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
Election Day voters, here are our recommendations in top Tarrant County races	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
What to expect with the Texas vote count on election night	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/03/20
Harris County drive-thru votes to count, federal judge rules	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/03/20	4 doc(s)
Donald Trump, Joe Biden highlight Lone Star showdown that could change face of Texas politics	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/03/20
Tarrant County declares an election emergency, needs more mail-in ballot counters	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dickson, G.	11/03/20
Federal judge rejects GOP bid to toss 127K Harris County drive-thru votes	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
‘Hard to survive’ — El Paso residents besieged by coronavirus	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	11/03/20	6 doc(s)
U.S. Supreme Court allows inmate to sue prison officers after he was forced to spend six days in unsanitary cells with human waste	Austin American Statesman	Garnham, J.	11/03/20	2 doc(s)
State Rep. Dade Phelan files to run for Texas House speaker	Austin American Statesman	Pollock, C.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
Georgetown allows more than 10 to gather outdoors, with precautions	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
Number of Austin-area coronavirus cases flattening, health chief says	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, K.	11/03/20	4 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 1,517 coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths	Dallas Morning News	Weber, J.	11/03/20	3 doc(s)
Latino voters could make a difference in national and North Texas races	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	11/03/20
As COVID-19 leaves Texans jobless and lacking health insurance, lawmakers mull expanding Medicaid	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	11/03/20	4 doc(s)
It’s almost over, but Election Night may not end suspense in Trump-Biden contest	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	11/03/20
Ted Cruz flexes national stature, campaigns for U.S. Senate colleagues in campaign’s final days	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	11/03/20
Federal judge rejects bid to throw out 127,000 drive-through votes in Harris County	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/03/20	5 doc(s)
Texans with COVID-19 who want to vote on Election Day have these two options	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Camero, K.	11/03/20	4 doc(s)
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge	Houston Chronicle	A.P. Wire	11/03/20	6 doc(s)
Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks	Houston Chronicle	A.P. Wire	11/03/20	4 doc(s)
Tech issues, COVID rules leave reporters scrambling to cover federal hearing on drive-thru voting	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	11/03/20	2 doc(s)
Texas ranks highest in total number of COVID-19 cases in US	Houston Chronicle	A.P. Wire	11/03/20	3 doc(s)
Police discipline, more local control over coronavirus response on San Antonio’s agenda for upcoming Texas legislative session	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	11/03/20	2 TX bill(s)
Trump denies FBI probe of supporters who swarmed Biden’s bus on I-35 near Austin	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	11/03/20
San Antonio’s coronavirus positivity rate climbs nearly a percentage point; officials record 167 new cases	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	11/03/20	2 doc(s)
San Antonio officials not expecting election trouble, but they’re set-ting up barriers around the Alamo and getting ready just in case	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	11/03/20
Two days to THE election: How we react may be as important as who wins	Abilene Reporter-News	Editorial	11/01/20
Recapping The Eagle's recommendations in Tuesday's general election	Bryan Eagle	Editorial	11/01/20
Election Energy: Campaign has energized voters	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	11/01/20
Election 2020 to define us as Americans	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	11/01/20
State should administer the STAAR, but lose the stakes for districts	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	11/01/20	2 doc(s)
Thornberry set high bar for representation of West Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	10/30/20
A Texas election with a decade of politics at stake	Amarillo Globe-News	Ramsey, R.	11/01/20	1 doc(s)
Vote Nov. 3 because lives truly depend on it	Rio Grande Guardian	Freeman, S.	11/01/20	1 doc(s)
I’m declaring my candidacy for Speaker of the Texas House	Rio Grande Guardian	Longoria, O.	10/31/20
Texas is ready for a new President to spark our Main Street recovery	Rio Grande Guardian	Lucio III, E.	10/31/20	1 doc(s)
Why we need to send Sen. Cornyn back to Washington for a fourth term	Rio Grande Guardian	Whitlock, R.	10/30/20
Could the conundrum over the lack of young voters be coming to an end in Texas? Maybe	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/02/20	1 doc(s)
Democrats in south Laredo unite to get out the vote	Laredo Morning Times	Vela, J.	11/02/20
Victoria County commissioners to talk COVID-19 funding	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	11/02/20
Early voting smashes Texas record for turnout, and more will cast ballots on Election Day	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/01/20	1 doc(s)
U.S. Senator John Cornyn in San Angelo: 'There's never been more at stake for our country'	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	11/01/20
Texas DMV waiver still in effect	Valley Morning Star	Clark, S.	11/01/20	3 doc(s)
Election Day brings Valley voters opportunity to have final say	Valley Morning Star	Jimenez, F.	11/01/20	1 doc(s)
Anything can happen election night; RGV officials say they’re ready	Valley Morning Star	Staff	11/01/20
With high turnout during early voting, Victoria anticipates record-breaking election	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	11/01/20	1 doc(s)
Ashby joining race to become Texas Speaker of the House	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	11/01/20
Cornyn just says boo to Democrats on Halloween stop in Abilene	Abilene Reporter-News	Jaklewicz, G.	10/31/20
Sen. Cornyn campaigns in Lubbock during final day of early voting	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	10/31/20
Panola College, UT Tyler team up to offer four-year teaching degree at Carthage campus	Texarkana Gazette	Shamburger, M.	10/31/20
Former Texas Senator Tati Santiesteban dies from COVID-19	KTSM	Litton, A.	10/31/20
Early voting spike foretells record turnout in Texas for 2020 presidential election	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	10/30/20	1 doc(s)
Early voting is off the charts in Texas in the 2020 election. Here's what the numbers show	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	10/30/20	1 doc(s)
Appeals court issues stay on judge's mask order	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	10/30/20	3 doc(s)
Rep. Longoria of Mission vying for Speaker of Texas House	McAllen Monitor	Staff	10/30/20	1 doc(s)
Crowd gathers downtown in support and protest of Sen. Cornyn during campaign visit	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Fenton, B.	10/30/20
Geanie Morrison announces candidacy for Speaker of Texas House	Victoria Advocate	Staff	10/30/20
Wichita County Clerk's Office expected to wrap up mail-in ballots Wednesday	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	10/30/20	2 doc(s)
SFA to offer education degrees at A&M campus	Lufkin Daily News	Edwards, J.	10/30/20	1 doc(s)
Battleground States See the Most Voting Misinformation	New York Times	Davey, A.	11/03/20
How Latinos Could Redefine the G.O.P. in Texas	New York Times	Cadava, G.	11/03/20
National Guard Readies for Election Day Deployment	New York Times	Philipps, D.	11/03/20
Win or Lose, Trump and Biden’s Parties Will Plunge Into Uncertainty	New York Times	Lerer, L.	11/03/20
Statehouse Seats Are Up for Grabs, and With Them, Great Power	New York Times	Tavernise, S.	11/03/20
GOP Handed Election Law Defeats in Texas, Nevada	Wall Street Journal	Kendall, B.	11/03/20
How to Follow House Races on a Long Election Night	Wall Street Journal	Peterson, K.	11/03/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/02/20

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