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 in Texas House District 67	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/28/20
Our recommendation for Texas House District 102	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/28/20
We recommend Carol Alvarado for State Senate District 6	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/28/20
We recommend Borris Miles for Texas Senate District 13	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/28/20
COVID-19 is putting more children at risk of abuse. Here’s what we can do	Dallas Morning News	Phillips, S.	09/28/20	2 doc(s)
Democrats take aim at Houston suburbs in bid for Texas House majority	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	09/28/20
San Antonio’s $450 million Alamo overhaul project ‘in limbo’ after Cenotaph decision	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	09/28/20	2 doc(s)
UT dean to Longhorn Band leaders: When band returns, ‘It will be expected to perform The Eyes of Texas’	Austin American Statesman	Davis, B.	09/28/20	3 doc(s)
Newly Reported Texas Virus Cases Total 1,292, 37 More Deaths	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	09/28/20	2 doc(s)
Texas has changed how it calculates COVID-19 positivity rates, so what does that mean?	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	09/28/20	3 doc(s)
As battle for Texas House rages, Democrats, Republicans weigh bids to succeed Bonnen as speaker	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/28/20	2 doc(s)
Hospitals gouge private health insurance to subsidize others	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	09/28/20	2 doc(s)
Houston ISD extends back-to-school decision deadline to Monday	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	09/28/20	1 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General files appeal, seeks to stop straight ticket voting	San Antonio Express News	Carpenter, J.	09/28/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
San Antonio’s Convention Center hosts first major event since March shutdown	San Antonio Express News	Diamond, R.	09/28/20
Bexar County’s coronavirus cases top 57,000 on backlog	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	09/28/20	3 doc(s)
Our recommendation for Texas House District 89	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/26/20
Thumbs: Judge drops voting bombshell in Texas. URGROSS and other reject license plates.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/26/20
At Alamo Colleges, time for a change	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	09/26/20
I don’t want to lose a teacher or a classmate to COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Scott, A.	09/27/20	1 doc(s)
There is no freedom without a common truth	Austin American Statesman	Beck, D.	09/27/20
Governor Abbott, let Texas veterans vote by mail so they can avoid coronavirus risk	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Roadman II, C.	09/27/20	5 doc(s)
How many George Floyds and Breonna Taylors are there in America? We don’t know	Houston Chronicle	Buck, S.	09/27/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
How to expand access to health coverage	San Antonio Express News	Dunkelberg, A.	09/27/20	1 doc(s)
Julie Oliver seeks narrow path to victory in polarized district	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	09/27/20
As legislative session like no other looms, Texas lawmakers face huge budget shortfall, COVID-19 challenges	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/27/20
Nearly 3 dozen local COVID patients said their symptoms preceded the Houston region’s first confirmed case, data shows EXPOSED Part One	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	09/27/20
Low rural census response worries local leaders	San Antonio Express News	MacCormack, J.	09/27/20	3 doc(s)
Mayor wants change in COVID-19 policy	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	09/27/20
In Texas cases, Ginsburg was unyielding	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	09/26/20	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Report: UT students could amplify coronavirus spread	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	09/26/20	3 doc(s)
Shelley Luther’s attacks on Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas Senate race open up new front in GOP civil war	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
In Texas, Cornyn v. Hegar is epicenter of battle over coverage for preexisting conditions	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	09/26/20	3 doc(s)
U.S. judge reinstates straight-ticket voting in Texas, citing the pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	09/26/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Republicans as Avengers? Houston Rep. Dan Crenshaw goes all Captain America in new political ad	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	09/26/20
To visit a relative inside a nursing home room, prepare to get a COVID-19 test	San Antonio Express News	Stoeltje, M.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
US judge blocks Texas law that would end straight-ticket voting	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/27/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
The deadline is approaching for iPhone battery rebates. Did you apply? Also, the latest trends in scams...	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	09/27/20
North Texas leaders worry Gov. Greg Abbott and the state — not cities — are defunding the police	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	09/27/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County adds 373 coronavirus cases; Jenkins notes rise in positivity rate, urges extra caution	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	09/27/20	1 doc(s)
Congressional District 3 challenger Lulu Seikaly failed to submit financial disclosure in race against incumbent Van Taylor	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/27/20
Tarrant County reports 8 new deaths, 262 new confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	09/27/20
Abbott learns it’s hard to keep the GOP base happy during a pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	09/27/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General files appeal, seeks to stop straight ticket voting	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	09/27/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Coronavirus expert Dr. Peter Hotez worried Houston is heading toward 'third peak' this fall	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	09/27/20
Metro Health reports one more death, 100 new cases and more hospital patients with coronavirus	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	09/27/20	1 doc(s)
State investigating Hays County judge over coronavirus tests	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
Pflugerville firefighters launch petition for ballot item to help with funding	Austin American Statesman	Asch, S.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
Hays County audit reveals 160 coronavirus hospitalizations went unreported	Austin American Statesman	Choi, H.	09/26/20	1 doc(s)
Barack Obama endorses MJ Hegar in U.S. Senate race against Texas incumbent John Cornyn	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	09/26/20
Dallas County adds 1,179 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 295 considered new; 11 deaths reported	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	09/26/20	3 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks Texas from implementing repeal of straight-ticket voting	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	09/26/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
'Simply inexcusable’: Dallas County sends voters conflicting instructions on turning in mail ballots	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
Texas AG accuses county official, 3 others of election fraud in mail-in ballot scheme	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott pledges $167 million to Texas rental assistance	Houston Chronicle	Smith, S.	09/26/20	1 doc(s)
Texas college faculty call on Abbott to require reporting of COVID cases, deaths	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	09/26/20
TxDOT releases environmental analysis on I-45 rebuild, kicking off comment period	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	09/26/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio’s Metro Health says state overcounted school coronavirus cases; state pulls data from website	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	09/26/20	2 doc(s)
Tarrant County reports 7th day of 300-plus new COVID cases, adds two deaths	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	09/26/20
Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in a Texas City’s Water Supply	New York Times	Waller, A.	09/28/20
More Homes Are Going Dark as Moratoriums on Utility Shut-Offs End	Wall Street Journal	Maher, K.	09/28/20
Texas: Does Biden actually have a shot at winning? The answer is a tossup.	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	09/27/20
Are Republican Judges Putting Their Thumbs on the Electoral Scale?	New York Times	Chemerinsky, E.	09/26/20

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