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
Is Texas on the verge of a pandemic-induced teacher shortage?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/04/20	2 doc(s)
Amid anxiety and fear, Election Day a beat of hope	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/04/20	3 doc(s)
As all votes are counted, nation must show patience	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/04/20
Texans showed civic energy; leaders should embrace it.	Austin American Statesman	Watson, K.	11/04/20
Pipelines essential to state’s recovery	San Antonio Express News	Holt, D.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Dan Patrick’s coronavirus comments serve as inspiration for DC memorial	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	11/04/20
Texas Sen. John Cornyn wins fourth term over Democrat MJ Hegar	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/04/20
Republicans send Democrats an Election Day message: Texas is still red	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/04/20
Trump fends off Biden in Texas, demands halt to vote-counting needed to determine winner	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Beth Van Duyne declares victory in tight race with Candace Valenzuela in Texas' 24th Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	11/04/20
Texas Republican Cornyn wins fourth term in U.S. Senate	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	11/04/20
President Donald Trump proves Texas is still red	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	11/04/20
Sen. John Cornyn soundly beats Democrat MJ Hegar to win fourth term	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/04/20
Texas voters were true heroes of 2020 election	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Texas election results: Cornyn defeats Hegar to win 4th term to U.S. Senate	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/04/20
State Rep. Joe Moody joins the Texas House speaker's race	Austin American Statesman	Pollack, C.	11/04/20
Texas education board: Tom Maynard wins another term, Rebecca Bell-Metereau poised to flip Austin-area district	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	11/04/20
Activists frustrated after Hays County misses diversion program deadline	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Two more senior aides fired from Texas attorney general’s office in wake of criminal accusations against Ken Paxton	Austin American Statesman	Platoff, E.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Democrats fall flat in effort to flip Texas House	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/04/20
U.S. House District 21: Chip Roy defeats Wendy Davis in close race	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	11/04/20
U.S. House District 25: Roger Williams wins reelection over Julie Oliver	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	11/04/20
U.S. House District 10: Mike Siegel concedes to incumbent Michael McCaul	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/04/20
U.S. House District 17: Pete Sessions returns to Congress with win over Rick Kennedy	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/04/20
Republicans appear poised to hold on to majority in Texas House	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/04/20
Democrat Colin Allred beats Republican Genevieve Collins in 32nd Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/04/20
Plano Republican Van Taylor wins reelection in Texas' 3rd Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, P.	11/04/20
Dallas County adds 719 new coronavirus cases; Texas records biggest one-day total since August	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Democrats appear unlikely to pick up U.S. House seats in Texas suburbs as Republican response proves resolute	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	11/04/20
Democrats didn’t flip enough of Texas, and why did they bring Kamala Harris here?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	11/04/20
Granger, Veasey, Burgess win re-election in Fort Worth-area congressional races	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	11/04/20
Tarrant Republicans on their way to holding 5 Texas House seats	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	11/04/20
Dan Patrick rips Tarrant’s ballot-counting efforts, says Republicans deserve better	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	11/04/20
Harris County residents already had cast a record number of ballots before polls opened	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Republican Wright prevails in high-profile railroad commissioner race	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	11/04/20
Democrats targeted 10 Texas congressional seats. They lost nine, with one undecided.	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	11/04/20
Republicans take leads in races for Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals	Houston Chronicle	Justin, R.	11/04/20
Harris County Flood Control District continues plot toward mitigation	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, D.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
More than 100,000 voters cast ballots in Harris County by lunch hour	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	11/04/20	3 doc(s)
Republicans hold advantage in fight for control of Texas House	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	11/04/20
Disappointed voters will slow the economic recovery	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/04/20	1 doc(s)
Patients are flocking for flu shots amid COVID-19 vaccine talk	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	11/04/20	2 doc(s)
Tony Gonzales Defeats Gina Ortiz Jones, Keeping G.O.P. Hold on Texas House Seat	New York Times	Cochrane, E.	11/04/20
Bexar County breaks voter turnout records in spite of low numbers on Election Day	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	11/04/20
Gonzales declares victory in TX-23; Jones says race ‘far from over’	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	11/04/20
‘Be vigilant’: Nirenberg urges as San Antonio records 298 new coronavirus infections	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	11/04/20	2 doc(s)
Dems likely to flip 1 of 2 targeted area seats	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	11/04/20
Vote today, and reject those who suppress this right	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	11/03/20	2 doc(s)
In Texas, the end of a grinding election and another already on the horizon	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
Texas State Fair opened 136 years ago in Dallas	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	11/03/20
What to expect on Election Day	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
Smith County anticipates record-breaking voter turnout today	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	11/03/20
Victoria County officials receive grant to help address feral hog problem	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	11/03/20
Hectic McLennan County Election Day expected even after record early vote turnout	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	11/03/20	1 doc(s)
Sen. Hinojosa gives his eve-of-poll political analysis	Rio Grande Guardian	Muñoz, M.	11/03/20
Chip Roy, Combative Republican, Fends Off Challenge to Hold House Seat in Texas	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	11/04/20
Dan Crenshaw, Star Republican Freshman, Holds On to Texas House Seat	New York Times	Hubler, S.	11/04/20
Democrats Flip Senate Seats in Colorado, Arizona, While Republicans Win in Alabama, Iowa	Wall Street Journal	Wise, L.	11/04/20
Republicans, Democrats Battle for Control of Suburbs in U.S. House Races	Wall Street Journal	Peterson, K.	11/04/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/03/20

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