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
With this change, Texas can save the lives of new moms	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/17/21	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
57 reasons to fix Texas' power grid. Death toll should spur Abbott, Patrick, lawmakers to act.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/17/21
When hate is hurled, fight back with love, support	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/17/21
Address the link between substance use disorder and mental illness	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, M.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Ease intrusive, costly guardianship process	San Antonio Express News	Thompson, D.	03/17/21	1 TX bill
Disasters beg for more government transparency	San Antonio Express News	Shannon, K.	03/17/21	2 doc(s)
Investment expert: Undoing ERCOT overcharges would hurt Texas' business reputation	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	03/17/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Travis County sees 12,000 fewer available coronavirus vaccine doses from a week ago	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Adler at SXSW: Expect 'a close vote' on Austin homeless camping measure	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	03/17/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
'She wasn't supposed to go this way': 57 confirmed to have died from Texas freeze, early report says	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	03/17/21	1 doc(s)
Migrant teens in U.S. custody to arrive in Dallas; Gov. Greg Abbott will visit convention center	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	03/17/21	2 doc(s)
Texas PUC’s lone commissioner resigns 2 weeks after becoming chairman in wake of winter storm	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/17/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘We’re going to lose everything’: Texas egg farm still waiting on federal aid after winter storm	Dallas Morning News	Ballor, C.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wipes out Griddy customers’ electric bills totaling $29.1 million	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Texas House rejects bill to reprice electricity sold during winter storm	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	03/17/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Judge stops planned 1,500-acre quarry near Bracken Bat Cave	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	03/17/21	2 doc(s)
Williamson County gets 18,700 vaccine doses this week, opens waitlist to 50- to 64-year-olds	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	03/17/21	2 doc(s)
Complaints about Hays County Jail prompts county judge's call for state oversight, inspection	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	03/17/21
Texas House speaker: No ‘error’ in ERCOT’s $16 billion charges; decision may have saved lives	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/17/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 11 coronavirus deaths, 2 new cases of more contagious U.K. variant	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/17/21	4 doc(s)
Senate committee approves seven Texas abortion bills after one-sided marathon hearing	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	03/17/21	5 TX bill(s)
Texas college students who lost wages during winter storm find aid from classmates, schools	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	03/17/21	1 doc(s)
Latest GOP assault on voting rights isn't fooling anybody	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	03/17/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texans don’t have to prove they’re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and some are jumping the line. Here’s why.	Houston Chronicle	Harper, K.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Griddy bankruptcy plan would release 24,000 customers from exorbitant bills, AG Ken Paxton says	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	03/17/21	3 doc(s)
Voter suppression flies under the radar in Floresville	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	03/17/21	1 doc(s)
'The definition of anxiety-inducing' - San Antonio council members weigh one-stop sign-up portal for vaccinations	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/17/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott's comments began the feds' blindsiding of Midland County	Midland Reporter Telegram	Doreen, S.	03/16/21
Last Remaining Texas Utility Commissioner Resigns Following Freeze	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/17/21

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