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
TxDOT's way or no highway? SurveyMonkey poll no way to decide future of I-45.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
Apache contributions show need for judicial reform	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
As delta variant surges, Abbott sticks to keeping vaccines, masks voluntary	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	08/03/21	6 doc(s)
Texas audit proposed by GOP would miss minor but real errors	Austin American Statesman	Weber, P.	08/03/21	1 TX bill
No senior year: the NIL norm?	Dallas Morning News	Riddle, G.	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
Ruling nears on migrant transport	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	08/03/21	6 doc(s)
Virus’s encore sets off scramble	Dallas Morning News	Diovanni, T.	08/03/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Democrats gain support of other state lawmakers	Dallas Morning News	Justin, R.	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
Some Dallas students head back to school as part of an extended calendar	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
Big 12 schools paint bleak outlook to state Senate	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davison, D.	08/03/21
Texas lawmakers, universities seek a path for Big 12 without UT, OU	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/03/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Retailers are preparing for a wave of customers typical of tax-free weekend in Texas. Will they come?	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	08/03/21	2 doc(s)
Quorum-busting Texas Democrats joined in D.C. by lawmakers from other states	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	08/03/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
State lawmakers voice displeasure with Texas, OU	Dallas Morning News	Carlton, C.	08/03/21	1 doc(s)
North Texas officials revisit COVID-19 safety measures as cases surge	Dallas Morning News	Somasundaram, P.	08/03/21	3 doc(s)
Online voter registration becomes permanent part of updating drivers’ license	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	08/03/21	1 doc(s)
Senators tackle Big 12 controversy	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	08/03/21	1 doc(s)
CenterPoint customers will pay price for natural gas company profits	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	08/03/21	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Over 65% of Texans support vaccine mandates, poll says	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	08/03/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Democrats to rally with 100 state legislators in D.C. as special session ends in Austin	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/03/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Mayor Sylvester Turner to require city workers to mask up, bucking governor's ban on mandates	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	08/03/21
Texas and Florida account for 1 in 3 new U.S. COVID cases	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	08/03/21	3 doc(s)
New garbage service started to provide relief in under-served Bexar County neighborhoods	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/03/21	1 TX bill
Going After Demand: Texas the first state to make soliciting prostitution a felony	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	07/31/21	1 TX bill
Cheering on the 40 Texans on US Olympic squad	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	08/02/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Let’s talk about the windstorm rate shortfall	Galveston Daily News	Armstrong, J.	07/31/21	1 doc(s)
Texas' slide in ranking of top states for business an unforced error	Waco Tribune Herald	Perryman, M.	07/31/21	1 doc(s)
Cheering on East Texas Olympian	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	07/31/21	1 doc(s)
Analysis: Texas Government Has To Put Humpty Dumpty Together Again	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	07/30/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Pandemic assistance: UTRGV to provide cash grants for eligible students	McAllen Monitor	Reyna, N.	08/02/21	2 doc(s)
UT Austin alumni association honors former state Sen. Kevin Eltife	Longview News-Journal	Wellerman, Z.	08/02/21
Federal lawsuit against Abbott’s order details strain on Valley Border Patrol	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/31/21	3 doc(s)
‘Catastrophic problems’ to come from Abbott’s migrant transport order, shelter exec says	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/30/21	1 doc(s)
AG to Abbott: Rescind migrant transportation order or face ‘legal remedies’	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/30/21	4 doc(s)
John Wray announces he will seek election to soon-to-be vacated Texas House seat	Waxahachie Sun	Staff	07/30/21
The South Must Teach Its Children the Truth	New York Times	Renki, M.	08/03/21
Divided We Stand Against the Newest Covid-19 Threat	Wall Street Journal	Seib, G.	08/03/21

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