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
Don't forget Paris ISD, the tiny Texas school district that outsmarted Abbott on masks	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/23/21	4 doc(s)
The quiet rage of the responsible	San Antonio Express News	Krugman, P.	08/23/21
‘We don’t want the heat’: Texas venues face losing talent that wants vaccine proof, or breaking law	Dallas Morning News	Singer, D.	08/23/21	1 TX bill
Decades after closure of lead smelter, voices rise against other West Dallas polluters	Dallas Morning News	Austin, S.	08/23/21	3 doc(s)
Texas is boosting healthcare access for new moms, but there's a catch	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	08/23/21	1 TX bill
As neighboring school districts cope with growing COVID cases, HISD prepares for first day back	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	08/23/21	4 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces negative COVID-19 test after Regeneron antibody treatment	Austin American Statesman	Stith, D.	08/23/21
With 1 of every 5 high schoolers not attending classes with regularity, Dallas ISD launches reconnection effort	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	08/23/21	4 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests negative for COVID-19, will continue to quarantine	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/23/21
Texas State University president to retire at end of school year after 20 years	Houston Chronicle	McGee, K.	08/23/21	1 doc(s)
Fact-checking Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's false claim that Black Texans are driving COVID surge	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/23/21	2 doc(s)
Paxton claims Biden administration 'not even testing' migrants released in the U.S.	Houston Chronicle	Mulder, B.	08/23/21	3 doc(s)
Rep. Troy Nehls, Texas congressman and former Fort Bend sheriff, tests positive for COVID	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/23/21
Texas sees big increase in teens getting their COVID shots as delta variant rages	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	08/23/21	1 doc(s)
Dallas U.S. Rep. Allred files bill to protect election administrators nationwide from interference	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
Texas AG sues San Antonio school district after officials mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
'Personal responsibility' didn't protect Abbott — or Texas, either	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	08/22/21	1 doc(s)
Stop Glenn Hegar’s sales tax switcheroo	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/22/21	1 doc(s)
Texas is suffering from border failure. What Biden must do to get it under control	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	08/22/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Get well, gov: Now fight, not fuel, the surge	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/22/21	2 doc(s)
Vaccinations are up in Dallas County. Can we keep the momentum going?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/21/21	4 doc(s)
Dan Patrick said something dumb about COVID on Fox again. This one was racist, too	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	08/21/21
Thumbs: Dan Patrick reveals roots of Texas COVID surge: Black people.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/21/21
Democrats sure are quiet about the norms tossed aside in mask fights, CDC evictions	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	08/22/21
When leaders fail children	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	08/22/21	3 doc(s)
Local control essential to keep students safe	San Antonio Express News	Straus, J.	08/22/21	1 doc(s)
Demographic change you can't gerrymander away	San Antonio Express News	Poston, D.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
To deal with energy costs from Texas freeze, regulators plan to borrow billions — and then recoup from ratepayers	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	08/22/21	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Study: In Dallas and Tarrant counties, half of all Black children are investigated by CPS by age 18	Dallas Morning News	Huang, K.	08/22/21	3 doc(s)
After quorum break’s dramatic end, fractured Texas Democrats look for best path forward	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/22/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
‘They’re not anti-vaccine.’ Why there’s hope Fort Worth holdouts might get a COVID shot	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	08/22/21	5 doc(s)
With fight over mask mandates, Gov. Abbott passes purity test in Trump's GOP	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/22/21	5 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasts Dems’ efforts to promote vaccinations, cites Blacks’ inoculation rate	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
Arlington school district updates COVID policies after contentious board meeting	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Broussard, K.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
Dan Patrick blames COVID surge on unvaccinated African Americans, prompting widespread backlash	Houston Chronicle	Zong, C.	08/21/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats decry GOP bill blocking local mask mandates	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/21/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
The Texas House gets back to work, but when will it get back to normal?	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/22/21	1 doc(s)
Moe, Larry and Curly, the Three Stooges of government, blame each other for high property taxes	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	08/22/21
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces negative COVID-19 test, four days after testing positive	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	08/22/21
Texas court rulings buy time for local officials to require masks, protect kids	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	08/22/21	5 doc(s)
Stage set for redistricting fight as Texas adds 4 million people in census count	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	08/22/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott-backed bail bill put on hold with Republicans divided over charity restrictions	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/22/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Special-election field takes shape for vacant Texas House seat	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	08/22/21
Texas Supreme Court leaves mask mandate orders in place, for now	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/21/21	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 10 coronavirus deaths for first time since May, most daily cases since January	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
UTA becomes fourth Texas university to obtain coveted research designation	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	08/21/21
Sen. Ted Cruz backs Gov. Abbott in GOP primary - and gets booed by a tea party crowd	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/21/21
Battle over local mask mandates plays out across Texas courtrooms as state Supreme Court delays final ruling	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	08/21/21	5 doc(s)
Fort Bend County judge sides with county in legal challenge of mask mandate ban	Houston Chronicle	Bauman, A.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
State failing to limit flaring at oil wells, imperiling the industry	San Antonio Express News	Tomlinson, C.	08/21/21	4 doc(s)
Paxton sues San Antonio ISD over employee vaccination requirement	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	08/21/21	2 doc(s)
When Will Texas Say Enough’s Enough to Greg Abbott?	New York Times	Swartz, M.	08/23/21
In the South, We Are Fighting Covid. And Our Own Elected Officials.	New York Times	Renki, M.	08/23/21
End of Walkout Splits Texas Democrats: ‘We Feel Betrayed and Heartbroken’	New York Times	Corasaniti, N.	08/21/21
State Bans on Critical Race Theory Won’t Work	Wall Street Journal	Woodlief, T.	08/21/21

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