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Covid-19 vaccine pace rises while statewide hospitalizations drop

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AUSTIN—The number of people in Texas hospitalized with Covid-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 Covid-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month ago. The number of new cases in the past week was 123,239 — a 22 percent drop from the record high of 158,922 the week of Jan. 10, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE TEXAS SPUR

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Dear Editor:

2020 Community Calendar

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Community Services

Personnel matters on agenda of Jan. 19 Spur council; police top topic of follow-up called meeting

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The regularly scheduled meeting of the Spur City Council Jan. 19, 2021, proceeded routinely enough, but by the time it was over, talk outside of council’s closed executive session that evening began to circulate that action was forthcoming regarding the city’s police force, possibly involving disbanding the department.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE TEXAS SPUR

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Many residents in Spur are not familiar with the Spur Senior Citizens Center. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about what I think is the friendliest meeting place in Spur.

Redistricting will likely have to wait for special session

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Lawmakers at the Texas Capitol have started the oncea-decade redistricting process. But they’re doing so without a very important tool: census data.

Robinhood and Gamestonks—Love ’Em or Hate ’Em

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Are we flirting with disaster in February? Yes, we have a new president. No, the economy is not improving. Maybe the universe can show us some love?

New contributor for Capital Highlights

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AUSTIN—It’s an honor to take over writing “Capital Highlights” from two capable predecessors, Chris Cobler and Ed Sterling. They are tough acts to follow, but I’ll do my best.

2020 Community Calendar

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Community Services

Senate begins redistricting hearings as federal count delays increase

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In the middle of the first week of public regional hearings on new political maps, lawmakers found out they are going to have to wait even longer to get official numbers showing how Texas’ population has changed over the last ten years. According to the US Census Bureau, the apportionment data, which determines how many representatives each state has in the US House, won't be available until the end of April. The redistricting data, those figures that drive the process of drawing new boundary lines for statehouse and congressional districts, won't be available before the end of July. This all but guarantees a special session on redistricting for the Legislature.