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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
Vaccines can save us. We need patience and Trump to get out of the way Houston Chronicle  Editorial 11/17/20 4 doc(s)
Texas Republicans should recognize, congratulate Biden San Antonio Express News  Editorial 11/17/20  
What should be done with I-35? TxDOT wants to know. Austin American Statesman  Jankowski, P. 11/17/20 1 doc(s)
Texas leaders stick with reopening plan as other states lock down Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 11/17/20 5 doc(s)
Houston Harvey victims feel 'tossed around' in city-GLO dispute over housing relief Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 11/17/20 3 doc(s)
Supreme Court declines to order virus safety steps for vulnerable Texas inmates Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 11/17/20 4 doc(s)
The chair of Texas GOP is not a registered Republican. Nobody registered in Texas is. Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 11/17/20  
Austin Public Health creates coronavirus vaccine distribution plan as trials show promise Austin American Statesman  Osbourne, H. 11/17/20 3 doc(s)
El Paso hospital official says care is being rationed as county judge rallies support for shutdown during COVID-19 crisis Dallas Morning News  Corchado, A. 11/17/20 3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports record 1,831 new cases amid ‘explosive’ coronavirus spike Dallas Morning News  Weber, J. 11/17/20 1 doc(s)
Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving Houston Chronicle  Eggert, D. 11/17/20  
San Antonio’s coronavirus positivity rate has nearly doubled since early October, as cases continue to climb San Antonio Express News  Caruba, L. 11/17/20 4 doc(s)
Texas prisons have more to do in virus precautions Amarillo Globe-News  Editorial 11/14/20 2 doc(s)
Texas Legislature should consider updating pot laws Beaumont Enterprise  Editorial 11/13/20 1 TX bill
Analysis: Texans in many border counties voted for Donald Trump — and then for Democrats Victoria Advocate  Ramsey, R. 11/16/20  
Texas Republicans and Allen West, their nettlesome party animal Victoria Advocate  Ramsey, R. 11/13/20  
What we’ve learned in Texas Rio Grande Guardian  O'Rourke, B. 11/13/20  
Valley education officials push to end STAAR testing Valley Morning Star  Wilson, M. 11/16/20  
With rising COVID-19 infections, Texas sees hospitalization rates rise across the state Corpus Christi Caller Times  Moritz, J. 11/15/20 4 doc(s)
What bills have El Paso lawmakers filed ahead of the Texas Legislative Session? El Paso Times  Dearman, E. 11/15/20  
Blinn College offers COVID relief grants Bryan Eagle  Katz, C. 11/14/20  
Here's why COVID-19 is No. 1 challenge facing Texas lawmakers for 2021 session Corpus Christi Caller Times  Moritz, J. 11/14/20 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Local officials: Biden’s comments on transitioning away from oil helped Trump in South Texas Rio Grande Guardian  Taylor, S. 11/14/20  
Payton to propose mask mandate for Midland Midland Reporter Telegram  Randle, C. 11/13/20 2 doc(s)
Abbott asks NRC to deny application for Andrews nuclear waste site Midland Reporter Telegram  Randle, C. 11/13/20 3 doc(s)
The County With No Coronavirus Cases (and Plenty of Suspicion) New York Times  Goodman, J. 11/17/20  
State Tax Revenue Rebound Wall Street Journal  Editorial 11/17/20  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     11/16/20  

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