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
Paxton scandals aren’t just distractions — they’re a disgrace to Texas	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/23/20	4 doc(s)
‘Look at what the virus did': Alief nursing home that lost 24 residents to COVID kept fighting	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	11/23/20	4 doc(s)
Texas reports 8,554 new COVID-19 cases, 89 deaths	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	11/23/20	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 1,862 coronavirus cases, 1 death; Tarrant reports 1,537 cases, 6 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	11/23/20	3 doc(s)
Report: Human trafficking spikes in Texas amid pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Tallet, O.	11/23/20
Fraud tied to voting early not common	Houston Chronicle	Mulder, B.	11/23/20
Time has come for Texas to legalize marijuana, and decriminalize much more	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/23/20	2 doc(s)
Rules about police wearing masks vary widely across US	Houston Chronicle	Stafford, M.	11/23/20	1 doc(s)
Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge	San Antonio Express News	Thompson, C.	11/23/20
San Antonio reports 1,077 new coronavirus cases, 17 more deaths	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	11/23/20	2 doc(s)
Texas’ leaders should urge Paxton to step down	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/22/20
Texas must do more to keep prisoners from dying	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/22/20
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/21/20
Biden presidency spells trouble for private prison corporations — and that’s a good thing	Austin American Statesman	Libal, B.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Building patient trust in doctors is critical to defeat COVID-19	Dallas Morning News	Lalani, H.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Democracy requires listening to one another instead of pundit	Dallas Morning News	Thomason, D.	11/22/20
This program helps Tarrant food bank get fresh produce to families. Why cut it now?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Butner, J.	11/22/20	4 doc(s)
Arlington chamber looks to fend off Texas Legislature’s attacks on home rule	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
In El Paso, only heartbreak equal to COVID	San Antonio Express News	Seltzer, R.	11/22/20	4 doc(s)
Straus: The people have spoken on this election — honor them	San Antonio Express News	Straus, J.	11/22/20
A vaccine isn’t enough to defeat COVID-19	Dallas Morning News	Lange, R.	11/21/20
Dade Phelan rides bipartisan support to speaker’s chair	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/22/20
Texas COVID-19: How the state went from zero to a million cases, 20,000 deaths in 8 months	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
El Paso groans under the weight of a massacre and then a deadly pandemic, but the spirit goes on	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	11/22/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Democrats’ down-ballot disappointment spurs messaging debate, pitting moderates vs. progressives	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	11/22/20
Some of Fort Worth’s largest churches moving online as COVID surges. Most others aren’t.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
8 months of COVID battles prepared Fort Worth’s hospitals for this surge. Here’s how	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Troubling financial aid trend suggests COVID-19 dashed Fort Worth kids’ college hopes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Houston-area schools see surge in failing students as COVID wreaks havoc on grades	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
For a price, this Texas DA drops drug charges — and gives the money to local charities	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	11/22/20
Houston's rate of unsolved murders is soaring. Experts say the police department is to blame.	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	11/22/20
San Antonio schools short on substitutes as more teachers exposed to COVID quarantine	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	11/22/20
‘Damaging’: GOP silent on Trump’s conspiracies of voter fraud	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	11/22/20
Coronavirus vaccine trials: 2 Austin participants share their stories	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Texans urged to limit holiday gatherings as state posts 2nd-highest daily case total	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/21/20	4 doc(s)
Austin jobless rate sinks to 5.1%, lowest point in pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Dine in or no? Conflicting messages on COVID-19 leave Dallas restaurateurs weary and uncertain	Dallas Morning News	Ballor, C.	11/21/20	8 doc(s)
Texas board gives final approval to sex ed policy update, rejects push to acknowledge LGBTQ students	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Texas got just 5,800 doses of the COVID treatment drug touted by Gov. Abbott	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Even as COVID-19 surges, most Christians say they want in-person church	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Top superintendents, business leaders support STAAR, but want to nix accountability ratings	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
‘2020 is just weird’: Houston families grapple with small, lonely Thanksgiving dinner plans	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
AP Explains: The FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton	Austin American Statesman	Bleiberg, J.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Fact-check: Does medical marijuana reduce opioid use?	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/22/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Want to increase voter turnout? Let young people lead the way	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules	Austin American Statesman	Demillo, A.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Kansas issued a face mask order. Counties that opted out saw COVID-19 cases rise 100% in 6 weeks, CDC says	Austin American Statesman	Hauck, G.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Time to abolish the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Texas National Guard to help El Paso morgues with virus dead	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Over 100 protesters rally at the Capitol to support Trump	Austin American Statesman	Odam, M.	11/22/20
36 members of the National Guard heading to work in El Paso mortuaries as coronavirus cases soar	Dallas Morning News	Ferman, M.	11/22/20	3 doc(s)
More than eight years in, Texas high-speed rail company still lacks permits to build Dallas-to-Houston route	Dallas Morning News	Garnham, J.	11/22/20	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks	Dallas Morning News	Selsky, A.	11/22/20	3 doc(s)
Totals continue to soar: Dallas County announces 2,163 coronavirus cases, while Texas records 12,567	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	11/22/20	4 doc(s)
Your Texas driver’s license, vehicle information and lien holder were stolen in a huge data theft	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	11/22/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Food lines, late payments, falling income: As COVID cases surge in Dallas and Texas, so do signs of distress	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Tarrant County reports 1,368 coronavirus cases, two deaths on Saturday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
STAAR tests should be a diagnostic at most during challenging time	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	11/22/20	3 doc(s)
COVID cancels spring break for many Texas colleges	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Houston hospitals preparing for COVID-19 vaccine delivery	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	11/22/20	3 doc(s)
For many of us, this Thanksgiving will be a hard one	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to climb in San Antonio area	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Say a prayer for San Antonio’s waiters, bartenders and bellhops. With COVID surging and stimulus dollars running out, hospitality workers are in for h	San Antonio Express News	Jefferson, G.	11/22/20	5 doc(s)
Deal that supplied millions of face masks to state agency unravels	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Texas won’t let worsening pandemic get in the way of sports	San Antonio Express News	Finger, M.	11/22/20	1 doc(s)
Texas SBOE adopts new sex ed curriculum	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May	Dallas Morning News	Crary, D.	11/21/20	7 doc(s)
Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say	Dallas Morning News	Whitehurst, L.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
In effort not to ‘break the teachers,’ DISD trustees vote to lower student achievement targets this year	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Prairie View A&M’s new center for race and justice aims to empower and prepare students to make a difference	Dallas Morning News	Ravikumar, V.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Texas unemployment fell to 6.9% in October before cases began to surge again across the state	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	11/21/20	3 doc(s)
Abbott: Stock exchange coalition ‘impressed’ in visit to Texas Governor’s Mansion	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	11/21/20
To avoid ‘completely stressed out’ hospitals, North Texas should close bars, gyms, report says	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports record 1,974 coronavirus cases, 15 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Texas governor rules out another shutdown as virus surges	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weber, P.	11/21/20	5 doc(s)
Dozens of Texas counties at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ ahead of Thanksgiving, data show	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stunson, M.	11/21/20	6 doc(s)
Tarrant County health officials report about 1,400 new coronavirus cases, four deaths	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Texas unemployment rate falls sharply as employers add more than 100,000 jobs	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	11/21/20	3 doc(s)
HPD Chief Art Acevedo calls Houston's skyrocketing murder rate a 'perfect storm'	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
Ira B. Scott, beloved educator and oldest living member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity dies at 103	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	11/21/20
'Emotionally taxing': El Paso officials seeks morgue workers as COVID-19 death toll mounts	San Antonio Express News	Dunphy, M.	11/21/20	5 doc(s)
Texas needs a State Board of Education that isn’t repressed about reality	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
There's a better way to slow COVID-19 than another shutdown	San Antonio Express News	Tomlinson, C.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
San Antonio unemployment dips, but “We’re not out of the woods”	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	11/21/20	4 doc(s)
San Antonio, Bexar County report 936 new coronavirus cases, seven more deaths	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	11/21/20	2 doc(s)
Pfizer applies for emergency authorization of its vaccine.	New York Times	Thomas, K.	11/22/20

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