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On July 13th, Texas Democrats left their state to prevent the passage of a Republican-backed election reform bill, which would impose more restrictions on mail-in voting and allow partisan poll watchers more freedom. Their absence halted the legislative process. Meanwhile, consumer prices in June rose by 5.4%, marking the highest increase since August 2008, raising concerns about inflation as the economy recovers from the pandemic.

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