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
We recommend Sylvia Garcia for U.S. House District 29	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/30/20
We recommend Lizzie Fletcher for U.S. House District 7	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/30/20
State looks to recoup millions it says it overpaid to jobless Texans	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	09/30/20	1 doc(s)
Cornyn says Trump should have released his taxes in 2016	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	09/30/20
Fewer coronavirus patients could lead to larger gatherings in Austin, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	09/30/20	4 doc(s)
COVID-19 exposed the failure to learn lessons from prior pandemics EXPOSED Part Two	Houston Chronicle	Root, J.	09/30/20	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
City proposes $15M in aid for music venues, bars, child care	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	09/30/20
Luther and Springer headed for runoff after virtual draw in special Texas Senate election	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	09/30/20
Drew Springer, Shelley Luther advance to runoff for state Senate special election in North Texas	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	09/30/20
Dallas County adds 789 more confirmed coronavirus cases, 1 death; cases in Tarrant County top 50,000	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	09/30/20	3 doc(s)
With so many limitations to coronavirus data, what can we trust?	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	09/30/20	6 doc(s)
Multiple agencies working to clear Texas town’s water supply of brain-eating amoeba	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	09/30/20	2 doc(s)
Sweeping COVID protections ordered at Texas prison by federal judge	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	09/30/20	5 doc(s)
Government transparency is another casualty of COVID-19	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	09/30/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Battleground state? Texas largely absent in first Trump-Biden debate.	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	09/30/20
Abbott vows swift review of brain-eating amoeba found in Lake Jackson water supply	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	09/30/20	2 doc(s)
Two Texas school districts cancel remote learning options. Will others follow suit?	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	09/30/20	2 doc(s)
TEA finds major failures in HISD’s special ed department, recommends state conservator	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	09/30/20	5 doc(s)
Wedding venues navigate challenges of social distancing while celebrating	Houston Chronicle	Nickerson, R.	09/30/20	1 doc(s)
Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to Supreme Court isn’t end of the world for Dems	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	09/30/20
State Rep. joins Harris County Flood Control, Task Force in support of funds for flood mitigation	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, D.	09/30/20	1 doc(s)
Muslim PAC withholds endorsement in Fort Bend County congressional race	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	09/30/20
Wolff says gaps in state’s COVID-19 data are ‘frustrating’	Houston Chronicle	Huddleston, S.	09/30/20	2 doc(s)
Gina Ortiz Jones, Tony Gonzales agree to televised debate in San Antonio battleground race	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	09/30/20
Joe Biden has 66% of Texas Latino vote, new poll shows	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	09/30/20
Keep calm and vote on	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	09/29/20	4 doc(s)
Cornyn turned his back on South Texas residents	Rio Grande Guardian	Hinojosa, G.	09/29/20
Grant will cover majority of cost for Victoria County's emergency center upgrade	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	09/29/20	1 TX bill
I’m ready to work with anybody to get job done for my people	Rio Grande Guardian	Cornyn, J.	09/29/20

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