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Tough 32s with reflective sidewall?

Got CST Corporal 700Cx32s right now, and liking the price point, but I do occasionally find a puncture from a staple or other object that might well be turned away by a tougher tire. They seem to be wearing well, though at 50-75 miles a week I'm not exactly testing hard, (though it is partly on Texas chipseal) and I love the added side visibility of the reflective sidewalls at night.

Any recommendations on a reflective best suited to road use (mostly asphalt, about 3 miles a day of truly awful worn chipseal) in an area with lots of puncture hazards? There's about a mile of my commute that's along the main highway between the edge of town and the turnoff to the dump, and another half mile to the scrapyard, so it's heavily sprinkled with all sorts of random crap that fell off people's trailers. (Still trying to figure out the roughly 6" somewhat cubical chunk of solid steel I dodged a few times before kicking it into the grass.)
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