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
They worked hard to keep, Dallas, Harris and El Paso counties ahead of COVID-19	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/29/20	5 doc(s)
Austin isn’t a war zone, Gov. Abbott, and Texas isn’t a police state.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/29/20	2 doc(s)
End surprise billing on ambulances	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/29/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas reaches record 11,351 COVID-19 hospitalizations	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	12/29/20	6 doc(s)
Austin area could enter coronavirus 'state of emergency' by New Year's, health chief says	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	12/29/20	4 doc(s)
UT disbands bias reporting team as part of free speech settlement	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	12/29/20	3 doc(s)
Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations shatter July’s record as infections from Christmas gatherings loom	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	12/29/20	3 doc(s)
Retail pharmacies say Americans will look to them for COVID-19 vaccines	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	12/29/20	5 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott sets date for election to fill Drew Springer’s Texas House seat	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/29/20	3 doc(s)
HBCUs produced Kamala Harris — and most of Houston’s Black elected officials	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	12/29/20
‘An excellent decision’ — Spurs are praised for pausing plan to open AT&T Center to fans	San Antonio Express News	Orsborn, T.	12/29/20	2 doc(s)
‘Didn’t expect it to get this bad’ — COVID-19 is expected to get worse in San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	12/29/20	2 doc(s)
Vaccines arrive at some but not all long-term care facilities	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	12/29/20	2 doc(s)
Celebrating 175 years of Texas statehood, by the numbers	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, R.	12/29/20
Report: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz helped donors' Texas fracking company get pandemic relief money	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	12/29/20	1 doc(s)
Jenkins warns of ‘less than optimum’ care if COVID-19 hits another holiday spike as Texas hospitalizations hit new high	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	12/29/20	4 doc(s)
Texas reports record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/29/20	3 doc(s)
Texas hits new COVID-19 hospitalization record	Houston Chronicle	Rubio, J.	12/29/20	4 doc(s)
City of Houston gets first doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	12/29/20	4 doc(s)
How did Houston lose out to Austin as the Capital of Texas?	Houston Chronicle	Holley, J.	12/29/20	2 doc(s)
More rural school districts in San Antonio area throw in the towel on remote learning	Houston Chronicle	Torralva, K.	12/29/20	6 doc(s)
As coronavirus worsens, San Antonio officials vow strict enforcement of safety measures at Valero Alamo Bowl	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	12/29/20	1 doc(s)
San Antonio’s Raba-Kistner getting new president in 2021	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	12/29/20
Legislature should OK revenue bond for Lamar-Orange	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	12/25/20	1 TX bill
Bring transparency to inauguration event expenses	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	12/23/20	2 doc(s)
Top legislative priorities include budget, public safety, healthcare, broadband	Rio Grande Guardian	Abbott, G.	12/27/20
Elon Musk wants to expand his operations in South Texas	Rio Grande Guardian	Abbott, G.	12/25/20	3 doc(s)
Working to address Texas addiction crisis during holidays	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Taylor, M.	12/24/20	2 doc(s)
Electoral college: One last hurdle?	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	12/24/20	1 doc(s)
Short political attention spans	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	12/22/20	4 doc(s)
Workforce commission has plan to aid restaurants	McAllen Monitor	Kelley, R.	12/27/20
Dean on legislative priorities: No defunding police	Longview News-Journal	Ferguson, J.	12/27/20	2 doc(s)
Health groups support Gov. Abbott's decision to take COVID vaccine in first wave	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/26/20	3 doc(s)
McAllen native appointed to Board of Social Worker Examiners	McAllen Monitor	Staff	12/26/20
UHV nursing program recognized as top program in state	Victoria Advocate	Staff	12/26/20
How one group of Texas voters handled the first election in the post-Trump era	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/25/20	2 doc(s)
On the legislative agenda: freedom for golf cart drivers	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	12/25/20	1 TX bill
Political Buzz: Weber one of few to vote against 'bloated' spending plan	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	12/24/20	1 doc(s)
State urges COVID-19 vaccine providers to aggressively use up doses	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	12/24/20	4 doc(s)
State legislature to debate taxpayer funded lobbying, unfunded mandates in 2021 session	Victoria Advocate	Rogers, C.	12/24/20	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
DMV ending COVID-related waiver for vehicle registrations. New policy effective April 14	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/22/20
Rose Bowl to Texas comes up roses for Tyler; Alabama and Notre Dame to play on Jan. 1	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Anderson, J.	12/22/20
Calhoun named president of unified UT Tyler, UT Health Science Center at Tyler	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	12/22/20
City gets $5.6 million for flood runoff analysis	Valley Morning Star	Kelley, R.	12/22/20
Gov. Greg Abbott to receive COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday in Austin	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	12/22/20
Lawmakers Prepare for Battles Over Congressional Redistricting	Wall Street Journal	Andrews, N.	12/29/20

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