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
Mayor Turner right to slap $250 fines on unmasked Houston scofflaws	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
Unwilling to learn from its mistakes on COVID-19	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/05/20	4 doc(s)
We deserve clean air benefits from the economy E-trucks promise	Austin American Statesman	Hall, J.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
Is the Texas Tesla factory a tipping point? Linking mining to electric vehicle manufacturing will bring jobs to South	Houston Chronicle	Edmondson, J.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
If it ain’t woke, fix it. KIPP right to ditch ‘work hard’ slogan.	Houston Chronicle	Rhor, M.	08/05/20	1 doc(s)
In this war, a mask is your armor	San Antonio Express News	Berggren, R.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
In a shift, Abbott holds coronavirus press briefings	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
Austin district weighs delaying first day of school	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	08/05/20	6 doc(s)
How Dallas missed potential red flags in picking a company to run a major COVID-19 testing site	Dallas Morning News	Hacker, H.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott stresses Texas school boards are best to set reopenings of classrooms amid COVID	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	08/05/20	9 doc(s)
‘Major disconnect’ between state, counties on COVID-19 deaths	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
San Antonio virtual town hall for parents, educators to address confusion over school reopenings amid coronavirus	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	08/05/20	5 doc(s)
Texas interim president Jay Hartzell: ‘I remain optimistic that there will be football in the fall’	Austin American Statesman	Davis, B.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
UT warns donors, contacts possibly affected by May ransomware attack	Austin American Statesman	Choi, H.	08/05/20
Texas on pace for record number of firearms background checks	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	08/05/20	1 doc(s)
Paxton: Face mask mandates OK for counties, public transportation	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports its second-deadliest day with 31 new coronavirus deaths	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
National Democrats’ $1M-plus boost for Hegar reflects high hopes to flip Texas and oust Cornyn	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
Children learn, earn money through Lemonade Day	Houston Chronicle	Maness, T.	08/05/20	1 TX bill
Texas House District 135 candidates discuss local priori-ties as election date nears	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	08/05/20	1 doc(s)
Humble ISD mulls return to class options amid conflicting instructions from Harris County, TEA, state	Houston Chronicle	Mehrtens, S.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
Spring Branch ISD pushes back the start of school	Houston Chronicle	Lapin, E.	08/05/20	5 doc(s)
Stuck in the middle: Residents of Woodlands neighborhood navigate pandemic orders from 2 counties	Houston Chronicle	Forward, J.	08/05/20	1 doc(s)
COVID needlessly costing Texans billions every day	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	08/05/20	2 doc(s)
Two Harris County sites to offer more tests, faster turnaround for results, Hidalgo announces	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	08/05/20
Gov. Abbott: School boards will dictate reopenings. Teachers: Abbott is ‘passing the buck.’	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/05/20	4 doc(s)
Blood Plasma Flows But Little Else on Once-Vibrant Texas Border	San Antonio Express News	Adams-Heard, R.	08/05/20
As Texas US Senate race tightens, Democrats commit $1 million to MJ Hegar	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	08/05/20
San Antonio reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, but they date back to late April	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	08/05/20	3 doc(s)
Funeral arrangements set for former State Rep. John Otto	KAGS	Wencl, E.	08/05/20
August agenda for local government includes schools, police spending, property taxes and a pandemic	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	08/04/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Otto, John	Bryan Eagle	Staff	08/04/20
Texas A&M University sees 18% increase in summer enrollment	Bryan Eagle	Staff	08/04/20
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi refuses to cut tuition and fees	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Camarillo, V.	08/04/20
Texas sales tax holiday: Retailers are just as excited as shoppers amid COVID slowdown	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	08/04/20	1 doc(s)
CBP approves another huge contract to build the border wall in Webb County	Laredo Morning Times	Wallace, J.	08/04/20
Zaffirini voices support for local authorities to have say in schools reopening	Laredo Morning Times	Vela, J.	08/04/20
Gov. Abbott to visit makeshift hospital in McAllen	McAllen Monitor	Staff	08/04/20	1 doc(s)
Lopez, Segovia units account for about 20.6% of active COVID-19 cases in TDCJ	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	08/04/20	1 doc(s)
For some, SNAP help follows Hurricane Hanna	Valley Morning Star	Staff	08/04/20
Tax-free weekend approaches statewide	Victoria Advocate	Sloan, G.	08/04/20	1 doc(s)
Two Texas high school football coaches who had COVID-19 turn to preparations for season	Wichita Falls Record News	Schad, T.	08/04/20	2 doc(s)
Hegar: Abbott has not displayed crisis management skills during pandemic	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	08/04/20
Texas comptroller announces school supplies, clothing sales tax holiday	Lufkin Daily News	Juarez, G.	08/04/20	1 doc(s)
‘Like a Horror Movie’: A Small Border Hospital Battles the Coronavirus	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	08/05/20
U.S. Daily Coronavirus Cases Inch Lower, Hitting About 45,000	Wall Street Journal	Ansari, T.	08/05/20
College Reopening Plans Include How Many Coronavirus Cases Would Close Them Again	Wall Street Journal	Korn, M.	08/05/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			08/04/20

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