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
Greatest Generation sacrificed food, fuel, lives. We can wear a damn mask, Texas.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Houston’s COVID-19 spike won't stop because Trump stops measuring it	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
Republican voters should reject Morrow for SBOE	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/25/20
Not the time to cut higher ed funding for COVID-19 research	Austin American Statesman	Walkow, J.	06/25/20
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warns of ‘massive outbreak’ as spike in coronavirus cases continues	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Amid coronavirus surge, officials warn Austin hospitals could reach capacity in weeks	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas city, county leaders to discuss opening hospital at convention center as COVID-19 cases stir capacity concerns	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Texas travelers to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut will have to quarantine for 14 days	Dallas Morning News	Arnold, K.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Rangers are exploring plans to admit up to 20,000 fans per game	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Wilson, J.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Blame younger people for Fort Worth area’s COVID-19 surge? Here’s what the data shows	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Houston employers reverse course, scale back re-opening as COVID-19 cases spike	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Abbott orders new COVID-19 rules for Texas child care centers after prior restrictions dropped	Houston Chronicle	Dellinger, H.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Texas reports nearly 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, highest single-day spike	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Houston ICU capacity could soon be exceeded as COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen, TMC projects	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	06/25/20	5 doc(s)
Irate customer erupts, gets into confrontation with county judge over mask rule at San Antonio store	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
A lawmaker asks about a cop’s duty to stop other cops’ transgressions	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	06/25/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UT coronavirus cases in Cabo taught lessons in tracing student exposure, CDC says	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Wear a mask, folks: Science backs it up, Texas A&M prof’s research shows	Austin American Statesman	Asch, S.	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
Texas A&M won’t require ACT, SAT scores for fall 2021 applicants	Austin American Statesman	Asch, S.	06/25/20
Official: Pflugerville Fire Department could run out of funds in 4 years	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	06/25/20
Will you still be able to see your doctor virtually?	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	06/25/20
Texas hits all-time high for COVID-19 cases; governor urges residents to stay home	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports jump in coronavirus hospitalizations, 391 new cases	Dallas Morning News	Jones, A.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Rangers plan to sell tickets for games at Globe Life Field, but it’s uncertain if they’ll be able to honor it	Dallas Morning News	Grant, E.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
‘Massive outbreak’: Texas reports all-time highs of new COVID cases, hospitalizations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/25/20	2 doc(s)
Fans expected to return; Astros will remain aggressive on player moves	Houston Chronicle	Barron, D.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Texans must quarantine for 14 days when traveling to NY, NJ, CT	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
Lawmakers protest as feds pull support from 4 Harris County COVID testing sites	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/25/20
‘We are in a crisis’ — COVID-19 surges in San Antonio and across Texas	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	06/25/20
Americans Are Avoiding Stores Again in New Virus Hot Spots	San Antonio Express News	Kazakina, K.	06/25/20	1 doc(s)
Bexar County giving 1 million masks to San Antonio area businesses to help contain COVID-19	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/25/20	3 doc(s)
TEA again delays releasing reopening guidelines	Beaumont Enterprise	Windes, I.	06/24/20	3 doc(s)
Hospitals sound the alarm as COVID-19 cases continue to spike up in Texas	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	06/24/20	2 doc(s)
Discussing COVID-19, Eddie Olivarez says: I am dreading 4th of July	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	06/24/20
Virus Cases Are Soaring in Texas. But Closing Down Again Is a ‘Last Option.’	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	06/25/20
Coronavirus Surge Raises Alarm as States Report New Highs	New York Times	Phillips, M.	06/25/20
In Texas, 6 Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients Would Overwhelm This Hospital	New York Times	Boatright, D.	06/25/20
Companies Agonize Over Reopening Timetables as Covid-19 Spreads	Wall Street Journal	Eaton, C.	06/25/20
Botch the Vote, Then Cry ‘Suppression’	Wall Street Journal	Rove, K.	06/25/20
Coping With Covid-19	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/25/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			06/24/20

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