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
A final plea to Republicans on Texas voting bill - make it less awful	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/24/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Redistricting that reflects diversity of Texas is doubtful	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/24/21	2 doc(s)
Election security or voter suppression: What’s in the GOP-backed election bill	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	08/24/21	1 TX bill
Plano ISD approves temporary mask mandate, with exceptions, at emergency meeting	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	08/24/21	4 doc(s)
FDA approval opens door for Texas schools, local government to mandate employee vaccines	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/24/21	3 doc(s)
After 6-week boycott, Texas Democrats return to the same voting bill	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/24/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
SAISD order that employees get COVID-19 vaccine gets green light with Pfizer FDA approval	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	08/24/21	5 doc(s)
Texas House panel hears GOP-backed elections bill, after Democratic walkout fails	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	08/24/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
FAQ: Here’s what North Texas universities’ plans look like as students return to campus	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	08/24/21	2 doc(s)
‘Dramatic’ rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations is predicted to surpass Dallas-Fort Worth’s winter peak	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/24/21	3 doc(s)
Across Texas, frantic parents search for op-tions to keep kids safe in school	Houston Chronicle	Lopez, B.	08/24/21	8 doc(s)
House takes up bill to send '13th check' to retired Texas teachers	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	08/24/21	1 TX bill
Former Gov. Rick Perry wades into mask debate in Texas schools, with a product pitch	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/24/21
From free tuition to concert tickets, Texas colleges lure students and employees to get vaccinated	San Antonio Express News	McGee, K.	08/24/21	2 doc(s)
House finally has a quorum, still has a lot to get done	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	08/21/21	1 doc(s)
Five things happening around your state	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	08/23/21	3 doc(s)
House Bill 3 will make it easier to vote	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	08/22/21	1 TX bill
Abbott playing party politics with Texas health and safety	Galveston Daily News	Jaworski, J.	08/21/21	3 doc(s)
Texas, the bellwether state	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Ramsey, R.	08/21/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas grid reform should make every megawatt count	Midland Reporter Telegram	Neeley, J.	08/21/21	1 TX bill
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas receives child care funding from Texas Workforce Commission	Lufkin Daily News	Fraze, K.	08/23/21
Teaching about Dr. Hector: Corpus Christi teachers weigh in on critical race theory debate	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Oliva, J.	08/22/21	1 TX bill
IDEA Public Schools, other charters adjust operations due to El Paso County mask mandate	El Paso Times	Carreon, C.	08/20/21	2 doc(s)
State agency won't enforce Abbott's mask order as feds step in	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	08/20/21	3 doc(s)
La Joya police chief did not believe governor’s migrant transport to be a solution	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	08/20/21	7 doc(s)
A Texas Sheriff’s Grim Task: Finding Bodies as Migrant Deaths Surge	New York Times	Romero, S.	08/24/21

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