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 pattern of violence and the need for bail reform	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/31/21
The Cajun Navy was there for Houston. Now it's our turn to help Louisiana.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/31/21	1 doc(s)
Education Department to Investigate Five States That Ban Mask Mandates in Schools	Wall Street Journal	Hawkins, L.	08/31/21
Invest I-45 funds in transit, bike lanes and sidewalks	Houston Chronicle	Cutrufo, J.	08/31/21	1 doc(s)
‘Slush fund’? Texas House OKs $1.8B in border security spending over objections from Democrats	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	08/31/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas House, Senate reach agreement on divisive elections bill, setting stage for final passage	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	08/31/21	2 TX bill(s)
The HPV vaccine protects against cancer, but less than half of Texas kids get the shot	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	08/31/21	4 doc(s)
Texas election bill close to passage in state legislature as session nears end	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/31/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas ends health and safety oversight that protected thousands of migrant kids	Houston Chronicle	Trovall, C.	08/31/21	3 doc(s)
Abortion providers go to U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stop new Texas law	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	08/31/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas will soon become largest state so far to enact a 'constitutional carry' gun law	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	08/31/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin-area charities rally for Louisiana neighbors: How you can help Hurricane Ida victims	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, K.	08/31/21
Texas House carves students who failed STAAR tests out of virtual education funding	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	08/31/21	1 TX bill
‘I want to see if he has his big boy pants on’: Dutton defies Senate demands on red meat bills	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	08/31/21	6 TX bill(s)
Texas House advances legislation to extend restrictions on medication abortion	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	08/31/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Schools need volunteers now more than ever to overcome the COVID gap	Dallas Morning News	Richards, T.	08/31/21	2 doc(s)
COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising in Dallas-Fort Worth, but prediction for peak scaled down	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	08/31/21	3 doc(s)
Sen. Ted Cruz stumps in Iowa, fueling talk of 2024 White House bid	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/31/21
Texas lawmakers approve plan to move March primary elections, if necessary	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/31/21	1 TX bill
Fate of controversial I-45 project to be decided Tuesday, with yes-or-no vote after 15 years of work	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	08/31/21	2 doc(s)
Activists call for federal probe of Brazoria County jury assembly controversy	Houston Chronicle	Bauman, A.	08/31/21	1 doc(s)
Houstonians, Texas extend helping hands to Ida-battered Louisiana	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	08/31/21
Griddy reaches settlement with Texas over winter storm prices	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	08/31/21	4 doc(s)
Civil rights advocates host first weekly Capitol protest on mask mandates, health care	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	08/31/21	1 doc(s)
Texas utility settles over sky-high energy bills from freeze	San Antonio Express News	A.P. Wire	08/31/21	3 doc(s)
What is wrong with Gov. Abbott?	Bryan Eagle	Editorial	08/29/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott is confusing many traditional conservatives	Galveston Daily News	Woolsey, L.	08/28/21
Damage is Done: Residents not taking census seriously or not responding hurts East Texas	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	08/28/21	3 doc(s)
When the Texas state seal doesn’t signify trust	Bryan Eagle	Ramsey, R.	08/30/21
LBJ’s birthday celebrated as a state holiday	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	08/30/21	2 TX bill(s)
Abbott ruling by decree, punishing enemies warrants worry	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Landry, D.	08/29/21	2 doc(s)
Step aside for the lemmings racing for life’s exits	Waco Tribune Herald	Whitaker, B.	08/29/21	3 doc(s)
Lawmakers can help foster kids; so can the rest of us	Amarillo Globe-News	Jarriel, J.	08/28/21	2 doc(s)
We're not getting any younger	Waco Tribune Herald	Perryman, M.	08/28/21	2 doc(s)
Take advantage of TP&W’s app	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	08/28/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
What to know about the new permitless carry Texas gun law going into effect Wednesday	Abilene Reporter-News	Gutschke, L.	08/29/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott honors film produced by Lindale High alumnus	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	08/29/21
Trauma of another surge slams Centex nurses already stretched thin	Waco Tribune Herald	Rodriguez, A.	08/29/21	1 doc(s)
Waco-area schools see hundreds of known COVID-19 cases as classes resume	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, J.	08/29/21	2 doc(s)
Craddick: Landgraf should have accepted my amendment	Midland Reporter Telegram	Staff	08/29/21
Tom Green County mask mandate 'no longer in effect' after Texas Supreme Court ruling	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	08/28/21
Texas mom whose child got a heart transplant as a newborn joins mask-mandate ban lawsuit	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	08/27/21	3 doc(s)
Catalytic converter theft increases in League City	Galveston Daily News	Collins, E.	08/27/21	1 TX bill
On Death Row in Texas, a Last Request: A Prayer and ‘Human Contact’	New York Times	Graham, R.	08/31/21
Many Republicans Are Anti-Vax. Are They Also Pro-Covid?	New York Times	Bouie, J.	08/31/21
Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions	New York Times	Liptak, A.	08/31/21
Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban	Wall Street Journal	Kendall, B.	08/31/21

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