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
Schools need the flexibility to go virtual	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/18/20	5 doc(s)
Rail shipping, and commerce, saved	San Antonio Express News	Rutter, A.	11/18/20	3 doc(s)
AG Ken Paxton on misconduct allegations: ‘I make no apologies’	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/18/20	6 doc(s)
‘A really critical time’: Texas sets new coronavirus case record	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/18/20	5 doc(s)
Baylor Scott & White teams with Baylor College of Medicine on new med school campus in Temple	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	11/18/20	2 doc(s)
AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general	Dallas Morning News	Bleiberg, J.	11/18/20	3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers revive Black Caucus Foundation to push social justice, empowerment issues	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/18/20	1 TX bill
Restaurant limits, bars closures likely as North Texas COVID hospitalizations soar	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	11/18/20	5 doc(s)
One in six Texans have been infected with COVID-19, study finds	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge	San Antonio Express News	Kunzelman, M.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
New county judge for Travis won’t reopen bars yet	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	11/18/20	2 doc(s)
Students in unmasked school activities should wear masks at home, health chief says	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	11/18/20	3 doc(s)
Report: Texas needs dependable funding for public health, before next pandemic strikes	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/18/20	1 doc(s)
‘Shut them down’: Dallas officials struggle with how to respond to new wave of COVID-19	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
Texas A&M chancellor encourages college students to get COVID-19 test before returning home for Thanksgiving	Dallas Morning News	Ravikumar, V.	11/18/20
Dallas County adds 645 coronavirus cases, but Jenkins expects higher totals from recent days to return	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mulvihill, G.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
Powerless to issue restrictions, Hidalgo urges no multi-household Thanksgiving gatherings	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	11/18/20	3 doc(s)
Baylor to open regional medical campus in Temple	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, A.	11/18/20
Memorial Hermann reveals new mental health support program for employees	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	11/18/20
New bill would regulate health care sharing ministries amid fraud allegations	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	11/18/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Investment in workforce, education and transportation sets San Antonio apart	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/18/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Ex-Conroe priest Manuel La Rosa-Lopez pleads guilty to child molestation charges	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	11/18/20
‘Grossly misguided’ and ‘ill-motivated’: Black Houston leaders blast vote against HISD interim	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	11/18/20	4 doc(s)
County could shut down some San Antonio area bars again as coronavirus cases continue to spread	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	11/18/20	2 doc(s)
Clean energy provides lifeline for rural Texas	Amarillo Globe-News	Davis, J.	11/17/20	1 doc(s)
Impeachment is a political option in Washington. In Texas, not so much.	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	11/17/20	4 doc(s)
Lucio files education bills aimed at pandemic	Valley Morning Star	Staff	11/17/20	3 TX bill(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/17/20

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