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
Our recommendation for Texas House district 107	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/25/20
Our recommendation for Texas House District 106	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/25/20
We recommend Harold V. Dutton, Jr. in Democratic runoff for House District 142	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/25/20
We recommend Jarvis Johnson for Texas House District 139	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/25/20
Why I won’t be sending my kids back to school in-person	Houston Chronicle	Mankad, R.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
Reopening schools should be a scientific decision	San Antonio Express News	Hughes, J.	09/25/20	4 doc(s)
Cornyn maintains single-digit lead over Hegar	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	09/25/20
Trump refused to commit to transfer power if he loses — Cornyn and some other Texas allies say don’t worry, he will	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	09/25/20
Texas schools see dip in new coronavirus cases, but North Texas districts are among the most affected	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	09/25/20	4 doc(s)
Houston area survives Labor Day without COVID-19 spike	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
Texas school districts report scattered COVID cas-es, no major outbreaks	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
Military voters could have a big impact on Texas. Making their ballots count is a national struggle.	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Texas DPS debuts state's first online voter registration form	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	09/25/20	3 doc(s)
Abbott unveils proposals to strengthen penalties for rioting	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	09/25/20	3 doc(s)
Texas complies with court-ordered ‘motor voter’ change	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/25/20	6 doc(s)
Gregg County official arrested, charged with election fraud	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
To exempt or not to exempt: COVID-19 exemptions continue to spark debate over religious liberty, public health	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	09/25/20	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
State complies with motor voter law, allowing Texans to register to vote online for first time	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	09/25/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas County adds 704 coronavirus cases, but only 20% are considered new; three new deaths reported	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	09/25/20	3 doc(s)
Attorney General Ken Paxton goes after alleged mail-ballot fraud in Gregg County race in East Texas	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
New Cornyn ad features the namesake of Jenna’s bill on child sex abuse OK’d by Senate last week	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rolls out more proposals to back police officers	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott proposes increased penalty, mandatory jail time for 6 riot-related offenses	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Trump, Sen. Cornyn hold leads over Democrats in Texas, two new polls find	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	09/25/20
Person of interest in group home probe oversaw seven other boarding homes in Houston, authorities say	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	09/25/20
From the editor: New investigative series 'Exposed' reveals government failures in COVID preparation	Houston Chronicle	Riley, S.	09/25/20
Houston ISD families must choose in-person or vir-tual classes by Friday	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Gregg County Commissioner among four charged with mail-in voting fraud	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Power disconnections loom for Texans with bills coming due	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio people of color still dying and contracting coronavirus at higher rates, official says	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	09/25/20	1 doc(s)
Texas reports 6,300 COVID-19 cases in public schools since July	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for crackdown on 'riots' as racial justice protests rekindle	San Antonio Express News	Blackman, J.	09/25/20	2 doc(s)
State must do more for former foster children	Bryan Eagle	Spriggs, V.	09/24/20	2 doc(s)
Why I’m Proud to Support Wind Energy	Rio Grande Guardian	Guillen, R.	09/24/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Galveston County Judge Henry joins GOP lawsuit to block earlier voting start	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	09/24/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Transportation department promises to fix Bolivar Peninsula's rocky road	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	09/24/20
Texas Faculty Association urges Abbott to make college COVID info public	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	09/24/20	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court seat hot political topic	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	09/24/20
The governor of Texas pushes to increase penalties against violent protesters.	New York Times	Staff	09/25/20

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