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Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor

The move to take news reporters off the Senate floor was implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but an official said Friday the measure would continue in the upcoming session.

A woman waits for the Senate to gavel in from the Senate gallery on Aug. 10, 2021.

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