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
In Baytown, another reminder for police to dump the bad apples	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/05/20
Let response to protesters reflect values	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/04/20	2 doc(s)
Our dialogue on race must begin in the classroom	Austin American Statesman	Candelaria, N.	06/05/20	3 doc(s)
My fellow Christian Republicans: You have a voice. Use it to denounce racism	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Casteel, C.	06/05/20
Why Texas is stuck in a vicious cycle of climate change, hurricanes and recovery	Houston Chronicle	Dessler, A.	06/05/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott calls for Bexar County GOP chair to resign for spreading George Floyd conspiracy theory	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Expanded mail-in voting in Texas during coronavirus crisis blocked again	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/05/20	6 doc(s)
Austin council sides with individuals over businesses in coronavirus relief spending	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Dallas is on GOP’s convention short list, but Trump wants a packed arena and venues aren’t available	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Sports on their way back in abnormal times	Houston Chronicle	Barron, D.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Houston police chief Art Acevedo addresses video showing fatal shooting of kneeling man	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	06/05/20
Texas anti-vaxxers say COVID-19 contact tracing is government surveillance	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	06/05/20	6 doc(s)
How George Floyd’s death has inspired efforts to strengthen Texas’s Sandra Bland Act	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	06/04/20	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bexar Republican chair’s Floyd conspiracy theory sparks demands for her resignation	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/04/20
Texas Democrats’ convention convenes unconventionally	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	06/05/20
Abbott talks to Floyd family to express the state’s sorrow	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/05/20
New coronavirus manual details how Texas football athletes return to on-campus workouts	Austin American Statesman	Davis, B.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Texas leaders demand resignation of Bexar County GOP chairwoman who spread George Floyd conspiracy theory	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/05/20
Sources: MLB inclined to allow local governments to decide if fans are allowed at potential games	Dallas Morning News	Grant, E.	06/05/20	2 doc(s)
Antifa? Boogaloo? Who are the extremists blamed for stirring up trouble at protests and what are their goals?	Dallas Morning News	Tarrant, D.	06/05/20
Federal appeals court blocks expansion of mail voting in Texas during COVID-19	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	06/05/20	4 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 285 new coronavirus cases, a new single-day high	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/05/20	3 doc(s)
Why protesting your property appraisal is so hard: Texas hides sales prices from public view	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/05/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says country must ‘accept God’ to root out racism	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/05/20
Fort Worth-area Republicans will ask Trump to move GOP convention to Tarrant County	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Federal appeals court blocks expansion of mail-in ballots in Texas amid coronavirus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/05/20	8 doc(s)
Tarrant GOP says Texas Dems are trying to ‘hijack our elections’ with mail-in ballots	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	06/05/20	3 doc(s)
Texas’ Dan Patrick says racism is ‘an issue of love’ that must be met by ‘loving God’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/05/20	2 doc(s)
Texas unemployment benefits extended, jobless claims tick up	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	06/05/20	4 doc(s)
HISD scales back proposal for staff raises, drawing union rebuke	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	06/05/20	1 doc(s)
Hundreds of nursing homes ran short on staff, protective gear as more than 30,000 residents died during pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Whoriskey, P.	06/05/20	3 doc(s)
Prairie View A&M to launch a race and justice center in wake of George Floyd death	Houston Chronicle	Brittain, J.	06/04/20	1 doc(s)
$38 donations, Hollywood stars fuel Texas Democrats’ fundraising push	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	06/04/20	1 doc(s)
In win for Texas GOP officials, federal appeals panel blocks lower-court decision to allow any Texan to vote by mail	San Antonio Express News	Gardner, A.	06/04/20	7 doc(s)
Unemployment claims still declining in Bexar County	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	06/04/20	3 doc(s)
Lone Star Leadership | Abbott favors measured response to violence, looting	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	06/04/20
A Texas policy playbook for the pandemic	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	06/04/20	1 doc(s)
Texas' next phase of business openings includes amusement parks, performance halls	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	06/04/20	3 doc(s)
Don't wait, it's time to buy flood insurance	Galveston Daily News	Bush, G.	06/04/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott's latest order allows Galveston, Kemah amusement parks to reopen	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	06/04/20	2 doc(s)
Quinnipiac Poll: Trump leads Biden by 1 percentage point in Texas	San Angelo Standard Times	Moritz, J.	06/04/20	1 doc(s)
Villarreal: If kids are healthy they can go to kindergarten and mom and dad can go to work	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	06/04/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals Court Blocks Texans’ Access to Mail-In Voting	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	06/05/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			06/05/20

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