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
Texas hospitals are facing a COVID-19 disaster. Gov. Abbott must act.	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/13/21	6 doc(s)
Teach Texas students media literacy	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/13/21	2 doc(s)
Huffman's bail bill should target truly dangerous offenders - and nobody else	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/13/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Cities, schools do hard work fighting virus Abbott won't	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/13/21	8 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates will stand and here’s why	Dallas Morning News	Simmons, R.	08/13/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Why we chose to enroll our child in the Moderna vaccine trial	Houston Chronicle	Lopez, R.	08/13/21
At schools, offer mask or face shield	San Antonio Express News	Luedecke, R.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Austin's population slides in under 1M, after another decade of remarkable growth, census data shows	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Overwhelmed Texas border city sends migrant families to Austin, Dallas, Houston bus stations	Austin American Statesman	Villagran, L.	08/13/21	6 doc(s)
‘Restaurants are battlegrounds’: Dallas eateries to comply with mask mandate even if customers gripe	Dallas Morning News	Ballor, C.	08/13/21	5 doc(s)
Dallas-Fort Worth out of ICU beds for children as surge in COVID-19 cases continues, group says	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Booming Texas population growth, demographic changes set stage for redistricting battle	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Law enforcement deputized to start rounding up missing Texas House Democrats	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	08/13/21	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Tarrant County makes big gains in Black, Hispanic, Asian residents, Census data shows	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dickson, G.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Harris, Fort Bend counties join metro areas sparring with Abbott over COVID-19 restrictions	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	08/13/21	8 doc(s)
Houston's population grows by nearly 10%, census data shows	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
40 Texas children newly hospitalized with COVID per day, the highest rate in a year	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	08/13/21	8 doc(s)
Texas and Bexar County post big gains in population since 2010	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Democrat's filibuster of GOP voting bill ends after 15 hours; SB 1 passes	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/13/21	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Defying Gov. Greg Abbott, Austin and Travis County issue mask mandates for schools and public buildings	Austin American Statesman	Foy, N.	08/13/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks order protecting House Democrats from civil arrest	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	08/13/21	4 doc(s)
7 things to know about Dallas County’s new mask mandate	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	08/13/21	6 doc(s)
Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado: Five things to know about her after a 15-hour election bill filibuster	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	08/13/21	3 TX bill(s)
Why is the census important? 5 things to know about what it means to Texas	Dallas Morning News	Nix, M.	08/13/21	4 doc(s)
U.S. education secretary said he raised concerns with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over COVID policies	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, B.	08/13/21	2 doc(s)
Texas GOP ramps up push to enact voting restrictions, passing a bill in the Senate and moving to arrest House Democrats who staged walkout	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Moravec, E.	08/13/21	3 TX bill(s)
Houston ISD board votes to express support of mask mandate	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	08/13/21	2 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court clears way for civil arrest of AWOL Democrats	San Antonio Express News	Ketterer, S.	08/13/21	5 doc(s)
US jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens	San Antonio Express News	Rugaber, C.	08/13/21	1 doc(s)
Alamo exhibit hall will feature Phil Collins' artifacts as a 'ticketed experience'	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/13/21	1 doc(s)
State Sen. José Menéndez tests positive for COVID-19 after granddaughter got the virus last weekend	San Antonio Express News	Silmi, M.	08/13/21	1 TX bill
Abbott should get out of the way of COVID response	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	08/12/21	2 doc(s)
Guest commentary: Texas Republicans would be harmed by state election bills	Galveston Daily News	Khai, H.	08/12/21	3 TX bill(s)
School districts should be the last places to lift mask mandates	Waco Tribune Herald	DeMatthews, D.	08/12/21	2 doc(s)
Socorro ISD board takes no action on proposed mask mandate	El Paso Times	Carreon, C.	08/12/21	4 doc(s)
La Joya ISD announces intention to sue Gov. Abbott, issues mask mandate	McAllen Monitor	Wilson, M.	08/12/21	2 doc(s)
Brownsville state rep not leaving the Capitol; 3 others mum	McAllen Monitor	Long, G.	08/12/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
The growth along the corridor between San Antonio and Austin is ‘kind of mind-blowing.’	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	08/13/21
Campuses Are Virus Incubators, but These Colleges Can’t Require Vaccines	New York Times	Saul, S.	08/13/21
In Texas, a Quarantine Camp for Migrants With Covid-19	New York Times	Jordan, M.	08/13/21
Census Data Show Sunbelt House Districts Saw Biggest Population Gains	Wall Street Journal	Day, C.	08/13/21
More School Districts in Texas Sue Governor Over Mask-Mandate Ban	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	08/13/21

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