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
Make Juneteenth a national holiday as a symbol of racial reckoning	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/19/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Designate Juneteenth an equal day of freedom	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/19/20	1 TX bill
Good news: You can be a mask skeptic and still wear one to prevent COVID-19 spread	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	06/19/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Dreamers feel immense relief after Supreme Court upholds DACA	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	06/19/20	6 doc(s)
Tesla could get more than $60M in tax breaks to choose Travis County site	Austin American Statesman	Hawkins, L.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court ruling upholds DACA program for young, undocumented immigrants	Austin American Statesman	Wolf, R.	06/19/20	5 doc(s)
Supreme Court rules against Trump on DACA; program stands for now	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
What the Supreme Court’s DACA ruling means for immigrants, Trump	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	06/19/20	10 doc(s)
Texas says schools can reopen in the fall; the state won’t require face masks or virus testing	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
Texas students will return to school in person this fall amid coronavirus, state says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
What the Supreme Court’s decision on ‘Dreamers’ means for 107,000 immigrants in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dickson, G.	06/19/20	3 doc(s)
HPD Chief Acevedo faces renewed pressure to release audit into embattled narcotics division	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
Juneteenth takes on added meaning as nation remembers George Floyd, leaders push for federal holiday	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	06/19/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Supreme Court blocks effort to end DACA	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
‘Staggering’ COVID-19 surge continues, with hundreds of new cases and rising hospitalizations	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
TEA commissioner: Amid COVID, students will be back in seats this fall	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
Amid new orders, area businesses prepare to require masks	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Cornyn, Cruz offer different takes on DACA ruling	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn says he’ll file bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	06/19/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott forming work group for legislative responses to George Floyd’s death	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	06/19/20	1 TX bill
Texans at high risk for COVID-19 will have to resume looking for work to stay on unemployment	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	06/19/20	4 doc(s)
It’s time to get rid of Confederate Heroes Day as an official Texas holiday	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/19/20	3 TX bill(s)
Property investors, not job creators, seen benefiting most from Opportunity Zones	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	06/19/20	3 doc(s)
Texas schools ‘will be safe’ to reopen in August, education commissioner says	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	06/19/20	3 doc(s)
Steven Hotze takes on Gov. Abbott and the constitutionality of contact tracing	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Texas education chief promises ‘flexibility’ to parents who want their kids to stick with remote learning	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Job losses in Bexar County still at historic highs	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	06/19/20	2 doc(s)
Judge sides with teachers’ unions in suit over outside school management arising from a San Antonio case	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	06/19/20	1 TX bill
Do we have resolve, discipline to quell viral surge hitting Waco?	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	06/18/20	2 doc(s)
Texas A&M will form commission to consider future of Sul Ross statue	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	06/18/20
A&M System Chancellor John Sharp: 'Racists are not welcome at Texas A&M'	Bryan Eagle	Staff	06/18/20
Texas A&M president announces race relations task force, commission on statues	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	06/18/20
Blinn College District takes steps to protect its students with The Back With Blinn plan	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	06/18/20
26 more test positive for COVID-19 in McLennan County	Waco Tribune Herald	Saegert, R.	06/18/20	1 doc(s)
Knox Co. Hospital District promotes 'prompt pay,' battle with insurance companies continue	Wichita Falls Record News	Watson, D.	06/18/20	3 doc(s)
Nondiscrimination	Rio Grande Guardian	Perryman, M.	06/18/20	3 doc(s)
Access to broadband is high on Texas Education Agency’s radar	Rio Grande Guardian	Morath, M.	06/18/20	1 doc(s)
Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules	New York Times	Liptak, A.	06/19/20
Black Lives Matter’s Years of Pressure Paved Way for Sudden Police Overhaul	Wall Street Journal	Campo-Flores, A.	06/19/20
Justices Block President’s Repeal Of ‘Dreamers’ Immigrant Program	Wall Street Journal	Bravin, J.	06/19/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			06/18/20

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