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
National Finals Rodeo goes with Texas like football goes with Friday nights	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/16/20
Her leadership is making Texas safer for women and more just for victims of sexual violence	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/16/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
The election is over. It’s time Texas Republican leaders tell their voters Biden won	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	12/16/20	1 doc(s)
How to win Black, Latino trust in vaccine	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
Wear a mask: Dead people don’t need vaccinations	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/16/20	5 doc(s)
Standardized tests still needed	San Antonio Express News	McKenzie, W.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
My annual performance review: I apologize	San Antonio Express News	Parker, K.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
'Feels like Christmas': Austin health care workers receive first coronavirus vaccinations	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	12/16/20	7 doc(s)
Escott: Travis County hospitals could be overrun with coronavirus cases if public gathers for holidays	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	12/16/20	1 doc(s)
Shelley Luther, Drew Springer take vastly different approaches to winning North Texas Senate seat	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	12/16/20
Concerns of racist remarks, bribery, intimidation, toxic climate prompt a likely state takeover at Kemp ISD	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	12/16/20
Texas holdouts: Cruz and 16 U.S. House Republicans still mute on Biden even after McConnell declares he’s president-elect	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	12/16/20	2 doc(s)
Historic day as the first person in Tarrant County receives coronavirus vaccine	Dallas Morning News	Lopez, B.	12/16/20	2 doc(s)
‘I feel hope’: COVID-19 vaccines given to health care workers at Dallas County’s Parkland	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
It’s time to renew. Texas’ waiver on car registration, driver’s licenses ends in April	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/16/20	2 doc(s)
'It’s momentous': First set of COVID-19 vaccine shots goes out at Houston hospitals	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	12/16/20	4 doc(s)
‘History in the making:’ COVID-19 vaccinations begin	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
Austin school chief eyeing 100% remote learning after winter break	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	12/16/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 1,947 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths; Tarrant County adds 1,544 cases, 12 fatalities	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
Waiver on expired licenses ends in April, state urges Texans to renew as soon as possible	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	12/16/20	2 doc(s)
As Granbury pauses new development, residents anticipate battle over sewage plant	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	12/16/20	1 doc(s)
Houston seeks to tighten hazmat rules, including storage loophole cited in Watson explosion	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	12/16/20	4 doc(s)
Heedless COVID spreaders take toll on lives and the economy	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	12/16/20	3 doc(s)
Prosecutors: Ex-HPD captain charged with assault suspected A/C repairman was in bogus ballot scheme	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	12/16/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio hits another COVID-19 surge milestone: 800 patients with virus in area hospitals	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	12/16/20	4 doc(s)
Indicted for mere crime, Paxton flirts with sedition	Galveston Daily News	Broussard, B.	12/15/20	3 doc(s)
Texans might be ready for casinos, but lawmakers aren’t convinced	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Ramsey, R.	12/15/20
Texas electors formally put the state in Trump's column even as Biden won nationally	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/15/20	2 doc(s)
STC names David C. Plummer as interim president	Rio Grande Guardian	Benavidez, R.	12/15/20
If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?	New York Times	Hubler, S.	12/16/20
Texas Hires Lawyers to Handle Antitrust Case Against Google	Wall Street Journal	McKinnon, J.	12/16/20

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