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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
‘Beer drivers’ are now being enlisted in the fight against sex trafficking Dallas Morning News  Editorial 12/30/20  
Texas should require cops to intervene when a fellow officer breaks the law Houston Chronicle  Editorial 12/30/20 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
End secrecy surrounding inaugural fundraising San Antonio Express News  Editorial 12/30/20 2 doc(s)
As a longtime police officer, I welcome a national conversation about how to improve policing Dallas Morning News  Garner, J. 12/30/20 3 doc(s)
In a hard year, TxDOT on the move San Antonio Express News  Bugg Jr., J. 12/30/20 3 doc(s)
Abbott says vaccine doses 'sitting on hospital shelves' instead of being given to Texans Austin American Statesman  Cobler, N. 12/30/20 3 doc(s)
Dallas’ Parkland hospital is ‘completely full’ with COVID patients, top doctor says Dallas Morning News  Garcia, N. 12/30/20 1 doc(s)
A Look Back At 2020: The Plague Year Houston Chronicle  Gray, L. 12/30/20  
San Antonio adds more than 2,000 coronavirus cases in two days as hospitalizations continue to increase San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 12/30/20 2 doc(s)
The plan to dip into Texans' pockets by combining gambling and alcohol Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 12/30/20 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers Dallas Morning News  Stanley-Becker, I. 12/30/20 4 doc(s)
5 things to watch in Texas politics in 2021 Dallas Morning News  Barragan, J. 12/30/20 5 doc(s)
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to shatter records in Dallas County Dallas Morning News  Marfin, C. 12/30/20 6 doc(s)
How many more COVID-19 vaccine doses are headed to Tarrant County? Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Dearman, E. 12/30/20 2 doc(s)
Texas health officials: ‘Significant portion’ of COVID vaccine supply hasn’t been administered Houston Chronicle  Harris, C. 12/30/20 3 doc(s)
Seniors begin getting long-sought COVID-19 vaccinations in Houston Houston Chronicle  McGuinness, D. 12/30/20 3 doc(s)
Are results for COVID-19 lagging in the Houston area? Houston Chronicle  Dellinger, H. 12/30/20 2 doc(s)
Dallas Fed survey: Texas service executives are more optimistic about the future Houston Chronicle  Iszler, M. 12/30/20  
Struggling Texans eager for decision on stimulus checks Houston Chronicle  Carballo, R. 12/30/20 1 doc(s)
More people in Texas are hospitalized for COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic San Antonio Express News  Rosenzweig-Ziff, D. 12/30/20 1 doc(s)
BAMC suspends elective surgeries as COVID threat grows San Antonio Express News  Christenson, S. 12/30/20 2 doc(s)
‘It feels like a big relief;’ San Antonio assisted living residents get first dose of coronavirus vaccine Tuesday San Antonio Express News  Hardaway, L. 12/30/20 1 doc(s)
Racial justice and police reform Tyler Morning Telegraph  Ramsey, R. 12/29/20 4 doc(s)
Special election called for Texas House District 68 Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Dotray, M. 12/29/20 1 doc(s)
More than 200 education bills filed for 87th Texas Legislature Victoria Advocate  Douty, S. 12/29/20 1 TX bill

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