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Breaking: @GovAbbott is modifying his recent executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic to “eliminate confinement as a punishment for violating” them.

He said his order, "if correctly applied," should free Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther. texastribune.org/2020/05/07/tex…
@GovAbbott Luther was sentenced to seven days in jail earlier this week for defying orders to keep her business closed. bit.ly/2WxHr9G
@GovAbbott Abbott also referenced in today’s announcement Laredo's Ana Isabel Castro-Garcia and Brenda Stephanie Mata, who last month were arrested and charged with violating the community’s emergency management plan. bit.ly/2WxHr9G
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Many of those facilities are in rural areas with limited resources to respond to an outbreak.

Take, for example, the South Texas town of Pearsall.

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1/ Texans are accumulating bills that they can’t pay due to the pandemic.

Some Texas cities are trying to help by providing rent and mortgage relief.

But advocates say the programs aren’t expansive enough to see Texans through the pandemic.

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1/ Many Latino small business owners we spoke with are struggling with eligibility for rent relief and access to bank loans, leaving many unsure of business success or longevity during the coronavirus pandemic. bit.ly/3dtnlUQ
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