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
Energy is key to our health and wealth, yet the public understands little about it	Dallas Morning News	Keffer, W.	03/26/21
H-E-B, AT&T, CenterPoint and Pizza Hut should oppose Jim Crow voting bills in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Hollins, C.	03/26/21	1 doc(s)
Texas fails to deliver on autism therapy	San Antonio Express News	Ramirez, B.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s)
For the second time this week, partisan fight derails GOP election bill, this time in the Texas House	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
'Ending systemic racism': Dozens testify in favor of George Floyd Act at Texas Capitol	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refuses to release messages about his attendance at pro-Trump rally	Dallas Morning News	Tedesco, J.	03/26/21
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway proposes an $8 billion fix for Texas electric grid -- and rivals balk	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	03/26/21	3 doc(s)
Texas schools can revise social distancing to 3 feet under updated guidance	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	03/26/21	2 doc(s)
Texans wanted to speak on a bill they fear will suppress votes. They never got a chance	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bobby Brown, Yankees great and Fort Worth cardiologist, dies at 96	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Wilson, J.	03/26/21
Texas Senate passes first bill to overhaul Public Utility Commission after deadly outages	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/26/21	1 TX bill
San Antonio's vaccine sites bracing for greater demand with still-limited supply	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	03/26/21	3 doc(s)
The Texas GOP. There's no fight like a family fight.	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/26/21
Despite recent blackouts, Electric Reliability Council says summer outages unlikely in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	03/26/21	3 doc(s)
Mother of Michael Ramos backs police reform at rally for George Floyd Act at Texas Capitol	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, K.	03/26/21	4 TX bill(s)
Texas winter storm death toll rises to 11 in Austin area, 111 statewide	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	03/26/21	1 doc(s)
Will Texas seniors who failed STAAR tests be able to graduate on time during the pandemic? Lawmakers debate options that could allow them to walk	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
George Floyd Act sponsor insists ‘this is not about defunding the police’	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	03/26/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 20 coronavirus deaths, 296 cases; Tarrant County adds 9 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/26/21	3 doc(s)
Testimony on key Texas voting bill called off after chairman blunders House committee rules	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	03/26/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas House passes bill to keep to-go alcohol sales for good	Dallas Morning News	Ballor, C.	03/26/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas doesn’t need legislators to address the national anthem at ball games	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Engel, M.	03/26/21	3 TX bill(s)
200 Texans can't testify on GOP voting bill due to chairman's error	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s)
Ditching the wheel, Harris County unveils new voting machines with touch screens, paper backups	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	03/26/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Crenshaw, Turner clash over renewables, text messages	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/26/21	1 TX bill
Buffett’s Berkshire Floats $8.3 Billion Fix for Texas Grid	Houston Chronicle	Chediak, M.	03/26/21
ERCOT promises to have enough power to meet record summer demand	Houston Chronicle	de Luna, M.	03/26/21	1 doc(s)
Texas police reform bill named for George Floyd gets its first political test	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	03/26/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
'Frustration and fear' - Council members aim to force debate on creating a vaccine wait list for San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/26/21	2 doc(s)
Texas changes statewide blue and channel catfish size regulations	San Antonio Express News	Wyatt, M.	03/26/21
Anti-voter fraud or voter suppression?	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	03/25/21	2 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Middleton bill targets prosecutors who drop riot charges	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/25/21	2 TX bill(s)
Lawmakers propose multi-county taxing district to help fund storm-surge barrier	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/25/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Tech HSC breaks ground on $30M Physician Assistant Program expansion	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Staff	03/25/21
Brownsville, Pharr among least ‘wired’ cities in nation	Rio Grande Guardian	Martinez, P.	03/25/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Death Toll from Texas’ Winter Storm Rises Sharply to 111	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	03/26/21
Why Were Strangers Allowed to Hide Part of Me From Myself?	New York Times	Inskeep, S.	03/26/21
Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push	New York Times	Corasaniti, N.	03/26/21
Berkshire Hathaway Offers to Spend $8.3 Billion on Emergency Power Plants in Texas	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/26/21
It Shouldn’t Cost the Farm to Fix a Tractor	Wall Street Journal	O'Reilly, K.	03/23/21

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