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
Collin County needs leadership, not squabbling	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/05/21	1 TX bill
Bitter chill, bitter bill. Why are Texans paying for billions in industry profits from winter storm?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/05/21	7 doc(s)
Getting whiff of failure from garbage plan	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/05/21	1 TX bill
UT’s departure to the SEC isn’t the end of big-time athletics across Texas	Dallas Morning News	Weinstein, B.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
Reduce emissions and fix the grid by incentivizing better natural gas infrastructure	Houston Chronicle	Wright, J.	08/05/21	2 doc(s)
As Abbott plays politics, Lege staffers held hostage	San Antonio Express News	Rodriguez, D.	08/05/21	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
COVID resurgence complicates in-person events for UT, ACC students	Austin American Statesman	Mendez, M.	08/05/21
Federal judge temporarily blocks Gov. Abbott's order on migrant transfers	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	08/05/21	4 doc(s)
Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations rising faster than any time during pandemic, health officials say	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	08/05/21	4 doc(s)
State officials warn that COVID hospitalizations in Texas are rising more steeply than ever before	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	08/05/21	4 doc(s)
Texas lawmaker asks AG to consider constitutionality of critical race theory, “anti-racist” teaching	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/05/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
State denies emergency staffing funds for North Texas hospitals as COVID cases soar	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/05/21	3 doc(s)
Delta variant forces some Texas colleges to alter fall semester plans	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
San Antonio plans to offer $100 gift card for unvaccinated to get COVID shot	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	08/05/21	4 doc(s)
As end of special legislative session nears, tensions rise over two Texas Dems reportedly in Europe	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	08/05/21	3 TX bill(s)
4 in 5 hotels in Texas are Asian American-owned, new study reveals	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
It’s tax-free weekend in Texas for school supplies, clothes, shoes, backpacks and, yes, masks	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
Children’s Health, Cook Children’s go to mandatory shots to raise COVID-19 vaccination rates	Dallas Morning News	Gonzales, M.	08/05/21	3 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks Texas from stopping migrant transports over risk of COVID spread	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weber, P.	08/05/21	4 doc(s)
Could a meeting between the Big 12 and Pac-12 commissioners lead to something super?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davison, D.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
'We are in a crisis': Houston nursing shortage comes to a head as 'onslaught' of patients swarm LBJ hospital	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	08/05/21	3 doc(s)
Amid COVID surge, health officials plead for Texans to get vaccinated	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/05/21	2 doc(s)
'No one has shown proof.' Texas Democrat won't say whether she left DC for European vacation	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	08/05/21	1 doc(s)
County leaders try to seek state intervention for rising COVID-19 cases	Beaumont Enterprise	Dick, J.	08/04/21	3 doc(s)
El Paso still mourns victims of Walmart attack, will never forget, Mayor Oscar Leeser says	El Paso Times	Jackson, A.	08/04/21	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Federal judge grants temporary injunction halting Abbott's order on migrant transportation	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	08/04/21	5 doc(s)
Windstorm association approves 5 percent rate increases	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	08/04/21	2 doc(s)
Laredo College to give free tuition, eliminate debt balances for Fall 2021	Laredo Morning Times	Ocampo, C.	08/04/21	1 doc(s)
Judge temporarily halts Abbott’s order restricting transportation of migrants in Texas	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	08/04/21	3 doc(s)
Perryman report: Texas, Oklahoma departure could cost Big 12 communities $1.3 billion	Waco Tribune Herald	Copeland, M.	08/04/21	1 doc(s)
John Wray announces he will seek election to soon-to-be vacated Texas House seat	Waxahachie Sun	Staff	08/04/21
10 Killed in Crash of Packed Van in South Texas	New York Times	Jimenez, J.	08/05/21
Some Arizona Schools Require Masks, Flouting Covid-19 State Law	Wall Street Journal	Campa, A.	08/05/21

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