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
COVID-19 inflicted devastating losses. It didn't have to be this bad.	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/11/21	7 doc(s)
Texas expands COVID vaccine eligibility to residents aged 50 and older	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	03/11/21	4 doc(s)
STAAR exam useless at this point; cancel or postpone it	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Even in a pandemic, here is a tax that Texas Republicans can cut	Dallas Morning News	Giovanetti, T.	03/11/21	1 TX bill
Latinos will pay for governors’ errors	San Antonio Express News	Saenz, R.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Quality child care now within Texas’ grasp	San Antonio Express News	Holt, P.	03/11/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with $1,400 stimulus checks passes House, heads to President Biden for signature	Austin American Statesman	Wu, N.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
'You will lose again': Ken Paxton gives Austin till 6 p.m. to lift local mask requirement	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/11/21	4 doc(s)
'Economic disaster': Samsung's Austin fab still quiet three weeks after Texas freeze	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Texans age 50 and up are next in line for COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Texans 50 and older next to get COVID-19 vaccine shots, state says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Congress adopts $1.9 trillion stimulus, securing first major win for Biden	Houston Chronicle	Romm, T.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Houston's share of stimulus bill expected to top $600M, help avoid cuts to city services, officials say	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Day 1 at 100 percent: Houston restaurants grapple with end of COVID restrictions	Houston Chronicle	Morago, G.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Texans 50 and older can receive a COVID vaccine starting next Monday	Houston Chronicle	Garcia, J.	03/11/21	5 doc(s)
Texas Medical Center: Vaccine rate rising, but still not seeing 'rapid decline' in COVID cases yet	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	03/11/21	4 doc(s)
'Giving parents choice' - Comal ISD's board votes to make masks optional after governor drops mandate	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Judge rejects Planned Parenthood's bid to stay in Texas Medicaid	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Messing with time, one more time?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/11/21
Bastrop, Smithville districts keep mask requirement in schools after Abbott lifts mandate	Austin American Statesman	Sevilla, A.	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 21 coronavirus deaths, 557 cases on anniversary of its first reported COVID-19 case	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Bill filed by GOP lawmaker tries to make getting an abortion a capital offense	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	03/11/21
‘Odd sisterhood’: Families of Billy Chemirmir’s alleged victims meet in support of senior-living bills	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	03/11/21
Texas lawmakers push to reverse $16 billion in costs incurred by market participants in winter storm	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Texas state parks are returning to full capacity, with masks no longer required	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	03/11/21
Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit	Houston Chronicle	A.P. Wire	03/11/21
Texas foster care system hits 'crisis point' with 186 children sleeping in offices	Houston Chronicle	Bauman, A.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Appeals court keeps San Antonio's paid sick leave ordinance on hold	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/11/21	4 doc(s)
Almost every measure to track COVID-19 is trending in the right direction	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	03/11/21	5 doc(s)
Texas Democrats ask Abbott to open up vaccine eligibility to farmworkers	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Masks are still worthwhile; respect business policies	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/10/21	1 doc(s)
Where were the rules to require safety of our electrical system?	Waco Tribune Herald	Beal, R.	03/10/21
East Texas counties added to Save Our Seniors COVID-19 vaccine initiative, area counties schedule clinics this week	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/10/21	3 doc(s)
Rural broadband push starts with survey in 3 counties	Victoria Advocate	Rosenberg, M.	03/10/21	2 doc(s)
New target to resume jury trials set for next month in McLennan County	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	03/10/21
Cornyn, Hinojosa, offer differing opinions on American Rescue Plan	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	03/10/21	1 doc(s)
With Texas’ Mask Mandate Over, Workers Worry About Encroaching Virus	New York Times	Rojas, R.	03/11/21
A growing number of U.S. states are expanding vaccine eligibility.	New York Times	Pietsch, B.	03/11/21
House Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Stimulus Bill; Biden to Sign Friday	Wall Street Journal	Peterson, K.	03/11/21

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