The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for members of the Legislative community. Each morning, Library staff members select and compile articles of interest to the legislature from over 30 national and regional newspapers.

Headline	Newspaper	Columnist	Date	Related Links
The shame of Texas — Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton and the Seditious Sixteen.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/11/21
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/09/21
These Dallas-Fort Worth providers are among Texas’ 28 vaccination hubs	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	01/11/21	5 doc(s)
Trump’s farewell tour includes border wall stop in Alamo, Texas, on Tuesday	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	01/11/21
Dan Patrick, provocateur, calls for toned-down political rhetoric	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/11/21
Dallas County reports 2,246 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	01/11/21	4 doc(s)
Texas health officials announce vaccination hubs as state nears 30,000 COVID deaths	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	01/11/21	4 doc(s)
Trump plans Texas border trip with just days left in his presidency	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	01/11/21
San Antonio shatters COVID-19 records, but more vaccines coming this week	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	01/11/21	4 doc(s)
GOP leaders gave life to a dangerous lie	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/10/21	3 doc(s)
Our legislative agenda for the 87th Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/10/21	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Don’t let Patrick change rule for Texas Senate that encourages bipartisanship among legislators	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ratliff, B.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Resign, Senator Cruz. Your lies cost lives.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/10/21
Impeachment for Trump; expulsion for enabler Cruz	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/10/21
Electric vehicles are the future. Texas lawmakers must act.	Austin American Statesman	Smith, T.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
COVID-19 could be the moment we turn to school choice as a road to equal opportunity	Dallas Morning News	Peterson, P.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
Texas comptroller: Legislators face a tough budget this year. They still must invest in the long term	Dallas Morning News	Hegar, G.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
Smart legislation can help Texans move up from public assistance	Dallas Morning News	Simmons, R.	01/10/21	1 TX bill
As Texas legislators consider expanding Medicaid, they should also consider the supply of care	Dallas Morning News	Graboyes, R.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
Essay: A vaccine for Leon Hale	Houston Chronicle	SoRelle, R.	01/10/21	5 doc(s)
How prosecutor Devon Anderson embraced drug court — and her own sobriety	Houston Chronicle	Anderson, D.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
Why would anyone oppose letting Arlington voters alter City Council term limits?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	01/10/11
Expand cite-and-release to end backlog, strengthen justice	San Antonio Express News	Minjarez, I.	01/10/11	1 TX bill
Legislature returns to Austin for subdued opening gavel Tuesday	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
A week of vaccine distribution in Texas: sleeping in cars in Mercedes, a jammed call center in Houston and no line at a San Angelo H-E-B	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
Pandemic. Recession. Political strife: The Texas Legislature’s toughest 2021 challenges	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/10/21	5 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Even after COVID-19, North Texas districts expect a demand for some virtual learning options	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County’s chances of snow accumulation increase moving into Sunday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	01/10/21
Deficit of up to $20 billion points to no-frills 2021 Texas legislative session	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/10/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine? In Texas’ rollout, it’s a game of luck and chance	Houston Chronicle	Root, J.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
‘There’s just not enough vaccine’: Delays and confusion plague vaccine rollout	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Austin not saying where $6 million in coronavirus aid went	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	01/09/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Concerned over DNA evidence, judge recommends new trial to Austin man on death row for 2009 slaying	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	01/09/21	2 doc(s)
How Fair Park in South Dallas was chosen as mega site for COVID-19 vaccine	Dallas Morning News	Bailey Jr., E.	01/09/21	3 doc(s)
Outgoing Texas House speaker Dennis Bonnen leaves legacy of political ambition, talent and scandal	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	01/09/21	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas governor to visit Arlington for tour of COVID-19 vaccination site	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	01/09/21	5 doc(s)
HISD principals can now stop online classes for struggling students. But will they?	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	01/09/21	2 doc(s)
Sen. Ted Cruz criticizes Trump for inciting Capitol violence	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/09/21
Alamodome to be converted into no-cost vaccination site, San Antonio announces	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	01/09/21	6 doc(s)
Our No. 3 issue of the legislative session: Austin police spending cuts	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Amid COVID-19 spike, UT to go virtually all virtual through January	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus vaccines start for 2,000 Williamson County seniors in nursing homes, long-term care	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
Austin Convention Center being prepared as COVID-19 care site as hospitals fill	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Unprecedented restrictions on journalists for an unprecedented legislative session	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/10/21	3 doc(s)
Fact-check: Did antifa storm Capitol Hill?	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	01/10/21
2021 Texas Legislature: What's on the line for Abbott, Patrick and Phelan?	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/10/21	3 doc(s)
Austin is winning recruits among the tech elite, but that's not Seattle's biggest danger	Austin American Statesman	Talton, J.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
UT-Austin keeping most classes virtual through January as coronavirus infections soar in Travis County	Dallas Morning News	McGee, K.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Dallas high schoolers empowered their communities to vote in the presidential election, but that’s just the beginning	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	01/10/21
Dallas County tops 3,000 daily cases for 1st time; state opens therapeutic centers in North Texas	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Chief Justice Hecht: If Texas doesn’t reform its bail system, federal courts likely will	Dallas Morning News	Hecht, N.	01/10/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
California dreamin’: Irving-based Vistra launches largest energy storage project on an old site overlooking the ocean	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	01/10/21
Don’t blame Jones for celebrating Dallas Cowboys’ attendance record. It’s a Texas thing	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Engel, M.	01/10/21
Tarrant County public heath officials report 3,110 additional novel coronavirus cases	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	01/10/21	1 doc(s)
Mega vaccine site launches at Minute Maid Park	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
Texas public school pre-K enrollment tumbles 22 percent	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	01/10/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
What you need to know about 6 key issues before the Texas Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/10/21
Texas GOP hold rally near State Capitol just days after Capitol Hill violence	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/10/21
Americans deserve answers, accountability after deadly Capitol riot	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/10/21
COVID expert Peter Hotez worried Texas down to its 'last arrow' with vaccine	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	01/10/21	5 doc(s)
Construction workers claim wage theft at Sheldon ISD project	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	01/10/21	4 doc(s)
‘Our hospitals are stressed’ — 1,163 coronavirus patients in San Antonio hospitals	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
San Antonio’s University Health vaccine program aims to keep community healthy	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
‘The South Side will not be left behind’ — Free COVID vaccines coming to South and West sides	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	01/10/21	2 doc(s)
Vaccine rollout hits snag as health workers balk at shots	Austin American Statesman	Johnson, C.	01/09/21
GOP megadonor couple from Hill Country launch PAC for 2022 Texas elections	Austin American Statesman	Svitek, P.	01/09/21
Bastrop County first responders begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine, schools readying plans	Austin American Statesman	Drummond, C.	01/09/21	4 doc(s)
Court upholds ban against states refusing refugees	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	01/09/21	4 doc(s)
Texas abortion opponents vow a major push in 2021. It's our No. 4 issue of the legislative session.	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/09/21
Austin-area businesses could cut occupancy to 50% as coronavirus cases rise, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	01/09/21	4 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 2,387 new COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths; hospitalizations again set records	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	01/09/21	1 doc(s)
Why Tarrant County added 127 previously unreported COVID-19 deaths on Friday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	01/09/21	4 doc(s)
HISD trustees approve COVID-19 paid leave extension for staff	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	01/09/21
FDA warns of false negatives with COVID-19 test used at Minute Maid Park, other sites	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	01/09/21	2 doc(s)
Pfizer vaccine found to be effective against new COVID-19 strain, UTMB researchers say	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	01/09/21	3 doc(s)
Rice, UT to start spring semester online after surge in COVID-19 cases	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	01/09/21
San Antonio has 5 new COVID deaths, daily average of new caseload near record	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	01/09/21	3 doc(s)
FDA warns of false negative results with COVID-19 tests used by San Antonio testing sites	San Antonio Express News	Dunphy, M.	01/09/21	6 doc(s)
Relax no one is jumping ahead of you for vaccines, at least not many	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	01/09/21	5 doc(s)
Dallas County DA Creuzot flexes new crime-fighting muscle in cases involving mental illness	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	01/10/11
Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People	New York Times	Goodnough, A.	01/10/21

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