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
Mr. Trump, our lives depend on you unjamming the testing backlog. Are you listening?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/06/20	4 doc(s)
Postponed May elections need own date	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/06/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
N. Texas hospitals will ensure equity and fairness if they must ration coronavirus treatment	Dallas Morning News	Williams, B.	04/06/20	4 doc(s)
Coronavirus exposes the stark digital divide in this country; Let’s commit to closing it	Dallas Morning News	Jakes, T.	04/06/20	4 doc(s)
Medicaid change would cripple Texas’ coronavirus response efforts	Austin American Statesman	Mackowiak, M.	04/04/20	2 doc(s)
‘The damage was done’: Coronavirus outbreak at N. Texas center sickens 75	Austin American Statesman	Ball, A.	04/06/20	5 doc(s)
Coronavirus creeping undetected through Texas and U.S., researchers write	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/06/20	4 doc(s)
Governor warns emergency pop-up hospital will be moved from Dallas County if it isn’t used	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	04/06/20	5 doc(s)
Now more than ever, Houston’s ‘digital divide’ imperils children’s education	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	04/06/20	4 doc(s)
Some workers fear for jobs	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	04/05/20
Dallas County extends order	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
UIL: Athletes will need time to acclimate if sports resume this spring	Austin American Statesman	Cantu, R.	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
Austin-area cities, school districts call off May elections amid coronavirus	Austin American Statesman	Staff	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
UIL remains committed to holding state championship events, if possible	Dallas Morning News	Riddle, G.	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
Texas DPS begins screening travelers at checkpoints on roads heading from Louisiana	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	04/06/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 97 more coronavirus cases; Tarrant County reports 10th and 11th deaths	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	04/06/20	3 doc(s)
Dispute between Abbott and Dallas County judge shows confusion over coronavirus resources	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
UIL suspends spring season indefinitely, hopes to complete all state championships	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gosset, B.	04/06/20	2 doc(s)
Crowd gathers at Houston church for Palm Sunday service	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	04/06/20	2 doc(s)
Drive-thrus explode in popularity during ‘stay at home’ order	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	04/06/20
Electricity problem averted, at least for now	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	04/06/20	2 doc(s)
Travel from Louisiana further tightened by new checkpoints	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
‘If it’s your time, there’s nothing you can do’	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	04/06/20	1 doc(s)
Surge of nursing home cases prompts state inquiry	Dallas Morning News	Brumfield, L.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Buy American is all ‘hot air,’ 1 man knows	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/05/20
Dallas County reports 90 new cases	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus risk isn’t up for debate	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Lockups Can’t Lock Out Coronavirus	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
The challenge to protect our children has never been greater	Austin American Statesman	Guzman, E.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Texas after the coronavirus	Dallas Morning News	Pedigo, S.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Grocery workers are on the coronavirus front lines. Texas must step up to help them	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Burris, R.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Amid pandemic, a rush for wills and end-of-life documents	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
How Abbott’s muddled coronavirus message resonated in a diverse state	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	04/05/20	3 doc(s)
Why are more young people testing positive for COVID-19 in Austin?	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/05/20	4 doc(s)
Fort Worth area nurses describe confusion, mask shortages: ‘I’m afraid to go to work’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hernandez, K.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Is Fort Worth area ready for a surge of coronavirus patients? Details have been scarce.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	04/05/20	4 doc(s)
Texas is behind the curve on releasing timely information on the coronavirus. Here’s why	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	04/05/20	5 doc(s)
More than 800 hospitalized statewide for COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
Texas hospitals to receive tens of thousands of rapid COVID-19 tests, Gov. Abbott says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio educators: our best efforts can’t stop coronavirus closures from hurting students	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	04/04/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Austin: Construction crews back at job sites as work ban lifted	Austin American Statesman	Hawkins, L.	04/05/20	4 doc(s)
Power Poll: Adler’s response to pandemic rates positively; Trump’s seen negatively	Austin American Statesman	Molina, M.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
UT says 211 students went to Mexico, 49 caught COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	04/05/20
Fact-check: Does Texas have one of the lowest coronavirus death rates?	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County sees 18th death, tops 1K cases	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
A Hood County official calls Greg Abbott’s order ‘heavy-handed.’ But his idea’s worse	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s dithering during coronavirus crisis has done Texans no favors	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott keeps calm in COVID-19 crisis. Too calm, some say.	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
COVID-19 demands generosity from the privileged to keep economy going	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus relief can’t come fast enough	San Antonio Express News	Jefferson, G.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
May elections in Bastrop County postponed to November due to coronavirus pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
No grades this year: TEA waives state accountability ratings amid coronavirus pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	04/04/20	2 doc(s)
DPS says it has enough PPE despite employee’s request	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth could receive up to $200 million for coronavirus relief	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
Secretary of State says local officials must delay May 2 elections for voters’ health	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/04/20	6 doc(s)
Texas districts, schools will not get accountability ratings in 2020 because of pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/04/20	5 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott says Texas has 8,700 ventilators and nearly 20K hospital bed capacity	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
Texas opens door to more mail-in voting in 2020 elections	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/04/20	4 doc(s)
More than 80 residents of Texas City nursing home test positive for new coronavirus	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	04/04/20
Nursing home now probed by city, state	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
He Kissed His Mother Goodbye. Then He Learned She Had Coronavirus.	New York Times	Bogel-Burroughs, N.	04/06/20
Texas screens cars entering the state from Louisiana.	New York Times	Staff	04/06/20
Texas Gets Double Punch From Coronavirus And Oil Shock. 'There's No Avoiding This One'	Wall Street Journal	Eaton, C.	04/06/20
Can You Lead in a Pandemic Without Picking Sides? Greg Abbott Is Trying	New York Times	Plott, E.	04/04/20
Coronavirus Sweeps Through a San Antonio Nursing Home	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	04/04/20

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