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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Why we are masking up in Austin ISD
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Austin American Statesman
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Elizalde, S.
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08/16/21
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3 doc(s)
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Amid COVID surge, legislators must prioritize safe and healthy voting
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Austin American Statesman
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Slattery, J.
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08/16/21
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2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
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Abbott focuses on migrants as COVID rages in Texas
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San Antonio Express News
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Shallenberger, A.
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08/16/21
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4 doc(s)
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Jenkins says mask order will stay despite Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocking it
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Dallas Morning News
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Torralva, K.
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08/16/21
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3 doc(s)
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Dallas ISD will continue enforcing mask mandate despite Supreme Court’s move against Jenkins’ order
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Dallas Morning News
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Smith, C.
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08/16/21
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1 doc(s)
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Fort Worth school board calls special meeting over mask requirements
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Johnson, K.
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08/16/21
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2 doc(s)
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In win for Gov. Abbott, Texas Supreme Court blocks local mask mandates
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/16/21
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Torrential rains in downtown Austin lead to flooding at Capitol
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Austin American Statesman
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Stith, D.
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08/16/21
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Texas Capitol building floods during storm. ‘It’s all hands on deck,’ Gov. Abbott says
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Johnson, K.
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08/16/21
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With electric power market plan in the works, consumption remains an issue
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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08/16/21
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Fact check: Rep. Chip Roy says mail-in ballot fraud 'greatest source of voter fraud' in Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Mulder, B.
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08/16/21
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Dozens of Texas facilities housing child migrants to operate without licenses amid fight between Gov. Greg Abbott and Biden administration
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Houston Chronicle
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Garcia, U.
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08/16/21
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Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete barrier amid Gov. Greg Abbott's push for a state-funded border wall
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San Antonio Express News
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Barragan, J.
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08/16/21
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COVID-19 strain on Texas hospitals hurts other patients, too
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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Enough! No arrests, no more special sessions. Texas lawmakers, grow up and move on
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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08/15/21
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2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
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Houston will be a leader in the climate change transition - or a casualty
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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Governor, the COVID crisis is here, not on the border
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/15/21
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6 doc(s)
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/14/21
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Let’s face it, Texas: natural gas let us down. Again
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Dallas Morning News
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Webber, M.
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08/15/21
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5 doc(s)
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Joints for jabs? A world awaits vaccines as America hesitates.
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Houston Chronicle
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Masllorens, L.
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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State has boomed under Abbott, don't change that
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San Antonio Express News
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Palmer, N.
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08/15/21
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O'Rourke needs to run for governor
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San Antonio Express News
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Clack, C.
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08/15/21
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Time for a bipartisan, compassionate leader - Joe Straus
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San Antonio Express News
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Brodesky, J.
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08/15/21
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In Cuomo, Abbott and DeSantis, a cautionary tale of the pandemic
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San Antonio Express News
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McArdle, M.
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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Fear for schoolkids, hope for return to local control
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San Antonio Express News
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Vickrey, C.
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08/15/21
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5 doc(s)
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As school districts require masks, we have to talk about the downsides for kids, too
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, C.
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08/14/21
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4 doc(s)
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City moves to protect residents from pandemic, Abbott
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San Antonio Express News
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Courage, J.
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08/14/21
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8 doc(s)
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Texas' Latino growth and rural population decline set up redistricting fight
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Austin American Statesman
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Jankowski, P.
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08/15/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas rejected pleas for additional nurses, assistance. Then the COVID-19 surge hit.
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Austin American Statesman
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Plohetski, T.
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08/15/21
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3 doc(s)
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As debates rage over masks and vaccines, universities prepare for return to campus amid COVID spike
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Dallas Morning News
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Olivares, V.
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08/15/21
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Texas abortion clinics brace for near shutdown as new law is enacted: 'We have to comply'
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackman, J.
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08/15/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Defiance in Texas: Cities, counties, schools win latest round vs. Gov. Greg Abbott over mask mandates
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/14/21
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Doctors see Texas' COVID surge lasting months as hospital resources stretch thinner
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Austin American Statesman
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Villalpando, N.
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08/14/21
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U.S. Education Secretary: Texas’ mask mandate ban may infringe on school district authority
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Dallas Morning News
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Donaldson, E.
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08/14/21
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Judge grants restraining order to stop Fort Worth school mask mandate amid COVID surge
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Ramirez Jr., D.
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08/14/21
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Denton city council passes mask requirement, following Dallas County model
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Clarridge, E.
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08/14/21
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Arlington school district considers lawsuit against Governor Abbott over mask mandate ban
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Broussard, K.
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08/14/21
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Slow-rolling hunt for absent Texas Democrats begins with a door knock
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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08/14/21
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More Houston school districts issue mask mandates while others wait for legal battles to play out
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Houston Chronicle
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Serrano, A.
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08/14/21
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Abbott loses first round in appeal of San Antonio mask mandate
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San Antonio Express News
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Contreras, G.
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08/14/21
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Latinos, Blacks show strong growth in San Antonio as white population declines
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San Antonio Express News
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O'Hare, P.
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08/14/21
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How masking and the delta variant may set the table for the 2022 political cycle in Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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08/15/21
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1 doc(s)
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Protesters call for mandatory COVID masks in Round Rock, Williamson County schools
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Austin American Statesman
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Macias, R.
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08/15/21
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2 doc(s)
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Hays County school districts are the latest in Austin area to require masks
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Austin American Statesman
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Stith, D.
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08/15/21
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2 doc(s)
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Paxton exaggerates testing deficiency
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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08/15/21
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The table is set for ‘a blockbuster fall.’ Unless COVID-19 whipsaws the economy once more
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Dallas Morning News
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Schnurman, M.
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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‘Personally, I’m really tired of the mask part of COVID’
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Dallas Morning News
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Caplan, A.
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08/15/21
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4 doc(s)
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Biden calls school chiefs, lauds defiance of anti-mask rules
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Houston Chronicle
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A.P. Wire
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08/15/21
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1 doc(s)
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Medical-student orientation turns into COVID cluster
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Houston Chronicle
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Gray, L.
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08/15/21
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1 doc(s)
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Gov. Greg Abbott needs to listen to local leaders and put children first
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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08/15/21
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3 doc(s)
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Hotez: As schools reopen, Houston will 'pay the price' for not doing more with masks, vaccines
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Houston Chronicle
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Gray, L.
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08/15/21
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2 doc(s)
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COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in Texas nursing homes, and nearly half of workers are unvaccinated
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San Antonio Express News
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DeGuzman, C.
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08/15/21
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1 doc(s)
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Welcome to the pariah state of Texas
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San Antonio Express News
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Jefferson, G.
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08/15/21
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3 doc(s)
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Schools on bases sticking to masks
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San Antonio Express News
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Christenson, S.
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08/15/21
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1 doc(s)
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Few and far off schedule: On track for more Amtrak trains to Aus-tin? Don't count on it
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San Antonio Express News
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Diamond, R.
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08/15/21
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2 doc(s)
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ACC mandates masks, moves most classes online for 3 weeks
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Austin American Statesman
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Menchaca, M.
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08/14/21
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4 doc(s)
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Amazon-Backed Rivian in Talks for $5 Billion Texas Plant
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Austin American Statesman
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Ludlow, E.
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08/14/21
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Surgery is ruled a form of abuse
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Austin American Statesman
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A.P. Wire
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08/14/21
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2 doc(s)
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Surge in COVID cases reshapes early 2022 election strategies for both parties
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Dallas Morning News
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Wollner, A.
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08/14/21
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Arlington ISD considers suing Gov. Abbott over mask mandate; FWISD mask plans stopped by judge
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Dallas Morning News
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Donaldson, E.
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08/14/21
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5 doc(s)
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Tesla may have a new ally in wresting control of car sales from Texas dealerships
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Dallas Morning News
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Arnold, K.
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08/14/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Judge extends for 14 days her temporary halt to Abbott’s order barring transportation of migrants
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Dallas Morning News
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Corchado, A.
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08/14/21
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5 doc(s)
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Are migrants fueling the COVID-19 surge? ‘No, this is the pandemic of the unvaccinated.’
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Dallas Morning News
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Solis, D.
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08/14/21
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7 doc(s)
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Some runaway House Democrats in D.C. leaving; law enforcement showing up at members’ homes in Texas
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Dallas Morning News
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Caldwell, E.
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08/14/21
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2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
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‘We fell short’: Ahead of Monday’s school launch, Dallas ISD trustees confront learning loss
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Dallas Morning News
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Richman, T.
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08/14/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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State appeals court upholds Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ mask mandate
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Dallas Morning News
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Nix, M.
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08/14/21
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5 doc(s)
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Temporary Win for Texas School Districts, County on Masks
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lozano, J.
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08/14/21
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9 doc(s)
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Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lieb, D.
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08/14/21
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3 doc(s)
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Masks in schools: Explaining the debate over face coverings in classrooms
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Meckler, L.
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08/14/21
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8 doc(s)
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Amtrak Joe,' Texas Central and the future of passenger rail in Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Taylor, M.
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08/14/21
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1 doc(s)
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Harris County wins court order blocking Abbott's ban on COVID-19 restrictions
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Houston Chronicle
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Despart, Z.
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08/14/21
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4 doc(s)
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Federal judge extends order blocking Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive for law enforcement to pull over vehicles transporting migrants
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, U.
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08/14/21
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2 doc(s)
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Protesters challenge local masking order for schools
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San Antonio Express News
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Fanning, T.
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08/14/21
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3 doc(s)
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Citing early spike in cases, North East ISD warns COVID spread could close schools
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San Antonio Express News
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Perez, D.
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08/14/21
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4 doc(s)
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OTC expands wind energy component as oil and gas sector's future looks bleak
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San Antonio Express News
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Tomlinson, C.
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08/14/21
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The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.
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San Antonio Express News
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McCollough, J.
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08/14/21
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2 doc(s)
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A Storm Soaks Austin and the Texas Corridors of Power
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New York Times
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Paybarah, A.
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08/16/21
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The Texas State Supreme Court upholds governor’s mask mandate ban, for now.
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New York Times
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Hauser, E.
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08/16/21
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Doubts, Anger and Anxiety: What It’s Like to Go to School Now
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New York Times
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Goldstein, D.
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08/15/21
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Whiplash for the Concert Business as the Delta Variant Rages On
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New York Times
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Sisario, B.
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08/14/21
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We Studied One Million Students. This Is What We Learned About Masking.
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New York Times
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Zimmerman, K.
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08/14/21
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