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COVID-19 Recession in Texas

Analysis: A reality check for the myth of the Texas miracle

University of Texas/Texas Tribune polling showed the decade-long economic expansion widely lauded by state leaders and by most voters as “the Texas Miracle” has not affected all Texans equally, two of our pollsters write.

Pasion Deportes, a shop in La Gran Plaza in Fort Worth, was one of several shops unable to open despite the reopening of many businesses in Texas on May 1, 2020.

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