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
Did the DNC miss an opportunity to spotlight Hispanic Texans?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Pandemic continues, and so does need for foster care	San Antonio Express News	Rodriguez, A.	08/20/20
Austin virus cases plateau as school openings approach	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	08/20/20	2 doc(s)
Judge blocks Green Party candidates amid legal fight over filing fees	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/20/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Firefighters continue to battle massive industrial blaze in Grand Prairie that may burn for days	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Here’s how the plastics fire in Grand Prairie is affecting our air quality	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Massive fire continues burning at Grand Prairie plastics factory Poly-America	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramirez Jr., D.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
The Texas economy is booming, leaving big rigs in a bind for places to park	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	08/20/20	4 doc(s)
College football, COVID and heart disease: Why one UH player opted out	Houston Chronicle	Duarte, J.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Postal worker: San Antonio post office hid backlogged mail from congressman	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	08/20/20	4 doc(s)
State adds 309 more to coronavirus death toll	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	08/20/20	2 doc(s)
UT employee petition urges regents to move most classes online, provide hazard pay	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	08/20/20	3 doc(s)
Biden will have to do more than win debates to defeat Trump	Dallas Morning News	Leubsdorf, C.	08/20/20
What an ad against MJ Hegar says about how women and their appearance are still targeted in politics	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	08/20/20
Tarrant reports 16 COVID-19 deaths, its second-highest one-day toll; Dallas County posts five deaths	Dallas Morning News	Jones, A.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Is Cornyn too busy for weekly calls with Texas media, or just cautious in heat of campaign?	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	08/20/20
DeSoto ISD should be placed under a conservator, say state investigators	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Texas cancer research agency puts nearly $10 million more into Southlake startup OncoNano	Dallas Morning News	O'Donnell, P.	08/20/20
Tarrant County coronavirus metrics stay low but officials warn of West Nile outbreak	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Amazon bringing 600 tech and corporate jobs to Dallas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	08/20/20
Arlington independent candidate joins others in race for open seat in Congress	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	08/20/20
Fort Worth activists say Abbott’s proposal on police defunding is ‘a slap in the face’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	08/20/20	2 doc(s)
UNT Health Science Center will provide coronavirus contact tracing for Tarrant County	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	08/20/20	2 doc(s)
Pelosi says postmaster has no plans to restore mail cuts	Houston Chronicle	Mascaro, L.	08/20/20	3 doc(s)
10 superintendents pen letter opposing Hidalgo's guidance for reopening Harris County schools	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	08/20/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals court blocks three Green Party candidates from 2020 ballot	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/20/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Pharmacists can give childhood shots, U.S. officials say	Houston Chronicle	Stobbe, M.	08/20/20	3 doc(s)
Americans overwhelmingly oppose school reopenings, data finds	Houston Chronicle	Collins, J.	08/20/20
Texas appeals court rejects ‘Save Chick-fil-a’ lawsuit, hands San Antonio a victory	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	08/20/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
The portion of children hospitalized with COVID-19 has doubled in two months	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	08/20/20	3 doc(s)
With potential jurors sworn in, Bexar County inches closer to its first virtual jury trial	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	08/20/20
TAMU-T receives $1.3 million grant to increase number of economically disadvantaged and disabled students	Texarkana Gazette	Staff	08/19/20
State-allocated PPE 'not enough'	Victoria Advocate	Douty, S.	08/19/20	2 doc(s)
Some States Are Pushing Laws to Restrict Police Behavior	Wall Street Journal	Gershman, J.	08/20/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			08/19/20

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