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
No student should be left behind due to COVID	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/08/20	1 doc(s)
COVID plight shows why Legislature needs to meet every year	Austin American Statesman	Larson, L.	12/08/20	2 doc(s)
This holiday, don’t forget grace – for teachers	Austin American Statesman	Huffman, L.	12/08/20
Texas launches rapid testing program for small businesses	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	12/08/20	3 doc(s)
Travis County ICU beds near maximum occupancy as coronavirus hospitalizations climb	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	12/08/20	4 doc(s)
When can you get the COVID-19 vaccine in Dallas? It depends. But 500 health care providers are preparing	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	12/08/20	2 doc(s)
No congressional seats in Texas flipped, but campaign cash flowed into key races like it was a battleground	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	12/08/20
Rep. Ron Wright calls for investigation of election amid unsubstantiated fraud claims	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	12/08/20
TEA scraps military enlistment from school accountability ratings amid ‘inflated’ data	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	12/08/20	1 doc(s)
‘Very, very much in the wrong direction’: San Antonio adds 1,210 new coronavirus cases as positivity rate jumps to nearly 16 percent	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	12/08/20	2 doc(s)
Fact-check: Do states verify U.S. citizenship as a condition for voting?	Austin American Statesman	Sherman, A.	12/08/20
UT professor files new libel suits against students who accuse him of promoting pedophilia	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	12/08/20	1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 1,663 coronavirus cases, 3 deaths; Tarrant County reports 11 fatalities, 1,850 cases	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	12/08/20	3 doc(s)
'Time to get it done': Texas Commission on Law Enforcement needs overhaul, officials say	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	12/08/20	1 doc(s)
Crenshaw, Cruz, Castro head to Georgia to sway voters ahead of crucial Senate runoffs	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	12/08/20
U.S., States Poised to Sue Facebook for Monopoly Abuse	Houston Chronicle	McLaughlin, D.	12/08/20	1 doc(s)
Regulating Breeders: Texas program should be improved, not eliminated	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	12/04/20	1 doc(s)
Analysis: Leading by (bad) example	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	12/07/20
Speak up against windstorm insurance rate hike	Galveston Daily News	Freudenburg, H.	12/05/20
State getting COVID-19 vaccines	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	12/05/20	1 doc(s)
Physicians lacking in RGV as preventive care remains dire	Valley Morning Star	Gonzalez, V.	12/07/20
Abbott extends vehicle registration waiver to nine months, tax office remains closed to public	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	12/06/20
Valley lawmakers preview 87th Legislative Session	Rio Grande Guardian	Muñoz, M.	12/06/20
Harkless to help launch the UTRGV School of Podiatry	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	12/06/20
Edinburg supports hospitals’ bid for state aid	Valley Morning Star	Lopez-Puente, N.	12/05/20
Citizens hospital will be first in the Crossroads to receive COVID vaccine	Victoria Advocate	McCarthy, C.	12/05/20	4 doc(s)
Lawmaker disputes AT&T’s claims about digital divide	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	12/05/20	3 doc(s)
Here is Texas' plan for distributing the first allotment of the COVID-19 vaccines	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/04/20
How COVID-19 shutdowns work in Texas, and when San Angelo could be impacted	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	12/04/20	2 doc(s)
Early voting locations set for Luther-Springer race for state Senate District 30	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	12/04/20	1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			12/07/20

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