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
Kay Granger’s win in Fort Worth race shows that congressional clout still matters	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/05/20
Fort Bend coronavirus case is first nonimported one in state	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	03/05/20	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott’s clemency program offers hope for trafficking, domestic abuse survivors	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/05/20	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Progressives should continue to move forward	Houston Chronicle	Mankad, R.	03/05/20
With votes finally tallied, Hegar and West advance to Senate runoff	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/05/20
Canceling SXSW won’t make Austin safer from coronavirus, health officials say	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, K.	03/05/20	1 doc(s)
Travis County voters faced long lines on Super Tuesday — but they had choices, clerk says	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	03/05/20
`No one should wait six hours to vote,' but in Texas, thousands did on Super Tuesday	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/05/20	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Dallas’ Royce West wins spot in Democratic Senate runoff against MJ Hegar	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/05/20
Why Rep. Kay Granger’s victory may be a good sign for moderate Republicans	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	03/05/20
UT Arlington president resigns from post; faculty discusses ‘issues’ from his tenure	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dent, M.	03/05/20	1 doc(s)
In Super Tuesday ‘heat check,’ Texas progressives got warmer	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/05/20	2 doc(s)
Harris County Democrats waited for hours to vote. Two-thirds of polling sites were in GOP areas.	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	03/05/20
Texans forced to wait to vote on Super Tuesday	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/05/20
Stupifying Super Tuesday oddities in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/05/20
Did Jim Wright pull an upset on Tuesday because of his name?	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	03/05/20
Robert Morrow, Lani Popp head to state education race runoff	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	03/05/20
5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in races for the Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/05/20
Who pays attention to the Railroad Commission? Republican upstart shocks in Tuesday primary	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	03/05/20
3 lessons from Texas’ congressional primaries: Incumbency matters. So does Trump. And runoffs galore.	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	03/05/20
Tensions build on UTA campus as president announces his late-summer exit	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	03/05/20
MJ Hegar, Royce West head to May runoff in U.S. Senate race to face John Cornyn	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	03/05/20
3 UTA students back from coronavirus hot spot South Korea must quarantine themselves	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	03/05/20	2 doc(s)
A 44% Democratic turnout increase in Harris County fueled Biden’s victory in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/05/20
Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton unseated in GOP primary upset	Houston Chronicle	Chapa, S.	03/05/20
West advances to face Hegar in Texas U.S. Senate runoff	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/05/20	1 doc(s)
Numerous San Antonio area runoffs set for May 26 to determine who goes on to do battle in November	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/05/20
Appeal in San Antonio paid sick leave case won’t move forward — for now	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/05/20	5 doc(s)
Time for each of us to demonstrate personal, civic responsibility amid pandemic fears	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	03/04/20
Arrington wins GOP nod for 3rd term, faces Abilene’s Watson in November	Amarillo Globe-News	Young, A.	03/04/20
Democrats' Dudding to face Raney for District 14 seat	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	03/04/20
Republican primary for District 17 seat heads to runoff	Bryan Eagle	Crum, B.	03/04/20
Can John Cornyn's seat be flipped? Runoff likely as Democrats select US Senate nominee	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/04/20
Texas Dist. 27 Democrats nominate a California resident who also was on California ballot	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Whitehurst Jr, T.	03/04/20
Criss beats Johnson in State District 11 Senate primary	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	03/04/20
Weber and Bell will face off for District 14 in Nov.	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	03/04/20
King tops Valdez for State Representative District 80	Laredo Morning Times	Salas, M.	03/04/20
House District 83 race too close to call for Democratic candidates	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Self-Walbrick, S.	03/04/20
State senate race tight; Lucio leads battle with Stapleton Barerra	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	03/04/20
Sen. John Cornyn travels to Tyler to rally Republican voters	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Miller, T.	03/04/20
High voter turnout leads to delay in voting results across Smith County	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McCoy, C.	03/04/20
State senate race tight; Lucio leads battle with Stapleton Barerra	Valley Morning Star	Clark, S.	03/04/20
Lucio III, Dominguez win House primary races	Valley Morning Star	Kelley, R.	03/04/20
Updated: Texas Democrats back California resident for U.S. Congress seat	Victoria Advocate	McCarthy, C.	03/04/20
Update: Average voter turnout expected for primary election	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	03/04/20
Morrison earns District House 30 GOP nomination, secures reelection	Victoria Advocate	Venable, K.	03/04/20	1 TX bill
Sessions, Swann could face runoff in District 17 Congressional race	Waco Tribune Herald	Crum, B.	03/04/20
Study: Texas 9th worst state for women	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	03/04/20
Pfluger falls under 50 percent in congressional race	Midland Reporter Telegram	Staff	03/04/20
Abbott calls Texas House District 9 race for Paddie, congratulates him	Longview News-Journal	Staff	03/04/20
Cuellar narrowly wins re-election	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	03/04/20
Sen. Lucio forced into a runoff	Rio Grande Guardian	Whitlock, R.	03/04/20
Why Did It Take So Long to Vote in Texas and California?	New York Times	Wines, M.	03/05/20
With Black Voters and a Suburban Surge, Joe Biden Took Texas	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	03/05/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/04/20

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