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Texas joins states applying for Trump's unemployment boost

| August 21, 2020 12:03 AM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Thursday joined the growing list of states that will pursue President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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