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Viability in Nov. is leading concern in GOP Texas House runoffs — including District 47’s Berry vs Fleck runoff

With the Tuesday runoffs, Republicans will pick their nominees for three state House seats that will likely be competitive in November. Democrats hope to flip the House for the first time in roughly two decades. Photo credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

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LISD students to be either 100% virtual or 100% in-person

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Leander ISD is giving families two options regarding the 2020-21 school year. Students will be enrolled in either 100% Virtual Empowered Learning or 100% in-person instruction. 

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Masks will be mandatory in many Texas schools when they reopen this fall, education agency says

A student in a classroom at Cactus Elementary School. Photo credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

The mask requirement doesn’t apply to students younger than 10. The Texas Education Agency guidelines also require schools to post coronavirus prevention plans and encourage hand-washing.

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