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
Dallas issues shelter-in-place orders, other jurisdictions need to follow our lead	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/24/20	3 doc(s)
Texas needs a shelter-in-place order. Now	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Abbott’s coronavirus approach draws praise in rural Texas	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus shelter-in-place order will be issued Tuesday for Travis, Williamson counties	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	03/24/20	4 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick spurns shelter in place, urges return to work, says grandparents should sacrifice	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
Paxton issues abortion warning	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	03/24/20	4 doc(s)
Collin County cities intend to issue shelter-in-place orders, McKinney mayor says	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth residents will be told to stay at home to cut coronavirus transmissions	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Hidalgo to order ‘stay-at-home,’ not ‘shelter-in-place,’ for Harris County on Tuesday morning	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
San Antonio, Bexar County residents ordered to stay home as local coronavirus cases climb	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
As Central Texas schools shutter, educators grapple with teaching students remotely	Austin American Statesman	Washington, A.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Emergency order blocks most abortions in Texas, Paxton says	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Texas prison worker tests positive for coronavirus	Austin American Statesman	Priest, J.	03/24/20
Abbott asks Trump to declare Texas a major disaster	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/24/20	3 doc(s)
Eckhardt to stay past resignation to help with Travis County’s coronavirus response	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
Consumer advocates pressure Texas to halt utility shutoffs during COVID-19 outbreak	Dallas Morning News	Arnold, K.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
Texas Hospital Association urges communities statewide to order sheltering in place	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	03/24/20	4 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 24 new cases, 2 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Nix, M.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Abortions not essential to mother’s health must be halted under order, Texas AG says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
Tarrant County confirms 10 new coronavirus cases, including four more in Fort Worth	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	03/24/20
Abbott to Trump: Coronavirus response ‘beyond the capabilities of the state’	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
High hospitalization rate among Houston-area COVID-19 cases indicator of early testing woes: officials	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
More than 1,750 tested for coronavirus in Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio funeral homes offering virtual services, drive-thru visitation during coronavirus pandemic	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	03/24/20	3 doc(s)
San Antonio to see plunge in sales and hotel tax revenue from coronavirus, but cutbacks unclear	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
‘I have to triage requests’: SA volunteers are flooded with requests for face masks	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, L.	03/24/20	2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott’s order prohibits abortions during coronavirus disaster	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Bexar’s criminal courts go to one judge during COVID-19 outbreak	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	03/24/20	1 doc(s)
Governments must remain transparent during this crisis	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/23/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s dramatic step provides statewide consistency	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	03/22/20	3 doc(s)
Better Late than Never: Abbott’s executive order one that East Texas school administrators have been hoping for	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	03/21/20	2 doc(s)
SBA Now Ready to Assist Texas Small Businesses	Rio Grande Guardian	Crossie, J.	03/22/20	2 doc(s)
Never before has Sunshine been so clearly important	Galveston Daily News	Taylor, L.	03/21/20	2 doc(s)
Access limited at historic sites and state parks	Bryan Eagle	Miller, A.	03/23/20	2 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: Gov. Abbott gives update on effort to contain COVID-19	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/23/20	4 doc(s)
Texas Coronavirus Updates: How the state is handling the outbreak	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/23/20	8 doc(s)
Coronavirus won't delay property tax payments	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	03/23/20
UTRGV loosens tuition financial cap in response to pandemic	McAllen Monitor	Wilson, M.	03/23/20
Gov. Abbott bringing back retired nurses; students will not have to test and more beds now available for patients	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Anderson, J.	03/23/20	4 doc(s)
Planning vs. panic? How Texas hospital, health officials are scrambling to defeat COVID-19	El Paso Times	Moritz, J.	03/22/20	5 doc(s)
Texas parks make changes amid coronavirus outbreak	Texarkana Gazette	Tyl, B.	03/22/20	1 doc(s)
Local judge on call for cases involving virus	Texarkana Gazette	LaRowe, L.	03/22/20	2 doc(s)
Local health officials urge patience with coronavirus testing	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	03/22/20	1 doc(s)
Abbott waives prison health care fees to encourage reporting of COVID-19 symptoms	Wichita Falls Record News	Staff	03/22/20
Gonzalez calls on Abbott to issue shelter-in-place order	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	03/22/20	2 doc(s)
Hidalgo County has its first positive case of COVID-19	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	03/22/20	4 doc(s)
Hospitals continue to reduce visitation, implement strict policies	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	03/22/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus could delay local elections	Beaumont Enterprise	Bain, K.	03/21/20	2 doc(s)
Texas restaurants seeking tax deferral as coronavirus batters industry	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/21/20	4 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: Here's how to file for unemployment if you lose your income	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Dearman, E.	03/21/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department changes some operations due to coronavirus threat	El Paso Times	Chavez, F.	03/21/20	1 doc(s)
Landlords, lenders adjust expectations on rent, mortgages	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	03/21/20	2 doc(s)
Valley physicians stress need for protective equipment in petition	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	03/21/20
Court orders 60-day postponement of Whitehouse man's execution due to coronavirus	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/21/20
Workforce commission responds to coronavirus impact	Valley Morning Star	Clark, S.	03/21/20	1 doc(s)
Don’t let virus spread keep you from 2020 Census count	Waco Tribune Herald	Perryman, M.	03/21/20	1 doc(s)
What you should know about Gov. Abbott's executive orders	Midland Reporter Telegram	Staff	03/21/20	5 doc(s)
Texas Parks & Wildlife issues limitations on public access and park programming	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	03/21/20	1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order closing restaurants, bars, schools, gyms	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	03/21/20	4 doc(s)
Abilenians react grumpily to governor's stricter bans on businesses	Abilene Reporter-News	Staff	03/20/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: Gov. Abbott orders closings of bars, restaurants and schools	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/20/20	3 doc(s)
State public health disaster declared	Valley Morning Star	Arevalo, D.	03/20/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott requires school closures, Crossroads schools adjust	Victoria Advocate	Douty, S.	03/20/20	1 doc(s)
State, local Democratic party officials look to avoid crowded conventions because of COVID-19	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/20/20
State, local Republicans plan for postponed political conventions amid COVID-19 concerns	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/20/20	1 doc(s)
Governor closes driver license offices at DPS to rein in spread of COVID-19	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/20/20	1 doc(s)
Gonzalez tells Trump about access to Internet problems in RGV	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	03/20/20	1 doc(s)
Texas and Ohio Include Abortion as Medical Procedures That Must Be Delayed	New York Times	Tavernise, S.	03/24/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/23/20

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