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Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the state will begin to move into phase two of its reopening plan after its sustained decline in new covid19 infection rates. He gave more details at a News Conference in austin. Gov. Abbott good afternoon. I want you to know this. Today, tomorrow, and every day Going Forward is one day closer to medical discoveries that will help treat and protect people from getting covid19. Until that day comes, our focus is to keep you safe while also restoring your ability to get back to work, to open your businesses, to pay your bills, to put food on your tables. But lets be clear. Covid19 still exists in texas. Our goal is to find ways to coexist with covid19 as safely as possible. That includes continuing the safe practices you have already adopted. Maintaining safe distances. Wearing a mask, sanitizing your hands. It is a fact that these safe practices save lives. Another
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