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Tonight on the Last Word: The U.S. economy adds nearly one million new jobs in July. Also, Texas will not require schools to contact trace while Gov. Abbott refuses to reverse the ban on mask mandates in schools. Plus, Republican governors oppose Covid measures as cases and hospitalizations rise. Texas Democrats prepare to stand firm in the state’s voting rights fight. And a new graphic novel about the late Rep. John Lewis has timely lessons for today’s civil rights activists. Heather Long, Rep. Marc Veasey, Dr. Christina Propst, Dr. Lipi Roy, Maria Teresa Kumar, Errin Haines, Rep. Nikema Williams, TX Rep. Gina Hinojosa and Andrew Aydin join Jonathan Capehart.