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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
Congress shouldn’t overlook access to health care in the next financial package to states Dallas Morning News  Editorial 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
What Gov. Abbott should do about STAAR test this year Houston Chronicle  Editorial 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Allow hybrid classes for everyone when coronavirus is under control in Texas San Antonio Express News  Editorial 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
Remove Confederate monuments from the Texas Capitol Dallas Morning News  Ellis, R. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
How to jump-start equity in education during COVID-19 crisis, not make things worse Houston Chronicle  Gregory, E. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
Stop the disgraceful spread of COVID in nursing homes San Antonio Express News  Tran, T. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
State getting lunch money to families San Antonio Express News  Salter, W. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Record number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus Austin American Statesman  Cobler, N. 07/22/20 5 doc(s)
Trump plan in allotting congressional seats raises alarm in Texas Austin American Statesman  Price, A. 07/22/20 2 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
UIL postpones start of Class 6A and 5A football and volleyball five weeks; Class 4A and below remain on schedule Dallas Morning News  Caplan, C. 07/22/20 6 doc(s)
New Trump order excluding non-citizens from census could cost Texas a seat in Congress Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
Fort Worth, Arlington, nearly 100 Texas mayors say more COVID aid needed to avoid cuts Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Weinberg, T. 07/22/20 6 doc(s)
Any football season is better than no football season for Texas high schools Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Davison, D. 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
Fort Worth, Tarrant County schools will start online only for 6 weeks due to COVID-19 Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Tinsley, A. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Is Houston’s COVID-19 surge tapering off? Recent trends and Tuesday's numbers tell different stories Houston Chronicle  Ackerman, T. 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
UIL delays start of high school football season for Class 6A, 5A schools Houston Chronicle  Coleman, A. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
San Antonio Symphony cancels fall concerts, furloughs staff because of coronavirus safety concerns San Antonio Express News  Martin, D. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Austin should reopen schools in phases, health authority says Austin American Statesman  Flores, N. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
Game on as UIL announces plan for high school sports Austin American Statesman  Jones, T. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
These “last responders” deal with the bodies as coronavirus deaths surge in the Rio Grande Valley Austin American Statesman  Najmabadi, S. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports ‘encouraging’ lower number of new coronavirus cases, adds 11 deaths Dallas Morning News  Jones, A. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
Dallas superintendent expects school buildings to open after Labor Day, with teachers present Dallas Morning News  Smith, C. 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
Tarrant County schools to be virtual only through most of September because of the coronavirus pandemic Dallas Morning News  Ayala, E. 07/22/20 5 doc(s)
UIL announces how COVID-19 will alter high school football season, other fall sports Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Gosset, B. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit all-time high, 131 deaths reported on Tuesday Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Stevenson, S. 07/22/20 6 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 11 coronavirus deaths, passes 43,000 cases but new patients drop Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Stevenson, S. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
Arlington schools students will start academic year online; board discusses fall plans Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Hartley, J. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Humble ISD set to reopen schools in August with plans for in-person classes Houston Chronicle  Mehrtens, S. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
Pandemic puts an end to NASA Pony baseball season Houston Chronicle  Avery, R. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
Mixed messages: Residents, legal experts chime in on Montgomery County’s response to Abbott’s mask order Houston Chronicle  Gonzalez, J. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
For Texas high schools, a scramble to fill schedules Houston Chronicle  Coleman, A. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
More rallies coming against bars’ shutdown, Pasadena venue co-owner says Houston Chronicle  Orozco, Y. 07/22/20 3 doc(s)
Football season or no, A&M needs donor dollars Houston Chronicle  Zwerneman, B. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott’s coronavirus task force members are writing checks for his campaign Houston Chronicle  Root, J. 07/22/20 1 doc(s)
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher seeks to keep TX7 in November Houston Chronicle  Nickerson, R. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
La Porte ISD: Online-only classes for first 3 weeks Houston Chronicle  Lamkahouan, C. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Wesley Hunt is ready to contest Fletcher for TX-7 Houston Chronicle  Nickerson, R. 07/22/20  
Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green to retire Aug. 31 San Antonio Express News  Goldenstein, T. 07/22/20  
More than 200 infants in Bexar County have been infected by coronavirus since pandemic began San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 07/22/20 5 doc(s)
Trump reverses course on masks, calling them 'patriotic' after allies split with him San Antonio Express News  Baker, D. 07/22/20 2 doc(s)
Judge blocks GLO takeover of Houston’s Harvey recovery money Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 07/22/20 4 doc(s)
Thoughts on state assessment Victoria Advocate  Shepherd, Q. 07/21/20 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
All eyes are on Texas headed into the 2020 presidential election Longview News-Journal  Ramsey, R. 07/21/20  
Texarkana College providing students with multiple class options for upcoming school year Texarkana Gazette  Bell, A. 07/21/20  
Daughter’s letter blames Abbott for Brownsville native’s death McAllen Monitor  Wratten, A. 07/21/20 1 doc(s)
State comptroller projects $4.58 billion revenue shortfall McAllen Monitor  Kelley, R. 07/21/20 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Higher pay lures local nurses to staffing agencies McAllen Monitor  Staff 07/21/20  
Victoria campuses to remain closed Victoria Advocate  Douty, S. 07/21/20 3 doc(s)
Midway ISD board to discuss school reopening plan, after state switches up guidelines again Waco Tribune Herald  Crum, B. 07/21/20 2 doc(s)
Comptroller Glenn Hegar: Texas budget takes $4.6 billion hit from COVID-19 Wichita Falls Record News  Moritz, J. 07/21/20 2 doc(s)
Feds, Texas sign Shared Stewardship agreement Lufkin Daily News  Staff 07/21/20 2 doc(s)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice explains COVID-19 reporting methods Lufkin Daily News  Juarez, G. 07/21/20 1 doc(s)
The Viurs Found One Crowded Houston Neighborhood, Sparing One Nearby New York Times  Goodman, J. 07/22/20  
Trump Seeks to Stop Counting Unauthor-ized Immigrants in Drawing House Dis-tricts New York Times  Baker, P. 07/22/20  
States Must Standardize Coronavirus Da-ta, Former C.D.C. Director Says New York Times  McNeely, D. 07/22/20  
Trump Moves to Exclude Unauthorized Immigrants From Counts for Congressional Seats Wall Street Journal  Overberg, P. 07/22/20  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     07/21/20  

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