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
Lancaster must end silence on superintendent buyout	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/24/20
What’s the best way to reduce teen pregnancies? Teach sex education comprehensively.	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/24/20	2 doc(s)
Texas sex ed overhauled, still lacking	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/24/20	3 doc(s)
Central Texas families take part in virtual adoption day	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	11/24/20
Who will get the coronavirus vaccine first? Texas officials release distribution plan	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/24/20	5 doc(s)
Who’ll get Texas’ first COVID-19 shots? Hospital, nursing home, EMS, home health workers top the list	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/24/20	3 doc(s)
Tarrant hospitals will be full within 30 days unless we reverse COVID trend, report says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	11/24/20	3 doc(s)
Texas Senate is jump-starting its 2021 offensive against city and county governments	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	11/24/20	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Houston rebid a contract to avoid using unpaid prison labor. Now, it hopes the state will make a change too.	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	11/24/20	1 TX bill
Dallas County reports 541 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths; ‘too early’ to draw conclusions from lower numbers, Jenkins says	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	11/24/20	2 doc(s)
Texas Senate committee wades into debate over tributes to the Confederacy with focus on artwork	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	11/24/20
TEA opens investigation into Lancaster ISD superintendent buyout	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	11/24/20
Texas healthcare workers likely to get COVID-19 vaccine first under Gov. Abbott’s plan	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	11/24/20	1 doc(s)
Federal appellate court allows Texas to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	11/24/20
Walmart Rejected by Supreme Court on Texas Liquor Sales	Houston Chronicle	Stohr, G.	11/24/20	3 doc(s)
‘Christmas in the hospital’: San Antonio officials urge residents to avoid indoor activities amid rising coronavirus transmission	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	11/24/20	2 doc(s)
After long relationship became an embarassment, Harlandale ISD trustees vote to settle lawsuit with contractor	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	11/24/20	3 doc(s)
In a recession, turning to sin might save the Texas budget	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Ramsey, R.	11/22/20
Hemp in Mexico and Texas: Pot Luck?	Rio Grande Guardian	Mounce, G.	11/22/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott said and did the right things on COVID-19	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	11/21/20	1 doc(s)
A season to reflect on our blessings	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	11/21/20	4 doc(s)
Analysis: In a recession, turning to sin might save the Texas budget	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	11/20/20	1 doc(s)
Sen. Zaffirini pre-files 40 bills for 87th legislative session	Laredo Morning Times	Staff	11/22/20
Arciniega advances in push to end Alzheimer’s	Laredo Morning Times	Mack, J.	11/22/20	2 doc(s)
Study: Hispanics don’t vote in RGV due to poverty, corruption, disconnect with candidates, lack of discourse	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	11/22/20
Texas COVID-19: How the state went from zero to a million cases, 20,000 deaths in 8 months	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/21/20	7 doc(s)
RGV legislator files bill to abolish Texas death penalty	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	11/21/20	2 TX bill(s)
LGBTQ town hall hears concerns about ‘legislative attacks’ on equality	McAllen Monitor	D'Gyves, E.	11/21/20
Rodriguez: Provide broadband? Some families cannot even pay their light bill	Rio Grande Guardian	Muñoz, M.	11/21/20
No more COVID shutdowns, Abbott tells Texas	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	11/20/20	4 doc(s)
Spring Valley, Axtell highway projects to be cut from 4-year plan; Waco 'mall-to-mall' project survives	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, J.	11/20/20
Teacher association backs effort to cancel STAAR test this year	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	11/20/20	1 doc(s)
Hastings: Shirley Reed has done a fantastic job at STC	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	11/20/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/23/20

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