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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Health is health - whether mental or physical. Thanks, Simone Biles, for the reminder.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/09/21
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For military, a threat to U.S. in mask ban
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/09/21
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott took away the best tool to keep students safe
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Austin American Statesman
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Trovall, C.
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08/09/21
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3 doc(s)
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The critical voting rights issue in Texas that legislators aren’t talking about
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Dallas Morning News
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Ayer, D.
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08/09/21
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2 doc(s)
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Abbott's order may lead to suffering, but not liability
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San Antonio Express News
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Johnson, V.
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08/09/21
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2 doc(s)
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Austin in 'dire' situation with rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, officials warn
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Austin American Statesman
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Autullo, R.
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08/09/21
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3 doc(s)
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Billions are flowing to Texas schools for pandemic recovery. Here’s how they’ll spend it
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Dallas Morning News
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Donaldson, E.
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08/09/21
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1 doc(s)
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Texas Senate committee advances trans sports ban and medical abortion roadblock amid COVID-19 surge
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Dallas Morning News
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O'Hanlon, M.
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08/09/21
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2 TX bill(s)
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'She has become our glue': Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson is Democrats' breakout star in D.C.
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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08/09/21
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Amid surging COVID risk, school already has started in San Antonio area - with no masks required
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San Antonio Express News
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Picon, A.
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08/09/21
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1 doc(s)
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LGBTQ group boycotts Texas Senate hearing on bill imposing limits on transgender student-athletes
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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08/09/21
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Zuckerberg's cash fuels GOP suspicion and new election rules
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Riccardi, N.
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08/09/21
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Fact check: Yes, getting fired over a vaccine mandate may cost you unemployment aid
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Houston Chronicle
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McCarthy, B.
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08/09/21
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Medical debt becoming a pandemic that infects all our finances
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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08/09/21
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Politicizing COVID is bad for businesses
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Houston Chronicle
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Carballo, R.
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08/09/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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The fallout of Abbott's orders: How Texas government offices cope without mask, vaccine mandates
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Houston Chronicle
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Banks, G.
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08/09/21
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4 doc(s)
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Hospitals need help in COVID surge. Here’s one easy thing Gov. Greg Abbott should do
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Editorial
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08/08/21
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6 doc(s)
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Did Biden create COVID super-spreader at border? The truth about McAllen.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/08/21
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5 doc(s)
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Be brave, gov; do right thing to stop surge
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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08/08/21
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7 doc(s)
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No, the Texas power grid is not fixed
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Austin American Statesman
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Robbins, P.
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08/08/21
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2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
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Stop pretending that crush of immigrants at Texas border isn’t driving COVID cases
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, C.
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08/08/21
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3 doc(s)
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What I learned from Katrina about teaching kids after a disaster
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Houston Chronicle
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McAnelly, N.
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08/08/21
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Suffer the little children, our governor decrees
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San Antonio Express News
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Clack, C.
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08/08/21
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6 doc(s)
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Effort against domestic violence is massive, but is it enough?
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San Antonio Express News
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Preyor-Johnson, N.
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08/08/21
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2 doc(s)
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Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills
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Austin American Statesman
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Ferman, M.
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08/08/21
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2 TX bill(s)
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New Texas special session opens with no House quorum, but Senate sprints into action
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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08/08/21
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Would Samsung really pick tiny Taylor over Austin for new $17 billion factory?
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Austin American Statesman
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Sechler, B.
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08/08/21
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Texas House Democrats again deny a quorum as second legislative special session begins
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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08/08/21
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3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
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Texas’ special session begins amid ‘raging ocean’ of hostility over voters’ rights
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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08/08/21
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2 doc(s)
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U.S. now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
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Houston Chronicle
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Kennedy, K.
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08/08/21
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2 doc(s)
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As school starts, Houston-area parents panic over raging delta variant and limited mask guidance
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Houston Chronicle
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Dellinger, H.
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08/08/21
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6 doc(s)
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'This bill is going to pass': Texas Republicans rev up for the next elections bill fight
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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08/08/21
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After his veto didn't lure Democrats back to work, Gov. Abbott extends funding for legislative branch
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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08/08/21
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5 doc(s)
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Fact-check: Did a quorum-breaking Texas Democrat say in 2007 that 'mail-in ballot fraud is the greatest source of voter fraud'?
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Austin American Statesman
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Mulder, B.
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08/08/21
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1 TX bill
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Texas wants to borrow $6.5 billion for outstanding bills from February’s freezeout. You’ll pay.
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Dallas Morning News
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Lieber, D.
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08/08/21
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1 doc(s)
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Hundreds gather outside Dallas’ Baylor hospital to protest vaccination mandates
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Dallas Morning News
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Marfin, C.
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08/08/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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‘It’s getting worse by the hour.’ Texas is being tested by COVID-19, and we’re weak
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy, B.
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08/08/21
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4 doc(s)
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Families of missing people gather for Missing in Harris County Day: 'I can talk to them and they know what I'm going through'
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Houston Chronicle
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Kelly, S.
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08/08/21
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1 TX bill
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'A raging ocean of division': Another no-show by Dems stalls Gov. Abbott's special session in Austin
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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08/08/21
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2 doc(s)
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Texas legislators cry encroachment over UT's move to the SEC
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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08/08/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Pacheco stepping down from Texas House. Special election to come.
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, G.
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08/08/21
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Abbott Criticized for Ban on Covid Mandates as Cases Soar in Texas
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New York Times
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Sandoval, E.
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08/09/21
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Schools Reopen to Mask Confusion
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Wall Street Journal
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McWhirter, C.
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08/09/21
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The Case Against Masks for Children
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Wall Street Journal
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Makary, M.
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08/09/21
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Get Vaccinated. Get Masked. It’s the Only Way Out of This.
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New York Times
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Editorial
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08/08/21
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