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.
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Welcome back to Texas, Mr. President. We need to talk.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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07/29/20
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I co-wrote the law that morphed into STAAR tests — to help teachers not bludgeon them
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Houston Chronicle
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Colbert, P.
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07/29/20
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Schools risk losing Texas funding if they shutter under local health orders
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Austin American Statesman
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Taboada, M.
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07/29/20
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8 doc(s)
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Texas Education Agency: Continued funding at risk for schools pushed to remote-only by local coronavirus orders
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Dallas Morning News
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Ayala, E.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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School leaders, not health officials, will decide when to start classes, Texas AG says
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Tinsley, A.
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07/29/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas Education Agency won’t fund schools closed solely due to local health orders
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Houston Chronicle
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Goldenstein, T.
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07/29/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas finally got COVID data on nursing homes — and Houston is faring the worst
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Houston Chronicle
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Tedesco, J.
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07/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Tech-savvy Bexar County courts still need in-person meetings
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San Antonio Express News
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Zavala, E.
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07/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Reversing course, TEA won’t fund schools closed solely due to Bexar County coronavirus health orders
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San Antonio Express News
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Torralva, K.
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07/29/20
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6 doc(s)
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When politicians pitch
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Austin American Statesman
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Herman, K.
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07/29/20
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Texas coronavirus death toll approaches 6,000
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Austin American Statesman
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Cobler, N.
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07/29/20
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5 doc(s)
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Texas automatically renews food stamps to ease coronavirus worries
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Dallas Morning News
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Garrett, R.
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07/29/20
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4 doc(s)
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Dallas County reports fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for third straight day, adds 15 deaths
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Dallas Morning News
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Smith, L.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas faculty group urges governor to delay in-person classes at state universities until Sept. 8
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Dallas Morning News
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Ayala, E.
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07/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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Crash killed a leading contender to replace U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe in Congress
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Dallas Morning News
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Cobler, P.
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07/29/20
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Texas A&M facility in College Station set to mass-produce potential COVID-19 vaccine
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Lopez, B.
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07/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Texas extends deadline to apply for benefits for those missing free, reduced-price meals
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Weinberg, T.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Trump to visit the heart of the Texas oil industry — also a COVID-19 hotspot
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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07/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Nielsen to take office as Harris County GOP chair, reversing course despite blowback from MLK post
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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07/29/20
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Harris County prosecutors ask for jury tampering inquiry in Arkema trial
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Houston Chronicle
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Ketterer, S.
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07/29/20
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2 doc(s)
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State officials highlight coronavirus resources for school districts, residents at chamber luncheon
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Houston Chronicle
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Mehrtens, S.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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UIL announces revised plan for 2020-21 fall sports season
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Houston Chronicle
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Maskulinski, J.
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07/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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With release of UIL guidelines, athletics picture begins to come together
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Houston Chronicle
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Lapin, E.
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07/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Local education, tech leaders plan to close Texas’s connectivity divide
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Houston Chronicle
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Silverman, D.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Twelve more coronavirus deaths in Bexar County — and more than 1,500 new cases
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San Antonio Express News
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Fechter, J.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Cornerstone Church sues San Antonio, county, Metro Health as it seeks to reopen its schools
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San Antonio Express News
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O'Hanlon, M.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Texas retail sales plummet in July
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San Antonio Express News
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Iszler, M.
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07/29/20
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1 doc(s)
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Somerset looks to begin practices earlier than expected
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San Antonio Express News
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Hinojosa, D.
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07/29/20
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3 doc(s)
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Recent TWIA rate actions will benefit coastal Texas
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Galveston Daily News
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Freudenburg, H.
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07/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Texas in a state of financial uncertainty
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Longview News-Journal
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Ramsey, R.
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07/28/20
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2 doc(s)
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Police and Gohmert react to violent protests in Tyler
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Anderson, J.
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07/28/20
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Abbott to assess Hanna damage Tuesday
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Valley Morning Star
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DeGuzman, C.
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07/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Abbott Waives Grade Promotion Requirements For 2020-2021 STAAR Testing
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Valley Morning Star
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Martinez, L.
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07/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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State changes COVID-19 death reporting system
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Waco Tribune Herald
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McCarthy, C.
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07/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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City, Waco schools contract with county for Nov. 3 election; early voting extended
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Waco Tribune Herald
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Witherspoon, T.
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07/28/20
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1 doc(s)
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Poll: Democrats much more likely than Republicans to wear a mask in public
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Rio Grande Guardian
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Montoya, L.
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07/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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Census 2020: Texas will lose a congressional seat if undocumented immigrants are not counted
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Rio Grande Guardian
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Reyes, D.
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07/28/20
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3 doc(s)
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Back-to-College Plans Devolve Into a Jumble of Fast-Changing Rules
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Wall Street Journal
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Korn, M.
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07/29/20
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After Reopening, Coronavirus-Hit States Chart Their Own Paths to Close Up Again
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Wall Street Journal
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Mann, T.
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07/29/20
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Public hearing/formal meeting notice
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07/28/20
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