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
Don’t ditch masks yet. We’re still in a pandemic.	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Texas still needs a mask mandate, governor	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
We’re so close to beating COVID-19. Why would Abbott end mask rule and make it worse?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Ending COVID restrictions, Abbott plays politics with Texans' lives	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Don’t kill the variable rate electricity plan. It can help keep the grid reliable.	Dallas Morning News	Lee, M.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Opinion: A Black doctor and scientist on vaccinating minorities	Houston Chronicle	Pettigrew, R.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Deregulation a jackpot, and Texans fund it	San Antonio Express News	Dessler, A.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Hold energy companies liable in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Wald, J.	03/03/21
Gov. Greg Abbott ends statewide mask mandate, moves to 'open Texas 100%' — actions at odds with health experts, federal officials	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Uncertainty, anger, joy: Businesses react to Abbott dropping mask mandate	Austin American Statesman	Hawkins, L.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
'We’re nowhere near herd immunity': Some worry eased restrictions could threaten COVID-19-progress	Austin American Statesman	Johnson, K.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott says it’s time to open Texas 100%, end statewide mask mandate	Dallas Morning News	Ambrose, S.	03/03/21	5 doc(s)
‘Listen to me and the doctors’: Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins say masks should stay	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Do I still have to wear a mask? D-FW stores and businesses scramble after repeal of COVID-19 restrictions	Dallas Morning News	Brown, S.	03/03/21	5 doc(s)
What does the end of mask mandate mean for Texas students? Here’s what districts say	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifts COVID-19 mask mandate, allows businesses to open at 100%	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/03/21	7 doc(s)
Frustrated Fort Worth businesses split on whether to continue masks, COVID precautions	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
In Crisis: Part 2 Funding cuts so deep they kill	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Houston restaurants cautious about returning to full service	Houston Chronicle	Morago, G.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May	Houston Chronicle	Johnson, L.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask order, opens Texas '100 percent'	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	03/03/21	5 doc(s)
San Antonio Water System decided not to take some advice 5 years ago: Buy emergency pump generators	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott lifts statewide mask order and business restrictions	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Paxton whistleblowers' effort to get their jobs back stalls as appeals court blocks hearing	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott to Texans: You're on your own for COVID-19 protection	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court orders Austin to change camping ban ballot language	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Greg Abbott’s move to fully reopen Texas bucks science but mollifies GOP base	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Supreme Court puts Arizona election rules under microscope in case with big implications for Texas	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Tarrant County ends its mask mandate after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says statewide order will end next week	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, B.	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Dallas County passes 3,000 deaths from COVID-19, adds 526 coronavirus cases	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Public health experts worry Abbott’s COVID decision may create ‘drop your guard’ culture	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dent, M.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
Top Trump health aide will run for Rep. Ron Wright’s seat to ‘keep Trump movement alive’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Texas educators should be on fast track for access to COVID-19 vaccine	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Volatile Texas oil and gas industry threatens billions in school funding, study says	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
A quarter of all Houston water customers experienced leaks during winter freeze, city estimates	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	03/03/21
Abbott's COVID rollbacks were 'like PTSD' for Houston doctors, health experts	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	03/03/21	6 doc(s)
Abbott order means school districts will decide whether students, teachers must wear masks	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	03/03/21	4 doc(s)
All will pay for the Texas Blackout, whether the ERCOT grid becomes reliable or not	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	03/03/21	3 doc(s)
Texas president Hartzell responds to 'extremist' emails regarding 'The Eyes of Texas'	Houston Chronicle	Moyle, N.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Woodlands leaders irritated with CARES Act funds distribution	Houston Chronicle	Forward, J.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Having cleared protocols, Johnson returns to Spurs for limited duty	San Antonio Express News	Orsborn, T.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Alamo Cenotaph issue drove a wedge between Nirenberg and Treviño	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
San Antonio COVID-19 hospitalizations keep dropping	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/03/21	2 doc(s)
Sampling of Phil Collins' artifacts on display at Alamo through April 25 as part of site's audio tour	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/03/21
S.A. police union urges voters to keep collective bargaining, calls ballot measure 'a form of defunding'	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
Here's how Texas lawmakers are reacting to Gov. Abbott reopening the state	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	03/03/21	1 doc(s)
San Antonio man blames CPS Energy for wife's death during winter storm	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	03/03/21
Texas PUC chairwoman resigns amid bipartisan rebukes	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/02/21	2 doc(s)
Texas power consumers face huge bills for 'ancillary' costs	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	03/02/21	5 doc(s)
Legislature working to determine what went wrong during winter storms	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	03/02/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott to make statewide announcement at Montelongo's on Tuesday	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	03/02/21	1 doc(s)
3 airport buildings damaged but county 'dodged a bullet' during cold week	Victoria Advocate	Rosenberg, M.	03/02/21	2 TX bill(s)
Waco's Brazos Electric Cooperative cites winter power crisis in Chapter 11 bankruptcy	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	03/02/21	2 doc(s)
Texas is ending its mask mandate and will allow all businesses to fully reopen.	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	03/03/21
A Wave of Reopenings	New York Times	Leonhardt, D.	03/03/21
Texas Drops Its Virus Restrictions as a Wave of Reopenings Takes Hold	New York Times	Bosman, J.	03/03/21
Biden Vows Enough Vaccine ‘for Every Adult American’ by End of May	New York Times	Stolberg, S.	03/03/21
Biden Expects U.S. to Have Covid-19 Vaccines for All Adults by End of May	Wall Street Journal	Parti, T.	03/03/21
Covid-19 Vaccinations Proceed Slowly Among Older Latino, Black People	Wall Street Journal	Hernandez, D.	03/03/21
While Most U.S. Workers Stay Home, It’s Back to the Office for Many in Dallas	Wall Street Journal	Grant, P.	03/03/21
Texas Governor Lifts Covid-19 Mask Mandate, Business Restrictions	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	03/03/21

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