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
Despite high turnout, plenty of vote suppression	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/06/20
Teachers and parents can’t know schools are safe if TEA doesn’t work with school districts	Houston Chronicle	Golden, H.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
AG officials complain of retaliation after taking Paxton allegations to FBI	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Presidential polls in Texas showed a tight race, but Trump won by 6 points. What happened?	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	11/06/20
Active coronavirus cases in Austin area hit 3-month high; testing for partygoers urged	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, J.	11/06/20	5 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s alleged affair linked to corruption claims	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Northwest school district plans to put bond on May ballot after loss	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	11/06/20	1 TX bill
As election stress mounts, classes take a backseat for Texas college students	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	11/06/20
Texas stands pat on countermeasures as COVID-19 spread worsens	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	11/06/20	8 doc(s)
How Texas Republicans beat Democrats at their own game	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	11/06/20
Cuts continue, but Texas job market shows improvement	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Support grows for Phelan as House speaker as rival drops out	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
The greatest vote-getter in Texas history. You’ve probably never heard of her.	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
815 ballots found in Texas mail facility sweeps	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	11/06/20	1 doc(s)
Jane Bland has gotten more votes than any other candidate ever in Texas. Who is she?	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	11/06/20
Joe Biden takes lead in Tarrant County as ballot counting continues	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	11/06/20
Dallas County reports 868 coronavirus cases, 6 additional deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
State Rep. Dade Phelan has clear path to be next Texas House speaker after final GOP rival withdraws	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Please, can we talk about something else?	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	11/06/20
Wright takes Texas Railroad Commission race, dashing Democrat hopes of statewide win	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	11/06/20
Biden is beating Trump in Tarrant County, as mail-in ballots are still being counted	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dickson, G.	11/06/20
UTMB to terminate contract with Aetna in 2021	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	11/06/20
USPS finds 815 Texas mail ballots in sweep of facilities	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Democrats regain all Harris County state district judicial seats	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/06/20
Feds ‘cannot determine’ whether Texas has made progress fixing special ed violations	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	11/06/20	5 doc(s)
Wolff in self-quarantine after possible exposure; Metro Health reports three deaths	San Antonio Express News	Dunphy, M.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
AP sources: Texas AG’s affair tied to criminal allegation	San Antonio Express News	Bleiberg, J.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Whistleblowers say Texas AG's office retaliated against them — placing an armed guard in the office — after they reported Ken Paxton	San Antonio Express News	Platoff, E.	11/06/20	2 doc(s)
Texas unemployment claims go up, economists wary of growing COVID cases	Herald Democrat	Carballo, R.	11/06/20	3 doc(s)
Analysis: Texas voters still fly a red political flag	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	11/05/20
Race for Texas House speaker heats up	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	11/05/20	3 doc(s)
Texas is still Red	Rio Grande Guardian	West, A.	11/05/20
Texas is biggest battleground state	Rio Grande Guardian	Hinojosa, G.	11/05/20
2020 General Election Results	Amarillo Globe-News	Gay, D.	11/05/20
Election Day 2020: Trump carries Texas in closest presidential race in state in decades	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/05/20	2 doc(s)
Election results: Veronica Escobar wins reelection for Texas Congressional District 16	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	11/05/20
Election results: Gonzales wins Texas Congressional District 23 race, Jones concedes	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	11/05/20
Political Buzz: Galveston County voters demolish records	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	11/05/20	1 doc(s)
Abbott, Henry mask orders trampled religious freedom	Galveston Daily News	Sargent, M.	11/05/20	2 doc(s)
Lubbock's State Reps. Burrows, Frullo win re-election	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Monte, G.	11/05/20
Republican August Pfluger clinches TX-11th Congressional District win	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	11/05/20
Smith, other area counties record highest voting turnout since at least 1988	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Stern, C.	11/05/20	2 doc(s)
Valley flirts with Republican Party in 2020 election turnout	Valley Morning Star	Gonzalez, V.	11/05/20
Hardware issues on Election Day caused hours-long wait for final results, official says	Victoria Advocate	Theophil, M.	11/05/20	1 doc(s)
Oil associations welcome Wright’s election to Railroad Commission	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	11/05/20
State Rep. Chris Paddie ends bid for Texas House speaker	Longview News-Journal	Staff	11/05/20	1 doc(s)
Wasserman: Vote margins along Texas-Mexico border were ‘catastrophic’ for Democrats	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	11/05/20
Sen. Hinojosa: It’s time to get the funding for a second SPI causeway	Rio Grande Guardian	Whitlock, R.	11/05/20	1 doc(s)
Rep. Gonzalez’s challenger alleges ‘massive election corruption’	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	11/05/20
Hispanic Voters Deliver a Texas Win for Trump	New York Times	Fessenden, F.	11/06/20
Republicans Hold Off Democratic Bid to Flip State Legislatures	Wall Street Journal	Mai-Duc, C.	11/06/20
A Democratic Flop in the States	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	11/06/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/05/20

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