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
Ready for endorsement deals in high school sports? Southlake QB shows we’d better be	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	08/11/21	2 doc(s)
The red state/blue state divide is now affecting our risk of COVID	Dallas Morning News	Leubsdorf, C.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
True innovation will save Texas grid	San Antonio Express News	Britton, K.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
Texas House approves arrest of absent Democrats after Supreme Court steps in	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
Facing mounting pressure, Gov. Greg Abbott maintains ban on mask mandate in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	08/11/21	7 doc(s)
Austin ISD to mandate masks in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott	Austin American Statesman	Mendez, M.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
Texas now has the fewest ICU beds available it's had during the entire COVID-19 pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	08/11/21	1 doc(s)
Parents, districts scrambling as school reopens while COVID-19 cases spike	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	08/11/21	2 doc(s)
Dallas judge rules that Abbott’s mask mandate ban cannot be enforced, paves way for new requirements	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	08/11/21	9 doc(s)
In North Texas, intensive care bed space is running out. Only 2 pediatric ICU spots remain in region	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 wayward Democrats	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	08/11/21	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas will get out-of-state help for hospitals as COVID cases climb, governor says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
Urban Texas in revolt over Gov. Abbott's ban on mask requirements	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/11/21	7 doc(s)
A mix of excitement and concern as Alief, Humble ISDs kick off the new school year	Houston Chronicle	Dellinger, H.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
Judge allows San Antonio, Bexar County to issue mask mandate for schools, public buildings	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
Lake Travis released its back-to-school COVID safety plan. Here's what you can expect.	Austin American Statesman	Asch, S.	08/11/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Delta Forces Hospitals Across U.S. to Ration Scarce ICU Beds	Austin American Statesman	Levin, J.	08/11/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court declines to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's veto of Legislature's budget	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/11/21	2 doc(s)
Will Democrats be arrested, forced into Capitol? Answer may impact Texas House Speaker’s future	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
‘Out of control’: Dallas County reports 3,270 coronavirus cases in 3-day total	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Senate committee advances bill aimed at tackling ‘critical race theory’	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/11/21	1 TX bill
Tarrant County COVID surge fills hospital beds, pushes ICU occupancy to 93%	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	08/11/21	1 doc(s)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over mask mandate ban	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Fechter, J.	08/11/21	4 doc(s)
Texas surges past 10,000 COVID hospitalizations for the first time in six months	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	08/11/21	3 doc(s)
UT to require testing ahead of fall semester	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	08/11/21
Texas House authorizes arrests of no-show Democratic lawmakers	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/11/21	2 doc(s)
Lone Star College primed to offer three bachelor's degree programs this fall	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, D.	08/11/21
Mayor Sylvester Turner to require city workers to mask up, bucking governor's ban on mandates	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	08/11/21	1 doc(s)
Fort Bend County Judge KP George questions governor for COVID policies ahead of back to school	Houston Chronicle	Maness, T.	08/11/21	6 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court greenlights arrest of AWOL House Democrats	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/11/21	1 doc(s)
Democratic infighting doesn't help their fight to protect voting rights	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	08/11/21
'Incredibly insulting': Bexar County seeks to deny benefits for widow of jailer dead from COVID-19	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	08/11/21	1 TX bill
The pandemic breaks into Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Ramsey, R.	08/10/21	2 doc(s)
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath tours Charlotte Sharp Children's Center, hoping to replicate success	Bryan Eagle	Katz, C.	08/10/21
UTMB postponing some elective surgery as COVID cases rise	Galveston Daily News	Staff	08/10/21	2 doc(s)
DraftKings to buy Fertitta's online gambling business	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	08/10/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott appoints Iglesias to Texas State Library and Archives Commission	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	08/10/21
McLennan County judges punt civil jury trials to 2022 due to COVID-19	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	08/10/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block G.O.P. voting bill.	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	08/11/21
Local officials in Texas can temporarily require masks, two judges rule.	New York Times	Paybarah, A.	08/11/21
Biden’s Challenge at the Border	New York Times	Risen, C.	08/11/21
Texas Hospitals Are Near Capacity as Covid-19 Surges Again	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	08/11/21

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