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
A UT professor was fired for kissing a colleague on the lips. He says it never happened.	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	11/16/20	3 doc(s)
How a Joe Biden win isn’t necessarily bad news for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/16/20
Toll lanes along Texas 288 open Monday, just in time for growing traffic demand	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	11/16/20
Travis County case backlog grows as courts wait for jury trials to resume	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	11/16/20	1 doc(s)
Despite rising COVID-19 cases, universities including Texas Tech and Texas A&M are planning in-person fall graduations	Austin American Statesman	McGee, K.	11/16/20
Dallas County reports 1,458 more coronavirus cases, 1 death; Tarrant County adds 1,523 cases	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	11/16/20	3 doc(s)
‘We must keep our focus’ — San Antonio surpasses 70,000 COVID cases amid latest surge	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	11/16/20	3 doc(s)
COVID-19 will keep surging unless we act	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/15/20	6 doc(s)
We have four years before the next presidential election. Here’s how we can get it right next time	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/15/20	2 doc(s)
Here’s what Trump’s surprising strength among Latino voters means for Texas’ future	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	11/15/20
Virus spread top challenge facing Biden	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/15/20	1 doc(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
ACA’s future is a matter of life and death	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/14/20	4 doc(s)
Don’t lock away juvenile ‘lifers,’ especially in a pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Luprete, D.	11/15/20	3 doc(s)
Why our poll got it wrong on Biden but right on so much more	Dallas Morning News	Owens, M.	11/15/20
Who writes the questions for the STAAR test, anyway?	Dallas Morning News	McKenzie, W.	11/15/20
Live performances essential for Fort Worth artists. Let’s safely let the music play	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McInroe, K.	11/15/20
Fort Worth students are struggling amid COVID-19. Here’s how schools are helping them	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	11/15/20	1 doc(s)
How Gonzales and Cornyn won Texas voters	San Antonio Express News	Mackowiak, M.	11/14/20
Austin homicides rise amid year of pandemic, civil unrest	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	11/15/20
Austin-area students failing at higher rates amid coronavirus pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	11/15/20
The state has stepped in. A criminal investigation is likely. What happens next for DeSoto schools all depends on its leaders	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	11/15/20	2 doc(s)
As coronavirus cases soar, Texas contends with diminished public health influence	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dent, M.	11/15/20	4 doc(s)
Digging Buffalo Bayou deeper? Houstonians up in arms over Army Corps' 'old-fashioned' flood fixes.	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	11/15/20
Boosted by Texas House wins, Gov. Abbott humors 2024 presidential speculation	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	11/15/20
Houston teens have struggled to cope with COVID. A new state program aims to help.	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	11/15/20
‘A dark winter’: San Antonio health experts warn of tough months ahead for coronavirus transmission	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	11/15/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton whistleblowers sue, claim retaliation, intimidation	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Austin traffic deaths climb despite pandemic keeping drivers home	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, J.	11/14/20
Texas passes 1 million COVID cases, and experts warn of a surge ‘unlike anything we have seen’	Dallas Morning News	Ambrose, J.	11/14/20	9 doc(s)
Whistleblower lawsuit filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Texas hits 1 million COVID cases after reporting over 10,000 Friday, nears 20,000 deaths	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	11/14/20	4 doc(s)
Texas AG whistleblowers sue for wrongful firing, retaliation	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Bleiberg, J.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
'Time to sound the alarm': COVID-19 hospitalizations surging again in Houston	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	11/14/20	2 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton became 'less rational' over time about abuse of office, new lawsuit says	Houston Chronicle	Root, J.	11/14/20	2 doc(s)
San Antonio school leaders’ concern: COVID-induced decline in enrollment will take funding down with it	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Austin High School extends closure because of coronavirus spread	Austin American Statesman	Asch, S.	11/15/20	3 doc(s)
A long-distance autograph from Alex Trebek	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	11/15/20
Obamacare offers a safety net for millions who’ve lost health insurance. How many Texans will use it?	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	11/15/20	3 doc(s)
Incarcerated Texans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate 35% higher than rest of the U.S. prison population, UT study finds	Dallas Morning News	Rosenzweig-Ziff, D.	11/15/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas County adds record 1,543 coronavirus cases; Tarrant County surpasses 80,000 cases	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	11/15/20	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths on Saturday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	11/15/20	1 doc(s)
Judge Whitley and Aledo’s coach are right about COVID-19. We have a knucklehead problem.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	11/15/20
Lawmakers need to work together, despite what new Texas GOP chair Allen West says	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	11/15/20
Harris County Jail keeps COVID-19 tamped down, but anxiety remains	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	11/15/20	5 doc(s)
Texas GOP chair can’t tell allies from adversaries	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	11/15/20
Appeals court again halts El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses	San Antonio Express News	Aguilar, J.	11/15/20	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
‘We can’t afford to relax yet,’ San Antonio mayor urges as coronavirus cases approach 70,000	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	11/15/20	1 doc(s)
Researcher examining walls of San Antonio’s Alamo church to determine whether it was painted in mission times	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	11/15/20
Bastrop County shatters voting record with 71% turnout	Austin American Statesman	Drummond, C.	11/14/20	2 doc(s)
Council hits pause on picking new site for downtown court	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	11/14/20
Tesla looks to tap into Austin talent pool	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	11/14/20	2 doc(s)
El Paso stay-home order halted	Austin American Statesman	Kolenc, V.	11/14/20	5 doc(s)
Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist	Austin American Statesman	Johnson, C.	11/14/20	7 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 767 new coronavirus cases, 1 death as Texas passes 1 million confirmed cases	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Court halts El Paso shutdown even as coronavirus death toll nears 750	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	11/14/20	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County reports 2nd-highest COVID total, 6 deaths Friday as hospitalizations rise	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Texas plan targets electric vehicle owners with higher fees	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	11/14/20	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education	Houston Chronicle	Tanner, L.	11/14/20	4 doc(s)
Appeals court rejects judge’s ruling supporting retrial in death penalty case	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Harris County plans to fight COVID by randomly knocking on your door — and asking for blood	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	11/14/20	1 doc(s)
Texas getting shipments of COVID-19 treatment drugs Regeneron and bamlanivimab	San Antonio Express News	Blackman, J.	11/14/20	4 doc(s)
San Antonio reports 390 new coronavirus cases, six more deaths	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	11/14/20	3 doc(s)
Super Bowl Monday could be a holiday	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	11/14/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
The COVID pandemic is far from over, with much to do before a vaccine arrives	San Antonio Express News	Tomlinson, C.	11/14/20	3 doc(s)
California, Love It and Leave It	Wall Street Journal	Lonsdale, J.	11/16/20
It’s Now Up to Governors to Slow the Spread	Wall Street Journal	Gottlieb, S.	11/16/20
Missing From State Plans to Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccine: Money to Do It	New York Times	Goodnough, A.	11/15/20
As a G.O.P. Playbook on Voter Fraud Falls Flat, Some Ask: What’s Next?	New York Times	Winerip, M.	11/15/20
Biden Asked Republicans to Give Him a Chance. They’re Not Interested.	New York Times	Herndon, A.	11/15/20

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