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Spencer Hollers works to equip Southside Independent School District buses with wifi, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in San Antonio. Southside will being the year with remote teaching and will place the wifi-equipped buses around the school district to help students without access to the internet. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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