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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
New: Asylum seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era immigration policy will soon be able to enter the United States to pursue their cases, the Biden administration said Friday. bit.ly/3tQ3bxn
Launched by the Trump administration, the Migrant Protection Protocols forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico border towns for their hearings in American courtrooms.
.@DHSGov advised asylum seekers in the program to remain where they are for now while a virtual registration process is rolled out next week. Once they’ve registered, the migrants will be told where to go, the DHS statement says.
@DHSgov Asylum seekers will be tested for the coronavirus before being allowed to cross the border. Read more: bit.ly/3tQ3bxn

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12 Feb
Thread: We're tracking COVID-19 vaccine doses administered each day in Texas, percent of Texans fully vaccinated and percent of Texans fully vaccinated by county.

Here is how to follow along + some crucial context about these numbers ⬇️ bit.ly/3fo6O6K Chart showing COVID-19 vaccine doses administered each day i
2/ As of Feb. 10, 3.7 million doses have been administered in Texas. Some things to keep in mind:

-Both vaccines available require two doses.
-Doses remain in short supply.
-Front-line health workers and certain high-risk people are being prioritized first.
3/ Health experts estimate 75% to 90% of all Texans need to achieve immunity to COVID-19 to reach herd immunity, which is when enough people are immune to the virus to make community spread unlikely.
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12 Feb
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley is retiring, the city manager told city leadership in a memo Friday. bit.ly/3aXsWDn
Manley has been at the helm of the police department since 2016, first as an interim chief and then appointed permanently to the job by City Manager Spencer Cronk two years later.

He was praised for his efforts to stop the serial Austin bombings in 2018. bit.ly/2ZaWhol
But more recently, Manley has faced harsh criticism, largely spurred by the police killing of Mike Ramos last year and how the department handled summer protests over racial inequities and police brutality. bit.ly/3757PxK
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11 Feb
NEW: A court filing we obtained reveals for the first time what four aides fired by Ken Paxton believe he received in exchange for helping a donor with his business affairs:

-A home remodel
-A job for the woman with whom Paxton allegedly had an affair bit.ly/2OjG0ev
In return, the aides allege, Paxton used his office to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul's business interests, investigate Paul’s adversaries and help settle a lawsuit.
The claims in the filing provide even more details about what the former aides believe Paxton’s motivations were in what they describe as a “bizarre, obsessive use of power.”
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10 Feb
Three federally-run mass vaccination sites aimed at underserved communities are expected to open before the end of the month in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. bit.ly/371itpr
2/ The sites will be run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state emergency management officials and are described as “pilot sites” in the national effort to speed up the nation's COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort.
3/ The sites, which are currently being adapted for the effort, are NRG Stadium in Houston, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and Fair Park in Dallas.
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10 Feb
Former President Trump's second impeachment trial continues today beginning at 11 a.m. Central.

You can watch via @cspan:
@cspan Senators are considering whether to convict the former president of incitement of insurrection after a mob of his supporters overran the U.S. Capitol in a deadly attack on January 6. cbsn.ws/2MVSY1E
@cspan Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn voted Tuesday that the Senate impeachment trial of Trump is unconstitutional. The Senate voted 56-44 to proceed with the trial.

More via @startelegram: bit.ly/2MQbKHK
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9 Feb
1/ After two mass shootings in 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signaled openness to gun control measures.

But in his first State of the State since the massacres, the governor did not mention the shootings or gun control.

Advocates worry: Has Abbott moved on? bit.ly/3cLKS6r
2/ The 2019 Walmart shooting in El Paso left 23 dead. 28 days later, a mass shooting in Midland-Odessa left another eight dead.

Gun control advocates view this first legislative session since the massacres as their best chance to advance gun control laws. bit.ly/3cLKS6r
3/ So the absence of any mention of the mass shootings during Abbott’s State of the State address rankled gun control advocates and state lawmakers from El Paso. bit.ly/3cLKS6r A quote from Ed Scruggs, a spokesperson and board member for
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