials to 2022 due to COVID-19
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Witherspoon, T.
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08/10/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block G.O.P. voting bill.
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New York Times
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Montgomery, D.
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08/11/21
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Local officials in Texas can temporarily require masks, two judges rule.
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New York Times
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Paybarah, A.
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08/11/21
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Biden’s Challenge at the Border
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New York Times
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Risen, C.
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08/11/21
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Texas Hospitals Are Near Capacity as Covid-19 Surges Again
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Wall Street Journal
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Findell, E.
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08/11/21
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