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
Texas made it harder to get a COVID vaccine through poor planning and execution	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/14/21	5 doc(s)
No excuses. Lawmakers have budget to fund education, health care for Texans in need	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/14/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Impeachment of Trump is endorsement of democracy	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/14/21
Texas leaders must pass a safe harbor law for underage sex trafficking victims	Houston Chronicle	Binzer, L.	01/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas counties working together through COVID	San Antonio Express News	Redford, S.	01/14/21
Austin area residents unable to sign up for coronavirus vaccine after new site crashes	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	01/14/21	4 doc(s)
Texas Democrats unanimously support Trump’s second impeachment	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/14/21
Texas Senate Republicans keep ability to block bills out of Dems’ reach	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	01/14/21	1 TX bill
Huntsville, Ala. — not San Antonio — lands Space Command	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	01/14/21	2 doc(s)
A Texas lawmaker worked with the state restaurant association to draft an alcohol-to-go bill. His wife lobbies for the group.	Austin American Statesman	Ferman, M.	01/14/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Republicans make legislative power play, limit Democrats’ clout in state Senate	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	01/14/21	1 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says ‘Trump people’ attacked the U.S. Capitol, but he doesn’t blame the president	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	01/14/21
John Wright, lawyer and former state representative from Grand Prairie, is dead at 92	Dallas Morning News	Caplan, A.	01/14/21
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has $38M in his campaign bank, but is it enough to scare off 2022 challengers?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/14/21
End of grace period leaves Texas schools at risk of losing millions	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	01/14/21	4 doc(s)
Donald Trump remains bugaboo for GOP as Senate impeachment trial looms	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/14/21
Texas tops 2 million total coronavirus cases; Dallas County logs 21 deaths, pushing toll over 1,800	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	01/14/21	2 doc(s)
In letter, Fort Worth clergy criticize Abbott for silence on Trump’s South Texas visit	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	01/14/21
Supreme Court rejects plea from Fort Worth hospital to remove child from life support	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	01/14/21	2 doc(s)
Attorneys general from 46 states condemn Capitol riot. Texas’ Paxton didn’t join them	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	01/14/21	1 doc(s)
Texas solicitor general latest exit in embattled AG’s office	Houston Chronicle	Weber, P.	01/14/21	6 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton declines to join 50 attorneys general in condemning Capitol riot	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/14/21	1 doc(s)
COVID-19 kills 25 more San Antonians	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	01/14/21	2 doc(s)
Texas woman arrested on election fraud charges based on Project Veritas video	San Antonio Express News	Blackman, J.	01/14/21	4 doc(s)
San Antonio ISD chief part of national call for teachers to get early vaccine access	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	01/14/21	1 doc(s)
Tight state budget will challenge Phelan, lawmakers	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/13/21	1 doc(s)
RGV is fertile soil for more voters	Rio Grande Guardian	Torres, S.	01/13/21
President Trump visits Texas border and his 'big, beautiful wall'	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	01/13/21
East Texas lawmakers file education-related bills	Longview News-Journal	Barton, K.	01/13/21	4 TX bill(s)
Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Changes Draw Concern at Local Level	Wall Street Journal	Loftus, P.	01/14/21

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