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
The Texas blackouts were caused by an epic government failure	Dallas Morning News	Bryce, R.	08/01/21	7 doc(s)
Fentanyl crisis: people think 'it can't happen here,' but it is	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	08/02/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
'Democratic clones and Republican clones': Rep. Dutton doesn't mind getting slammed by his own party	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/02/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas' handling of foster care pandemic funds draws questions	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	08/02/21	1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County	Austin American Statesman	McCollough, J.	08/02/21	3 doc(s)
Masks and migrants aren't the enemy. COVID-19 is.	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	08/01/21	5 doc(s)
Honor a generation of civil rights giants with a new voting rights law	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/01/21	3 doc(s)
Let’s wear masks again, Fort Worth. Flatten this COVID spike, and keep kids in school.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	08/01/21	6 doc(s)
We froze and Abbott got paid - $1 million from the billionaire profiteer of Texas' deadly storm	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Where can America find an off-ramp from toxic polarization? We already have one.	Dallas Morning News	Sitther, T.	08/01/21
Personal responsibility matters in fight vs. COVID. So does good public health info	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	08/01/21	2 doc(s)
Universities will be 'turbocharged petri dishes' without masks and vaccination	Houston Chronicle	Zaretsky, R.	08/01/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott governing to base at the expense of the rest	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	08/01/21	4 doc(s)
Texas grid still in need of bipartisan fix	San Antonio Express News	Gutierrez, R.	07/31/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
COVID, personal sacrifices strain Texas House Democrats during second week in D.C.	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	08/01/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Tutoring is key to helping students recover from ‘COVID-slide.’ How can Texas school maximize it?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/01/21	1 TX bill
Texas schools can’t require COVID masks. Some Fort Worth parents are worried.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	08/01/21	4 doc(s)
Fentanyl deaths are soaring in Texas, and officials aren't taking key steps to stop them	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	08/01/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott's border wall is a chain-link fence, built by soldiers in a community tired of political games	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	08/01/21	4 doc(s)
When San Antonio university and college campuses reopen, the freshmen will need some help	San Antonio Express News	Perez, D.	08/01/21
UT regents make it official: Longhorns are bound for the SEC	Austin American Statesman	Cantu, R.	07/31/21	1 TX bill
What will happen to Big 12 cities when Texas, OU leave? They could lose millions, analysis finds	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	07/31/21	1 TX bill
Travis County reaches Stage 5 threshold, Abbott ban on mask mandates limits local response	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	07/31/21	4 doc(s)
COVID's return sends Central Texas schools scrambling to add remote learning options	Austin American Statesman	Mendez, M.	07/31/21	3 doc(s)
U.S. sues Texas over Abbott’s order restricting transport of migrants	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	07/31/21	2 doc(s)
Walmart, Apple reverse mask policies. What are Fort Worth businesses planning?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramirez, D.	07/31/21	2 doc(s)
Texas just passed New York in COVID-19 deaths, despite once trailing by 29,000. Here's how.	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	07/31/21	3 doc(s)
Natural gas bills will go up after Texas' deadly winter storm. Regulators will decide how much.	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	07/31/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Attorney General sues as Abbott's ban on migrant transports leaves hundreds stranded in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	07/31/21	4 doc(s)
Texas is in another COVID-19 surge. But the state isn't sending nurses to help	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	07/31/21	2 doc(s)
Bill W. Barton	Austin American Statesman	Staff	08/01/21
Republicans counter Willie Nelson, Beto O'Rourke rally to support Texas Democrats in D.C.	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	08/01/21	1 TX bill
Four-day ‘March for Democracy’ and voting rights culminates with Saturday rally at the Texas Capitol	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	08/01/21	2 TX bill(s)
Democratic walkout creates uncertainty about fall redistricting schedule for Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	08/01/21	2 doc(s)
5 things Dallas parents need to know before school starts	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/01/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Georgetown to Austin march for voting rights ends with rally at Texas Capitol	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Senate to meet with TCU, Big 12 Texas schools on future of college sports in state	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davison, D.	08/01/21	1 doc(s)
Jake Ellzey's win in US House race shows Republicans don't need Trump to win in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	08/01/21
STAAR results came with plenty of caveats. Were the tests worth the effort this pandemic year?	Houston Chronicle	Dellinger, H.	08/01/21	4 doc(s)
Thousands protest voting bill in Austin with Willie Nelson, Beto O'Rourke, the Rev. William J. Barber II	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	08/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Parity is the true test of education	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	08/01/21	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Voting rights advocates wrap up four-day march Saturday with rally at Texas Capitol	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	07/31/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Jake Ellzey, fence mended with Trump, is sworn in by Pelosi as Texas’ newest congressman	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/31/21
Texas Health Resources mandates vaccines; Parkland says it can’t because of governor’s order	Dallas Morning News	Gonzales, M.	07/31/21	3 doc(s)
Texas president on SEC move: 'Collegiate athletics is changing rapidly whether any of us wants it to or not.'	San Antonio Express News	Moyle, N.	07/31/21
'Forget the Alamo' authors get chance to discuss their controversial take on Texas history	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	07/31/21	2 doc(s)
Texas votes to join SEC with an eye toward future	Houston Chronicle	Moyle, N.	07/31/21
Justice Dept. sues Texas governor over an executive order on migrants.	New York Times	Benner, K.	07/31/21
Gov. Greg Abbott bars mandates for vaccinations and masks in Texas.	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	07/31/21
States’ New Voting Laws: What You Need to Know	Wall Street Journal	Kamp, J.	07/31/21
Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Ban on Transporting Migrants	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	07/31/21

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