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
Getting unemployment benefits to Texas workers isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s good for the economy	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/08/20	3 doc(s)
Coronavirus could exacerbate the existing shortage of long-term caregivers	Dallas Morning News	Warren, K.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Grant me one final wish from my virus deathbed	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Crisp, J.	04/08/20
Celebrating Passover during coronavirus is a chance to find new meaning in spring rites	Houston Chronicle	Eastman, A.	04/08/20
Texans can work together to stabilize the oil industry, address climate change during coronavirus	Houston Chronicle	Shapiro, L.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: Parks shut down to stymie coronavirus spread	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
UT President Gregory L. Fenves leaving this summer for top spot at Emory University	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
City consultant: 1 in 5 local jobs lost due to the coronavirus	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals court allows Texas to continue coronavirus abortion ban	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/08/20	5 doc(s)
FEMA rejects Texas’ disaster request over Dallas’ October tornadoes, denying region millions of dollars	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	04/08/20	4 doc(s)
As Houston-area COVID-19 hospitalizations climb, uncertainty remains over when downslope begins	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	04/08/20	3 doc(s)
Hospitals are likely seeing more COVID-19 patients than currently reported	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
With its supplies dwindling as needs skyrocket, San Antonio Food Bank appeals to state for badly needed help	San Antonio Express News	Orsborn, T.	04/08/20
Trump allies put unproven virus drug to work in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Weber, P.	04/08/20
Texas parks temporarily closing later today at Abbott’s direction, officials say	Dallas Morning News	Brumfield, L.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
UT-Austin President Greg Fenves confirms he is leaving for post at Emory University	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals court upholds Texas’ abortion ban as a public health emergency measure	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	04/08/20	5 doc(s)
Dallas County could pay up to $5 million for services at coronavirus pop-up hospital	Dallas Morning News	Manuel, O.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
2 prisons lock down; others making masks	Dallas Morning News	A.P. Wire	04/08/20
5 more coronavirus deaths in Tarrant County; Dallas County reports 106 new cases, 19th death	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats sue state and county elections officials to demand mail-in voting	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/08/20	6 doc(s)
We need to expand Medicaid in Texas now	Dallas Morning News	Johnson, N.	04/08/20
Texas lawmakers call on feds to stop work on Dallas-to-Houston bullet train after coronavirus layoffs	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
All Texas state parks and historic sites to temporarily close due to coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
State rebukes Fort Worth stylist on Facebook over claims she violated coronavirus order	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
TCC changes graduation requirements for nurses to respond to coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats file federal lawsuit in effort to expand vote-by-mail amid coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/08/20	4 doc(s)
DFW coronavirus patients are being treated with unproven hydroxychloroquine	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Tests wrap up at Arlington retirement center where man died of coronavirus; 5 cases found	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	04/08/20
As Texas keeps options open on high school seasons, some states have canceled	Houston Chronicle	Coleman, A.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott orders state parks and historical sites closed	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Texas prisoners to craft up to 20,000 cloth masks a day for state employees, offenders in quarantine	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	04/08/20	3 doc(s)
Appeals court upholds temporary abortion ban in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	04/08/20	4 doc(s)
Rules for restarting the Texas economy once COVID-19 peaks	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Two test positive for COVID-19 at state-funded disability living center in Richmond	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Long lines at Sugar Land’s Smart Financial Centre drive-thru COVID-19 testing site	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	04/08/20
University of Texas President Greg Fenves to step down in June	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
34 residents, staff at La Porte assisted living facility test positive for COVID-19	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Four Texas prisons on complete lockdown related to possible COVID-19 exposures	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Empty taprooms but still brewing: the Houston beer scene’s big pivot	Houston Chronicle	Balter, E.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Northwest Houston area ESD elections cancelled or postponed due to pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Wedding, P.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
Texas City nursing home doctor explains using hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/08/20	1 doc(s)
COVID-19: Easter, Passover different for many in Houston area this year	Houston Chronicle	Maness, T.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Express-News readers’ top questions about coronavirus in San Antonio answered	San Antonio Express News	MacCormack, J.	04/08/20	3 doc(s)
Texans may see additional $600 to unemployment checks next week, TWC director says	San Antonio Express News	Douglas, E.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Texas already in recession, State Comptroller Glenn Hegar says	San Antonio Express News	Blackman, J.	04/08/20	2 doc(s)
Analysis: What makes a business essential depends on where you sit	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Governor Abbott, Tell Texas to Stay Home	Rio Grande Guardian	Gonzalez, V.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Coronavirus in Texas: PPE arriving in the state and more on the way, Gov. Abbott says	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
El Paso lawmakers react to Gov. Greg Abbott's actions to fight spread of COVID-19	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	04/07/20	3 doc(s)
Texas WIC Expands Eligible Foods, Launches Updated App	Victoria Advocate	Staff	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
State tells municipalities to delay May 2 elections	Lufkin Daily News	Juarez, G.	04/07/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals Court Allows Texas to Ban Most Abortions During Coronavirus Pandemic	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	04/08/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/07/20

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