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
9/11 changed us. So will COVID-19.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/11/20
West Texas A&M creates a model to bring higher education to America’s smallest communities	Dallas Morning News	Beilue, J.	09/11/20
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are all hat, no cattle when it comes to Texans with disabilities	Houston Chronicle	Martinez, J.	09/11/20
Abbott unveils new plan to punish cities that cut police spending	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	09/11/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Austin-area landlords say new eviction protections aren’t sustainable	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	09/11/20	4 doc(s)
3 charter operators hope to gain foothold in Austin area	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	09/11/20	2 doc(s)
$5, 15-minute rapid COVID-19 tests are coming to Texas	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	09/11/20	2 doc(s)
Insurers bearing the brunt of COVID-19 test costs. That might mean higher premiums.	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	09/11/20	2 doc(s)
Bexar County takes step to improve responses to 911 mental health calls, seeks to prevent tragedy	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	09/11/20
UT reports 3 coronavirus clusters in West Campus	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	09/11/20	1 doc(s)
Feds end $300 pandemic jobless benefit for Texans	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/11/20	5 doc(s)
Texas does not have to offer mail voting to all eligible voters, federal appeals court says	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	09/11/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes lifting annexation powers from cities that ‘defund’ the police	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/11/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 152 new coronavirus cases, 7 more COVID-19 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	09/11/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Rangers investigating 8th death at Tarrant County Jail this year	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	09/11/20
If Texas cities cut police budgets, they’ll lose annexation powers, Abbott proposes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	09/11/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Needville ISD bans all political masks following dispute over student's Black Lives Matter mask	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	09/11/20	1 doc(s)
Repeated bail for Houston man accused of murder, 6 felony convictions raises eyebrows	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	09/11/20	4 doc(s)
Judge formally dismisses Harvey flood cases brought by property owners downstream of dams	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	09/11/20	2 doc(s)
Jobless claims rise in Texas as Trump benefits program ends	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	09/11/20	6 doc(s)
Texas appellate court upholds third-party candidate filing fee law	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	09/11/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Federal appellate court rejects age discrimination argument by Texas Democrats	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	09/11/20	6 doc(s)
Cornyn ‘understands’ why Trump downplayed COVID-19, but could’ve handled it better ‘in retrospect’	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	09/11/20
Abbott vows to further cut off cities that defund police	San Antonio Express News	Blackman, J.	09/11/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
San Antonio’s unemployed lose $300 in FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance payments	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	09/11/20	5 doc(s)
Texas doctors want Medicaid expansion	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	09/10/20	3 doc(s)
Without state grant, Galveston County to fund mental health court	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	09/10/20
Political Buzz: Jaworski makes early declaration for AG bid	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	09/10/20	2 doc(s)
Lubbock’s state lawmakers push city council to adopt anti-abortion ordinance	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	09/10/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)

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