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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Disaster is the new normal - from Houston to New York. We must act on climate change.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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09/07/21
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1 doc(s)
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New Black and Hispanic history courses can flourish in Texas, despite the controversy over CRT
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Dallas Morning News
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King, J.
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09/07/21
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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North Texas school districts feel COVID-19 surge, report thousands of new cases
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Dallas Morning News
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Donaldson, E.
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09/07/21
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4 doc(s)
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These are the winners as Texas lawmakers wrap up ‘greatest’ week for Republican bills
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Dearman, E.
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09/07/21
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1 doc(s)
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Twitter spats, news, memes: #TxLege is now more essential than ever
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Houston Chronicle
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Harris, C.
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09/07/21
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Sex buyers at Houston's infamous Track will now face felonies. Experts weigh in on how it will work.
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Houston Chronicle
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Banks, G.
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09/07/21
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1 TX bill
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Infusion treatment keeping COVID patients out of San Antonio hospitals
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San Antonio Express News
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O'Hare, P.
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09/07/21
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1 doc(s)
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Eanes parents sue school district over mask mandate
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Austin American Statesman
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Asch, S.
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09/07/21
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2 doc(s)
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Texas state senators file suit arguing federal judge must draw political maps for 2022
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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09/07/21
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3 doc(s)
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Power hungry Texas looks at ways to cut demand
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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09/07/21
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1 doc(s)
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TEA: School districts in Texas can require students to stay home if household member has COVID
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San Antonio Express News
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Dellinger, H.
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09/07/21
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1 doc(s)
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Demanding justice: For 36 years, a woman sought her rapist
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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09/06/21
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Majority rules? Not in Texas. Not under Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Austin American Statesman
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Editorial
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09/05/21
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3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
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Can torch-bearing Texans stop Abbott's monster?
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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09/05/21
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2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
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Troubling implications of egregious abortion law
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San Antonio Express News
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Editorial
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill
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A bad abortion law won’t change hearts or advance our nation
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Thumbs: Who wants to be an abortion bounty hunter?
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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09/04/21
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Why is Gov. Abbott silent on welcoming Afghans to Texas?
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Houston Chronicle
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Khalid, W.
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09/06/21
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3 doc(s)
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New law is an important step toward curbing sexual harassment
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Austin American Statesman
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Kohnert-Yount, V.
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09/05/21
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2 TX bill(s)
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Shame on Texas
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Austin American Statesman
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Pitts, L.
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09/05/21
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2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
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The vaccine debate isn’t about science, but about ethics
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Dallas Morning News
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Dueholm, B.
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09/05/21
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3 doc(s)
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New Texas abortion law could keep pastors, churches from counseling women in need
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Forbes, E.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill
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Texas abortion law is already saving lives. But there’s more to do to help children
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, C.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill
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Abortion providers, this is your chance to make history again
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Houston Chronicle
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Garrow, D.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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Reproductive freedom: That's male privilege
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San Antonio Express News
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Clack, C.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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This is not the Texas we deserve — or is it?
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San Antonio Express News
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Preyor-Johnson, N.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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After summer of legislative warfare, Texas Republicans, Democrats prepare for 2022 election season
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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09/06/21
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1 doc(s)
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What will be fate of Granbury’s controversial sewage plant? Texas agency to decide
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Samsel, H.
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09/06/21
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Republicans won the battle on voting bill, but Houston Democrats warn it will cost them at ballot box
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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09/06/21
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1 TX bill
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The final Ike Dike plan won't protect against every storm - especially with climate change
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Houston Chronicle
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Foxhall, E.
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09/06/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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12,000 Texas restaurants seek lifeline for delta surge after missing out on COVID relief
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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09/06/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas' new 'constitutional carry' law expected to spur more gun sales
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San Antonio Express News
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Iszler, M.
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09/06/21
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1 TX bill
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'Critical race theory' is being used to describe equity work. Experts say that’s not correct.
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Austin American Statesman
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Asch, S.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Texas schools are surveilling students online, often without their knowledge or consent
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Dallas Morning News
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Sen, A.
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09/05/21
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1 doc(s)
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What Texas abortion ban means for survivors of rape, incest and others whose choices were stolen
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Houston Chronicle
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Banks, G.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
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'We are sitting ducks': Experts say a hurricane like Ida would wreak havoc in Houston
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Houston Chronicle
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Foxhall, E.
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09/05/21
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2 doc(s)
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If COVID gets bad, San Antonio schools have plans - but maybe not enough teachers
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San Antonio Express News
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Perez, D.
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09/05/21
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7 doc(s)
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Ahead of Labor Day, Austin area reports highest weekly COVID death toll in more than a year
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Austin American Statesman
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Osbourne, H.
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09/04/21
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4 doc(s)
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Texas abortion law the latest in a pattern of restrictions from the GOP-controlled Legislature
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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09/04/21
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3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
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Biden, Texas doctors seek action to stop state’s new abortion law because of ‘vigilante’ concerns
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Dallas Morning News
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Caldwell, E.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Richardson school trustees affirm mask mandate as COVID-19 cases spike
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Dallas Morning News
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Richman, T.
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09/04/21
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3 doc(s)
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Fort Worth public schools cannot require masks until at least January, court orders
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Clarridge, E.
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09/04/21
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3 doc(s)
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More than 5,000 Fort Worth students and teachers in quarantine for COVID-19 exposure
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Allen, S.
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09/04/21
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2 doc(s)
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'It wears on you': Patients forced to wait it out as COVID surge delays important surgeries
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Houston Chronicle
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Gill, J.
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09/04/21
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1 doc(s)
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Student COVID cases nearly double across Texas in one week
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Houston Chronicle
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Dellinger, H.
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09/04/21
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4 doc(s)
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Texas abortion ban draws scrutiny to Supreme Court's 'shadow docket'
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Houston Chronicle
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Wermund, B.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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'San Antonians are setting examples' - Civil rights history a key feature of Alamo project
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San Antonio Express News
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Huddleston, S.
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09/04/21
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3 doc(s)
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Republicans prove Texas is the most conservative one-party state in America
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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09/06/21
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One tactic to stop abortion bounty hunters from demolishing women’s constitutional rights
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Rubin, J.
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09/06/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Republican wins on abortion, voting and guns cap their banner 2021, with Democratic goals in ‘dire’ danger despite Washington power
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Scherer, M.
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09/06/21
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Like TCU, Houston did everything right to earn an invitation to the Big 12
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Engel, M.
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09/06/21
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Houston groups protest restrictive Texas abortion law
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Houston Chronicle
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Downen, R.
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09/06/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Houston honors service of Chinese Americans in WWII
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Houston Chronicle
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Barned-Smith, S.
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09/06/21
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2021 legislative session was a warning to Democrats: Learn how to win elections or perish
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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09/05/21
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Judge shields some Texas abortion clinics from group’s suits
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Austin American Statesman
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Stengle, J.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law
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Austin American Statesman
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Carlson, K.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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UT boosts graduate student funding by $11 million
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Austin American Statesman
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Menchaca, M.
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09/05/21
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1 doc(s)
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Noem says National Guard troops to return from border
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Austin American Statesman
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Groves, S.
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09/05/21
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2 doc(s)
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Republican state lawmaker urges former Speaker Joe Straus to challenge Abbott or Patrick
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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09/05/21
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'Let's try to fix it together': Gonzalo Barrientos on civil rights, passing laws and helping people
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Austin American Statesman
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Barnes, M.
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09/05/21
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1 doc(s)
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Are Texas hemp crops concealing marijuana? Maybe, says ag commissioner Sid Miller
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Austin American Statesman
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Sechler, B.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Revival of “remain in Mexico” policy could have deadly consequences for asylum-seekers, advocates warn
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Austin American Statesman
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Garcia, U.
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09/05/21
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5 doc(s)
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Breach exposes Dallas student, parent, teacher data
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Austin American Statesman
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A.P. Wire
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09/05/21
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Renewable energy capacity on the Texas grid set to soar — will we have the infrastructure to use it?
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Dallas Morning News
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O'Hanlon, M.
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09/05/21
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2 doc(s)
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Here’s what doctors say you should know about Regeneron, Eli Lilly’s treatments during COVID surge
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Dallas Morning News
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Canales, A.
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09/05/21
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1 doc(s)
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Dear Watchdog: Bad contractors, how to get a credit freeze and spam, spam, spam
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Dallas Morning News
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Lieber, D.
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09/05/21
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1 doc(s)
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Authorities worry new Texas gun law will increase violence, lead to more gun thefts
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lozano, J.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill
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Origin story of the Texas law that could upend Roe v. Wade
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weber, P.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Parker: Biden: the only Democrat a Republican could vote for?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Parker, K.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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UT-Austin working with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors to create “limited government” think tank
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Houston Chronicle
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McGee, K.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill
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COVID Help Desk: How can you tell if it's just a cold or not when you're vaccinated?
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Houston Chronicle
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Downen, R.
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09/05/21
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5 doc(s)
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Exclusive: Texas' top electric regulator talks ERCOT market redesign, reliability
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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09/05/21
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3 doc(s)
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Larson appears unlikely to seek another term in Texas House
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San Antonio Express News
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Garcia, G.
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09/05/21
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Who's enforcing Gov. Abbott's ban on school mask rules? Not Abbott.
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San Antonio Express News
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McKinley, E.
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09/05/21
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2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
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Texas lawmakers approve plan to move March primary elections, if necessary
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San Antonio Express News
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Harris, C.
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09/05/21
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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'Enough is enough': Texas Medical Association opposes new abortion restrictions
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Austin American Statesman
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Mekelburg, M.
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09/04/21
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2 TX bill(s)
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Williamson County sets record for daily new COVID-19 cases with 658
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Austin American Statesman
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Osborn, C.
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09/04/21
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2 doc(s)
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Legislature brings 2nd special session to a close with final flurry of bills
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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09/04/21
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5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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Texas Senate passes GOP bill allowing for audits of 2020 election
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill
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COVID-19 surge continues in Williamson County schools
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Austin American Statesman
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Osborn, C.
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09/04/21
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1 doc(s)
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Texas elections bill faces two federal court challenges from voting rights advocates
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Dallas Morning News
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Sparber, S.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Even after quorum breaks, GOP House Speaker says he won’t campaign against Dem House members
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Dallas Morning News
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Jeffers Jr., G.
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09/04/21
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Texas must do more to effectively prevent carbon monoxide disasters, experts say
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Dallas Morning News
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Trevino-Perez, E.
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09/04/21
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State drops allegations of racist remarks, bribery, intimidation and toxic climate against Kemp ISD
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Dallas Morning News
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Donaldson, E.
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09/04/21
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1 doc(s)
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Mask up or opt out? Arlington school board considered, then rejected, another mandate
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Broussard, B.
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09/04/21
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1 doc(s)
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Texas Legislature adjourns second special session after passing more of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Pollock, C.
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09/04/21
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7 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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Texas shows us what post-democracy America would look like
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Milbank, D.
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09/04/21
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6 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
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Texas victory at the Supreme Court makes sure abortion war
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Henneberger, M.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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EXPLAINER: The language, reach of new Texas abortion law
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kruesi, K.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Has Biden reached a ‘break-glass moment’ on Supreme Court expansion after Texas abortion case?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lowry, B.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Pro-life abortion reporting system dropped by website host GoDaddy.com
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Hollers, B.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill
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Montgomery County faces record-high number of ICU cases, kids with COVID-19
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Houston Chronicle
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Bauman, A.
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09/04/21
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3 doc(s)
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Texas Republicans adjourn special session celebrating partisan wins
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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09/04/21
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5 TX bill(s)
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Civil rights groups sue, seeking to block Texas elections bill
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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09/04/21
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Money to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Yes, please
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San Antonio Express News
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Taylor, M.
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09/04/21
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2 doc(s)
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Texas ends health and safety oversight that protected thousands of migrant kids
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San Antonio Express News
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Trovall, E.
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09/04/21
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4 doc(s)
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Justice Department Says U.S. Will ‘Protect’ Texas Women Seeking Abortions
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New York Times
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Kavi, A.
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09/07/21
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Behind Texas Abortion Law, an Attorney’s Unusual Enforcement Idea
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Wall Street Journal
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Gershman, J.
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09/07/21
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Justice Department Looks for Ways to Challenge Texas Abortion Law
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Wall Street Journal
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Gurman, S.
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09/07/21
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Kavanaugh to the Liberal Rescue
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Wall Street Journal
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Ed.
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09/07/21
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How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban
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New York Times
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Graham, R.
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09/06/21
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Drowning Our Future in the Past
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New York Times
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Dowd, M.
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09/05/21
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In the Dead of Night, the Supreme Court Proved It Has Too Much Power
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New York Times
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Bouie, J.
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09/04/21
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TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips
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New York Times
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Perlroth, N.
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09/04/21
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Companies Stay Quiet on Texas’ New Abortion Law
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New York Times
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Gelles, D.
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09/04/21
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Texas Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Anti-Abortion Group
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New York Times
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Graham, R.
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09/04/21
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Lyft, Uber to Cover Legal Costs of Drivers Sued Under Texas Abortion Law
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Wall Street Journal
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Rana, P.
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09/04/21
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