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Texas GOP lawmakers sue governor over virus tracing contract

by Associated Press
| August 6, 2020 12:06 AM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five Texas GOP lawmakers sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday over a $295 million contact tracing deal signed during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic that they claim skirted oversight and amounted to the governor exceeding his authority.

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