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
Mexican American and African American studies should count towards graduation in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Morales, C.	01/20/21	1 doc(s)
Amid flattening data, Austin-area health leaders focus on improving coronavirus vaccine rollout	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	01/20/21	5 doc(s)
Dallas County shifts access to COVID vaccine — again. Goal is to target most vulnerable neighborhoods	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	01/20/21	6 doc(s)
With Biden in power, it’s a Lone(lier) Star state in Washington	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	01/20/21
Austin police brace for Inauguration Day unrest, on 'tactical alert' until further notice	Austin American Statesman	Choi, H.	01/20/21	1 doc(s)
Officials: Williamson County to get 6,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines this week	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	01/20/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott touts vaccine rollout, treatments as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/20/21	8 doc(s)
Plano Republican legislator calls bill to let Texans vote on secession ‘anti-American’	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	01/20/21
Dallas County reports 1,589 new coronavirus cases, 16 more deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	01/20/21	2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott blasts vetting national guard members ahead of inauguration as offensive, disrespectful	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	01/20/21	1 doc(s)
COVID-19 vaccine distribution expected to increase in Texas, governor says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	01/20/21	3 doc(s)
Workforce recovery, budget top goals for Creighton in Texas legislative session	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	01/20/21
COVID-19 vaccines may become annual shots, UTMB researchers say	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	01/20/21	3 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott excludes Sylvester Turner, Lina Hidalgo from Houston briefing on vaccine rollout	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	01/20/21	3 doc(s)
Toth focused on people’s rights for Texas legislative session	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	01/20/21	4 TX bill(s)
San Antonio ISD to launch 3 more P-TECH high school programs	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	01/20/21
San Antonio surpasses 150,000 COVID-19 cases as 10 more people die of the virus	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	01/20/21	3 doc(s)
Germ-zapping robot maker gets new digs as business grows	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	01/20/21
Phelan continues fair tradition of appointing chairs from other party	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/16/21
COVID taught us lessons we shouldn't forget	Galveston Daily News	Elder, L.	01/19/21	4 doc(s)
Legislature wraps up its first week	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	01/18/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Bet against legal pot, casinos in Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Ramsey, R.	01/17/21	1 doc(s)
Thanks to all school trustees	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	01/16/21	3 doc(s)
Why Texas must increase investment in land port of entries	Rio Grande Guardian	Canales, T.	01/15/21	2 doc(s)
Low-income Texans struggle to find new doctors as state officials boot Planned Parenthood off Medicaid	Bryan Eagle	Najmabadi, S.	01/19/21	5 doc(s)
UTMB, health district designated as vaccination hubs	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	01/19/21	4 doc(s)
Texas A&M, Blinn outline COVID-19 protocols for spring semester	Bryan Eagle	Wiley, K.	01/18/21	2 doc(s)
UHV establishes Task Force on Diversity and Race	Victoria Advocate	Watts, E.	01/18/21
Texas Tech chancellor talks legislative priorities	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	01/17/21	2 doc(s)
McLennan County sees election shifts in suburbs, Hispanic neighborhoods	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, J.	01/17/21
Waco ISD enrollment drop not as steep as in some districts	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	01/17/21	1 doc(s)
Low-income Texans struggle to find new doctors as state officials boot Planned Parenthood off Medicaid			01/16/21
Beaumont lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19	Beaumont Enterprise	Bain, K.	01/16/21
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott denounces 'violence and mayhem' at US Capitol	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/16/21
A defeated Trump attempted a grim Texas victory lap during final days in office	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/16/21
Man on death row for 2008 murder of child in Rusk County granted stay of execution	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Stern, C.	01/16/21	2 doc(s)
Emergency order for courts extended, delaying most jury trials	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	01/16/21	2 doc(s)
Update on the MSU Texas alliance with the Texas Tech University System	Wichita Falls Record News	Shipley, S.	01/15/21	1 doc(s)
How Gerrymandering Will Protect Republicans Who Challenged the Election	New York Times	Epstein, R.	01/20/21

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