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
‘Disruptor’ faces skilled lawmaker in Senate runoff. But can either threaten Cornyn?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/06/20
Harris County voting debacle exposed on Super Tuesday must be corrected	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/06/20	1 doc(s)
School-to-prison pipeline needs to be shut off	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/06/20	3 doc(s)
If you voted early in the primaries, here’s why you should go Election Day next time	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	03/06/20
New Texas A&M study shows climate change will impact Texas economy by 2036 bicentennial	Houston Chronicle	Spellings, M.	03/06/20	1 doc(s)
Austin, other Texas cities now can test for coronavirus, Abbott says	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	03/06/20	2 doc(s)
Tarrant judge’s fix for long voting lines? Parties need to scrap separate machines	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/06/20
Tarrant County lab now capable of coronavirus testing, joining 5 others across Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	03/06/20	6 doc(s)
Officials confirm four cases of coronavirus in Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	03/06/20	3 doc(s)
On eve of Alamo battle anniversary, lieutenant governor starts new fight over moving Cenotaph	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/06/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Alamo repairs are ‘off track,’ hits George P. Bush for poor oversight	Austin American Statesman	Garrett, R.	03/06/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats sue to keep straight-ticket voting	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/06/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Grid expected to handle record power use this summer, ERCOT says	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/06/20
Cornyn slams potential opponents Hegar and West as trending toward ‘national democratic radicalism’	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	03/06/20
Democrats sue to try to halt the end of straight-ticket voting in Texas’ general election	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	03/06/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Former rival endorses Candace Valenzuela in congressional runoff for District 24 seat	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	03/06/20
National, Texas Democrats file lawsuit to keep straight-ticket voting for 2020 election	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	03/06/20	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Houston schools ramping up coronavirus responses	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	03/06/20
Forced into runoff, Rep. Harold Dutton investigates opponent he says may not exist	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/06/20	1 doc(s)
Democrats sue to stop Texas' straight-ticket voting ban	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/06/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How Texas would benefit from $8.3B coronavirus response package	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/06/20	1 doc(s)
Abbott’s pardon plan an important first step	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	03/05/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Incumbent Jodey Arrington dominates in GOP primary race for 19th Congressional District	Abilene Reporter-News	Gutschke, L.	03/05/20
Jon Francis, Glenn Rogers headed for runoff in Texas House District 60 GOP primary	Abilene Reporter-News	Gutschke, L.	03/05/20
Runoff election to come in District 13 race	Amarillo Globe-News	Gay, D.	03/05/20
2020 elections in El Paso: What we learned from Texas primaries	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	03/05/20
State Rep. Drew Darby of San Angelo defeats challenger to clinch District 72 win	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	03/05/20
Cuellar, Cisneros positive after congressional race outcome	McAllen Monitor	Wilson, M.	03/05/20
Candidates bound for runoff: Eddie Lucio Jr. falls short of percentage for clear win	Valley Morning Star	Clark, S.	03/05/20
Final results: Morrison won GOP nomination for State Rep. District 30 with 78.8% of votes	Victoria Advocate	Staff	03/05/20
Long lines at some voting sites have many Texans waiting in frustration to cast ballots	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	03/05/20
Railroad commissioner’s defeat surprises industry	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	03/05/20
Paddie wins District 9 state representative race	Longview News-Journal	Shamburger, M.	03/05/20
Texas and the presidency	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	03/05/20
Long lines, slow and error-filled counts. Why didn’t last night’s elections run better?	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	03/05/20
Fueling our schools, roads, health care	Lufkin Daily News	Staples, T.	03/05/20	1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/05/20

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