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Pandemic leaves Texas with $1B deficit as virus still surges

by Paul J. Weber
| January 11, 2021 3:07 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has created a nearly $1 billion deficit in the Texas state budget as the nation’s energy hub remains hampered by a slow recovery and a half-million fewer jobs than a year ago.

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