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
Sheltering in place isn’t an attack on religious freedoms	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/07/20	2 doc(s)
Before we enact changes to health care, we must shift our focus from treatment to prevention	Dallas Morning News	Smith, E.	04/07/20
Abbott: More than 1,000 hospitalized in Texas for COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
At least 136 Texans have died from COVID-19. Here’s what we’ve learned about who’s most at risk	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Built-in tensions, rocky past fuel Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ spat with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Texas nursing home patients being treated for coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/07/20	4 doc(s)
30 COVID-19 patients in Texas City nursing home treated with malaria drug	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/07/20	2 doc(s)
‘That is killing us financially’: Pandemic threatens rural Texans’ access to health care	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Texas breweries see 71% drop in revenue because of the coronavirus	Austin American Statesman	Auber, A.	04/07/20
2nd Texas death row case gets extra attention from Supreme Court justice	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/07/20	2 doc(s)
Body found on Capitol grounds, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	04/07/20
Williamson County gets 1,000 test kits for coronavirus	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
TCEQ loosens enforcement amid COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 43 more coronavirus cases; 2 die in Tarrant County and 1 in Collin County	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘more confident than ever’ about supply of protective gear for the state	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/07/20	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court won’t hear case of Texas Seven inmate accusing judge of bigotry	Dallas Morning News	Smith, L.	04/07/20	4 doc(s)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn says more coronavirus relief needed as officials fix glitches in current package	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court of Texas extends suspension on evictions until April 30	Dallas Morning News	Hoyt, J.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court extends halt on eviction proceedings until May 1 amid coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/07/20	4 doc(s)
Why Dallas County saw a big drop in newly confirmed coronavirus cases Monday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Man’s body found on Capitol grounds	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/07/20
Calls for Medicaid expansion renewed as COVID-19 outbreak strains health care system	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	04/07/20	4 doc(s)
Discretion on environmental rules does not relax regulations, TCEQ chairman says responding to criticism	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Expert: Officials playing ‘life-or-death game of rock, paper, scissors’ with Harris County Jail	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	04/07/20	2 doc(s)
Houston, Harris County launch service to link essential workers with child care provider	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Travel from Louisiana further tightened by new checkpoints	San Antonio Express News	Blackmon, D.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Pandemic revives hope of federal aid for Texas highways, ports, rural internet	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Open government awareness during coronavirus emergency	Victoria Advocate	Shannon, K.	04/06/20	3 doc(s)
ER docs to state of Texas: 'Let us help!'	Abilene Reporter-News	Lewis, R.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
President Trump, Tell U.S. Residents to Stay Home	Rio Grande Guardian	Hinojosa, J.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
In the long run, the answer to better health is investing in health, not just health care	Lufkin Daily News	Marks, E.	04/05/20
We must close the digital divide in the RGV to keep our students learning	Rio Grande Guardian	Johnson, S.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
They won’t get it until they get it	Lufkin Daily News	Stallard, G.	04/03/20
RRC to discuss market demand request	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	04/06/20
City of Amarillo reports first COVID-19 related death in Randall County	Amarillo Globe-News	Gay, D.	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
East Texas jails adjust to mitigate spread of COVID-19 among inmates, staff	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Isaac, J.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Texas eviction ban during COVID-19 outbreak affects landlords, tenants	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
State teachers group urges governor to cancel school year	Longview News-Journal	Barton, K.	04/05/20	2 doc(s)
Texas state troopers begin stopping, screening motorists from Louisiana	Longview News-Journal	Staff	04/05/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: How state leaders planned, and did not plan, to battle a pandemic	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/04/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott confident Texas has the hospital beds to face challenge of coronavirus	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	04/04/20	2 doc(s)
Far from normal: UTEP students grapple with the added stresses of coronavirus	El Paso Times	Smith, M.	04/04/20
UTRGV outlines process for virus analysis	Valley Morning Star	Kelley, R.	04/04/20	1 doc(s)
First COVID-19 death confirmed in RGV	Valley Morning Star	Staff	04/04/20
Coronavirus in Texas: How state leaders are trying to stretch dwindling supplies of PPE	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	04/04/20	2 doc(s)
Can governments commandeer private property during emergencies? Texas AG asked to weigh in	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	04/04/20	2 doc(s)
Texas authorities: Churches should work with local officials regarding in-person services	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/03/20	2 doc(s)
Matagorda County issues stay-at-home order; Crossroads' case count at 89	Victoria Advocate	Staff	04/03/20	3 doc(s)
Clay County reports first COVID-19 case, issues shelter-in-place order	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	04/03/20	1 doc(s)
McCormick: It’s like fighting a forest fire blindfold	Rio Grande Guardian	Muñoz, M.	04/03/20
The Open Road Calls, but Authorities Say ‘Stop’	New York Times	Palmer, E.	04/07/20
Red States Are Exploiting Coronavirus to Ban Abortion	New York Times	Goldberg, M.	04/07/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/06/20

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