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Thunderbirds flyover salutes those on frontlines of COVID-19

Fred Erickson, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and pilot with the Thunderbirds, watches the fl yover on May 13 with his wife Fran. LYNETTE HAALAND

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds saluted essential workers in Austin with a flyover of F-16 Fighting Falcons on Wednesday afternoon. 

Retired Thunderbird Fred Erickson of Steiner Ranch watched with his wife Fran along with countless others across the city. The event was to honor frontline workers and health care professionals serving in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns Austin, San Antonio, Dallas to loosen coronavirus restrictions

Paxton’s office said that there could be litigation if cities do not pull back coronavirus restrictions related to masks, sheltering in place and religious services.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke at the 2017 Texas Federation of Republican Women Convention in Dallas. Photo credit: Laura Buckman for The Texas Tribune
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Texas attorney general asks state Supreme Court to step into fight over voting by mail

Ken Paxton, a Republican, wants the state’s highest civil court to tell five counties — all under Democratic control — to follow his interpretation that fear of contracting the coronavirus isn’t a legally valid reason for voters to request absentee ballots.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has said eligibility for mail-in ballots cannot be expanded to voters who risk contracting the new coronavirus by voting in person. Photo credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune texastribune.org
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