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
Matthew McConaughey for governor? Why not? There’s just one problem: Texas politics	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/19/21
No solutions for border in political posturing	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Lawmakers must save the Texas film industry	Houston Chronicle	Stekler, P.	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Not singing ‘Eyes’ won’t change racist past	Houston Chronicle	Doggett, J.	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Lifting the mask mandate a cop-out	San Antonio Express News	Beck, D.	03/19/21	1 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick amps up pressure on Gov. Greg Abbott over pricing dispute	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	03/19/21	4 doc(s)
Texas AG Paxton sues Biden, hoping to resurrect Keystone XL pipeline	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/19/21	2 doc(s)
Austin leaders condemn Georgia shootings as racist, targeted attacks against Asian Americans	Austin American Statesman	Bassman, L.	03/19/21	1 TX bill
‘I’ll be back’: Betsy Price alludes to future after leaving Fort Worth mayor’s office	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	03/19/21
What would reversing $16 billion from winter storm mean for Texans’ electricity bills?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/19/21	5 doc(s)
City Council OKs $500 million to help CPS weather storm debt of $1 billion	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Senate votes to allow nursing home visits during pandemics	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/19/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas NAACP, Black Caucus disagree with 'The Eyes of Texas' committee report	Austin American Statesman	Golden, C.	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Biden administration says migrant teens could be retraumatized with interviews by Gov. Greg Abbott’s team	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	03/19/21	5 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 20 coronavirus deaths, 3 new cases of more contagious variant	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/19/21	4 doc(s)
House panel OKs storm bills to require weatherizing Texas power plants, revamping grid management	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/19/21	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Ousted Public Utility Commission chairman admits he favors helping investors, not the public	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	03/19/21	3 doc(s)
Experts argue for federal help to bolster nation’s energy grid in wake of Texas power crisis	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	03/19/21	1 doc(s)
Lawmakers tussle over election bills in House committee hearings	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	03/19/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Dallas trustees lowered the district’s academic goals because of the pandemic. DISD kindergarteners are still off-track	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	03/19/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Grand jury indicts caretakers of Fort Worth boy, 3, who died under state supervision	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	03/19/21
Most Texans support extra week of early voting, cool to GOP proposals to restrict voting	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/19/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Former wrestler is the wild card in congressional special election	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	03/19/21
Coronavirus cases continue to decline in San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, L.	03/19/21	4 doc(s)
Expanded Vaccine Access in Texas Will Help Move Us Forward	Rio Grande Guardian	Lucio Jr., E.	03/18/21	1 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Legislation proposes abolishing county treasurer	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/18/21	2 TX bill(s)
Answer Line: Few concrete answers about Texit effects	Laredo Morning Times	Ferguson, J.	03/18/21	1 TX bill
Bill would give Texas prison inmates a 'second chance'	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	03/18/21	1 TX bill
Homebound residents to get COVID-19 shots delivered	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	03/18/21	1 doc(s)
Federal Covid-19 Aid Aims to Help Cities, States Avoid Cutting Jobs and Services	Wall Street Journal	Davidson, K.	03/19/21
Texas Grocer H-E-B Is Caught in the Middle of Mask Divide	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	03/19/21
The Tax Cut Ban and the Constitution	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	03/19/21

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