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
After admissions scandal, Texas Southern University needs to do better by its students	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/08/20	3 doc(s)
More citizens silenced if mail ballots struck down	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/08/20	4 doc(s)
Election Day 2020 could yield a catastrophic mess	Austin American Statesman	Dionne Jr., E.	06/08/20	4 doc(s)
COVID-19 should prompt Gov. Abbott to revive the Office of Minority Health	Dallas Morning News	Giddings, H.	06/08/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
It’s time for big government to get lean	San Antonio Express News	Quintero, J.	06/08/20	1 doc(s)
American society seems to be collapsing, but one thing still binds us	Dallas Morning News	Souder, E.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
Thousands rally, call for working together	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	06/08/20
CORONAVIRUS IN TEXAS: With few riders, transit agencies find new ways to use fleets, workers	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	06/08/20	4 doc(s)
On the front lines, Latinos fight the coronavirus, poverty and vulnerability as contagion rages through Texas	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	06/08/20	4 doc(s)
Voting from your car in July’s election won’t be quick, Tarrant County officials warn	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	06/08/20	2 doc(s)
Hegar, West air differences, similarities	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
Black lawmakers say virus requests unanswered	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	06/08/20	1 doc(s)
Hegar, West agree time’s up for Cornyn	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/08/20	1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 263 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	06/08/20	4 doc(s)
No fans made TMS’ IndyCar race a ‘bummer.’ But track hopes they’ll be back next month	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davison, D.	06/08/20	2 doc(s)
Texas high school football takes first step back	Houston Chronicle	Coleman, A.	06/08/20	2 doc(s)
Feds disclose nursing homes with coronavirus outbreaks. Texas still mum.	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	06/08/20	3 doc(s)
San Antonio ISD to open a construction and architecture academy with a college component	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	06/08/20
UT San Antonio has reopened its labs, but only for research	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	06/08/20
As coronavirus results in less traffic, transportation funding in Texas and beyond takes a hit	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	06/07/20
The reforms we need to stop the killing of black people in police custody	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/07/20	4 doc(s)
Is this moment the one when, together, we bend the arc?	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/07/20
We saved rural hospitals from COVID-19, but will we now let them die of neglect?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
No place for Brehm or her wild theories	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/06/20	1 doc(s)
Armed intimidation has no place in political discourse	Austin American Statesman	Royal, J.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
Most Texas police outraged by George Floyd killing, too. Here’s how to prevent another	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	King, P.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
How Texas schools, teachers can help tackle systemic racism after George Floyd’s death	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Candelaria, N.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
Blacks are hit with a double whammy. Both sicken and kill.	Austin American Statesman	Phillips, A.	06/06/20	1 doc(s)
‘Like we don’t exist’: Black lawmakers say their pleas about COVID-19’s impact have been ignored	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
‘This has got to stop.’ Will Floyd’s death lead to criminal justice reforms in Texas?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/07/20	1 TX bill
We must ‘face the deep open wound of systemic racism,’ Biden tells Texas Democrats	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
George Floyd: ‘I’m gonna change the world’	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	06/07/20
Gov. Abbott’s go-ahead to reopen theaters doesn’t mean San Antonio performing arts groups are ready	San Antonio Express News	Martin, D.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
TRS reverses course on Indeed Tower lease in wake of Statesman’s legal action	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	06/06/20	3 doc(s)
Meet Jay Hartzell, a loyal Longhorn and UT’s interim president	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Some coronavirus tests in doubt in Texas after lab turns up abnormal number of positives	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	06/06/20	5 doc(s)
Tarrant County jailers were late on 3 checks in 24 hours before inmate died by suicide	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	06/06/20
As coronavirus restrictions lift, what about nursing homes?	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	06/06/20	3 doc(s)
‘Mistakenly uploaded’ documents add to criticism of $295M Texas contact tracing deal	Houston Chronicle	Root, J.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Fact-checking social media claims about Austin police, deadly force during protests	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
She uses Occam’s razor to cut through conspiracy thinking	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/07/20
Biden looks to Texas in speech before virtual Democratic convention	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Dems do their darndest at virtual convention	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	06/07/20
Pelosi promises equal justice agenda at Texas Democrats’ virtual convention	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
STATESMAN POWER POLL: Mail-in voting expansion receives strong support	Austin American Statesman	Molina, M.	06/07/20	5 doc(s)
Dallas ends week with average of 261 new coronavirus cases daily, 34 more deaths	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	06/07/20	2 doc(s)
Fort Worth kids could be left open to abuse with child care options scarce, experts say	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mitchell, M.	06/07/20	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth’s peaceful protests deserve action. Here’s where to start on police reform.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	06/07/20	1 TX bill
Peaceful protests can be ‘a beautiful thing’	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	06/07/20
In Senate debate, Democrats pitch themselves as best to beat Cornyn	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/07/20
Nielsen says he will not take office as Harris County GOP chair after posting MLK quote next to banana	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/07/20
Texas Supreme Court rejects Austin bid to revive sick leave rules	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/06/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas mayor ‘not interested’ in GOP convention if it means Trump packing arena during COVID-19 pandemic	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	06/06/20	1 doc(s)
Jobs are back, but don’t declare victory yet, not even in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	06/06/20	8 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 298 new coronavirus cases, its third single-day record this week	Dallas Morning News	Jones, A.	06/06/20	1 doc(s)
Texas GOP leaders try to distance themselves from Facebook posts Democrats denounce as ‘racist’	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Texas to increase testing and study coronavirus’ impact on minority communities	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Tropical Storm Cristobal not currently headed for Texas, forecasters say	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	06/06/20
Harris County courts challenge Abbott over jail ‘good time’ credit policy	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Harris County sends mail ballot applications to every 65-and-over registered voter	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
Harris County GOP chair-elect Nielsen faces criticism for post of MLK quote next to banana	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/06/20
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations spiking in Houston	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	06/06/20	4 doc(s)
Castro questions San Antonio police officers’ use of nonlethal projectiles	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/06/20	2 doc(s)
A Striking Disconnect on the Virus: Economic Pain With Little Illness	New York Times	Eder, S.	06/07/20

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