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
How did Dallas risk losing a critical federal hospital at the convention center? Here’s how	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/10/20	4 doc(s)
Worshiping God at a distance	Austin American Statesman	Blumofe, N.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
In this time of crisis, I’m letting my students know they matter	Austin American Statesman	Carroll, D.	04/10/20
Racial breakdown of coronavirus cases in Travis County mirrors population — for now	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: Job losses keep mounting	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Nearly 17 million Americans, and 750,000 Texans, seek jobless benefits since coronavirus lockdowns	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Amid coronavirus fear, mail-in votes could be key in July primary runoffs, November election	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Texas unemployment agency plagued by tech issues, backlogs as claims near 750K	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Why not just cancel school in Houston and make up class time later? Money.	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
Ronnie Earle 1942-2020	Austin American Statesman	Staff	04/10/20
Austin council measure could lead to help for indigent defendants	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	04/10/20
Known coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
Records: Pipeline company spilled 36,000 gallons of drilling fluid in Hill Country	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/10/20	1 doc(s)
No halt to culture wars during coronavirus outbreak	Austin American Statesman	Sherman, M.	04/10/20
Dallas County approves close to $1 million for consultants managing convention center hospital	Dallas Morning News	Manuel, O.	04/10/20
Federal judge says Texas providers can resume abortions, contradicting appeals court	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	04/10/20	4 doc(s)
5 things to know about Texas’ coronavirus quarantine edict on Louisiana motorists	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Spanish-speaking immigrants aren’t getting enough information about the coronavirus from government, groups say	Dallas Morning News	Manuel, O.	04/10/20
Despite being declared non-essential, Texas golf courses are doing their own thing during the pandemic	Dallas Morning News	Kazlowski, M.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
Texas SNAP recipients to receive maximum amount of benefits for April and May	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
Governor Greg Abbott says golf courses are non-essential. So why are they still open?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davison, D.	04/10/20	2 doc(s)
More Texans filed for unemployment in past 4 weeks than all of 2019 amid coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
Texas lawmaker: Elected officials shouldn’t be paid next time they close businesses	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	04/10/20
DA, county attorney review allegations of ghost candidate in Houston state house race	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/10/20	1 doc(s)
Judge’s order makes some abortions legal again in Texas, at least for a day	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	04/10/20	7 doc(s)
Hotze's legal fight against Harris County stay-at-home order to continue in state district court	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	04/10/20	6 doc(s)
Abbott offers hope for San Antonio golfers shut out by coronavirus concerns — but only for walkers	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	04/10/20	1 doc(s)
Economic damage mounts: 313,000 Texans filed unemployment claims last week	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	04/10/20	3 doc(s)
We must close the digital divide in East Texas to keep students learning	Longview News-Journal	Johnson, S.	04/09/20	1 doc(s)
Texas health official: Acceleration of coronavirus spread slowing, unclear when peak will hit	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	04/09/20	4 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Galveston joins effort to move local elections to July	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	04/09/20
Telford inmate, 72, who had tested positive for COVID-19, dies; Unit on lockdown with 26 in medical isolation	Texarkana Gazette	LaRowe, L.	04/09/20
State shuts down all parks	McAllen Monitor	Kelley, R.	04/09/20	2 doc(s)
Texas state parks, historic sites close temporarily to the public	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	04/09/20	2 doc(s)
Smith County adds three confirmed cases of coronavirus, county total is now 82, first in Bullard	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	04/09/20	1 doc(s)
Gatesville women's prison on lockdown because of COVID-19	Waco Tribune Herald	Crum, B.	04/09/20
Texas state parks to close to public temporarily	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	04/09/20	1 doc(s)
Hughes: State using fraction of available COVID-19 bed space	Longview News-Journal	Cox, K.	04/09/20
Universal vote by mail in Texas?	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/09/20	6 doc(s)
Was Your State Ahead of the Coronavirus Curve?	New York Times	Bokat-Lindell, S.	04/10/20
Judge Imposes New Limits on Texas Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Crisis	Wall Street Journal	Kendall, B.	04/10/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/09/20

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