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 serial killer case leads to lots of proposed laws, most of them good	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/12/21
Texas doesn't just perpetuate horrors in mental health system - it subsidizes them	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/12/21	1 doc(s)
Texas' grid vulnerability endangers the entire nation	Houston Chronicle	Hirs, E.	03/12/21	1 doc(s)
Monitor, LCRA dispute Texas regulator's testimony on storm outages	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
Texas facing more than $600M in agricultural losses after February winter freeze	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
85% vaccinated in Austin in 8 weeks? Depends on state's ability to ship doses, health officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Rangers stop using hypnosis after Dallas Morning News investigation reveals dubious science	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
House speaker pushes using Texas savings, Biden relief money to help weatherproof power plants	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/12/21	5 doc(s)
Outdated population data may be costing Texas millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses	Houston Chronicle	Rubio, J.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
'A real crucial time': Galveston prepares for spring break surge in tourism	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
Harris County sues to stop I-45 rebuild plans by TxDOT	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	03/12/21	1 doc(s)
Texas' goal to close digital divide: At-home broadband internet for every student	San Antonio Express News	Carpenter, J.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
Bastrop lifts face mask requirement, other COVID-19 safety measures in city facilities	Austin American Statesman	Drummond, C.	03/12/21	2 doc(s)
Former TABC employee in lawsuit accuses boss of obstructing terrorist watchlist investigation	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	03/12/21
House committee OKs major gambling expansion	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/12/21	1 TX bill
Following threat, AG Ken Paxton sues Austin to end mask mandate	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
Mike Ramos Act would require release of bodycam video, police de-escalation training in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	03/12/21	1 TX bill
Texas COVID-19 vaccine allocation to drop to 800,000 next week, health official says	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
As Abbott hits Biden for releasing migrants with COVID, White House asks why Texas rejects funds to test them	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
U.S. Senate hearing focuses on Texas’ overdue need for grid upgrades after Arctic blast triggered blackouts	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/12/21	5 doc(s)
Natural gas was a big reason for the blackout, so why do lawmakers want to rely even more on the fuel?	Dallas Morning News	Metzger, L.	03/12/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 35 new COVID-19 deaths, first case of New York strain of virus	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/12/21	3 doc(s)
‘We don’t sleep at nights’: Mom shares heartbreak of losing daughter in 2019 Midland-Odessa shooting	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	03/12/21	1 TX bill
Will lawmakers rein in governor’s pandemic executive powers? COVID-19 sparks conversation	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/12/21	1 TX bill
10 Brenham nursing home residents test positive for COVID after taking vaccine	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	03/12/21
PUC appoints director to oversee ERCOT	Houston Chronicle	de Luna, M.	03/12/21
Texas can only recover a fraction of $16 billion ERCOT power pricing gaffe	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
AG Ken Paxton sues Austin for flouting Gov. Abbott's mask-optional order	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	03/12/21	4 doc(s)
Stimulus includes more incentives for Texas to finally expand Medicaid	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/11/21	3 doc(s)
Expanding I-27 would be great for all of West Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	03/11/21
High Stakes In Texas: Casino company spending millions lobbying for legal gambling	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	03/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
Abbott to Texans: You're on your own	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
How to fix it	Rio Grande Guardian	Perryman, M.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan helps Hispanic families	Rio Grande Guardian	Ruiz, R.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Blinn College District trustees approve increase in tuition, fees for 2021-22	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	03/11/21
Political Buzz: A bipartisan casino bill appears in Austin	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texans 50 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines next week	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
East Texas representative files legislation to abolish abortion in Texas	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Torres, R.	03/11/21	1 TX bill
Texas expands COVID-19 vaccine to people over age 50	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/11/21	2 doc(s)
Kolkhorst files package of pandemic response bills	Victoria Advocate	Staff	03/11/21
Prospect of WFISD virtual learning academy stirs controversy	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
South Texas city, county, leaders like American Rescue Plan	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	03/11/21	1 doc(s)
Biden Tells Nation There Is Hope After a Devastating Year	New York Times	Rogers, K.	03/12/21
The $16 Billion in Texas Power Overcharges? Monitor Says Only $3.2 Billion Can Be Undone	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/12/21

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