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
Gov. Abbott's deadly pattern of failed leadership	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/05/21	4 doc(s)
Don't count on Abbott to prevent the next disaster	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
Legislature must protect trans Texas lives and vote against anti-LGBTQ bills	Houston Chronicle	Durmer, M.	03/05/21
Facing dual crises, schools need fed relief	San Antonio Express News	Maika, S.	03/05/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
ERCOT overcharged power buyers by $16 billion amid calamity, monitor says	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	03/05/21	7 doc(s)
Abbott defends decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions, contradicts health commissioner	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
School funds won’t take hit	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth teachers happy to be on COVID vaccine list. Schools could see other benefits	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
Federal voting law aimed at Texas is early test of Democrats' power in D.C.	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
ERCOT cost Texas $16B, market monitor says	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	03/05/21	5 doc(s)
For Fort Bend's KP George, the county's first COVID-19 case began a year of challenges	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Many of San Antonio's tourist attractions will still require masks - but see trouble ahead	San Antonio Express News	Diamond, R.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
Austin Water saw warning signs ahead of crisis, but feared telling public would spark panic	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Knock, knock. Can journalists return to legislative chambers?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/05/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness removed by board after Texas power crisis	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 27 COVID-19 fatalities, Tarrant adds 18; combined death toll is now over 6,000	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	03/05/21	4 doc(s)
ERCOT’s pricing decision post-storm resulted in $16 billion in overcharges for Texans	Dallas Morning News	Bl.	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
In the electricity debacle, there are so many believe-it-or-not tales that Ripley would be shocked	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Here’s what the lifting of Texas’ mask mandate means for high school sports	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gosset, B.	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
Crowded field emerges to replace late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright in North Texas district	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high	Houston Chronicle	Wiseman, P.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
Texas Democrats warn: 'We are weeks, maybe even days' from a crisis at the border	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
UIL updates COVID-19 risk mitigation guidelines after Abbott lifts mask mandate	Houston Chronicle	Coleman, A.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
CERAWeek experts question Texas' profit-driven power model	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	03/05/21
Abbott extends 'hold harmless' funding guarantee for schools that lost enrollment during pandemic	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Texas A&M regents name engineering dean as sole finalist for presidency	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	03/05/21
Lawmakers seek firmer limits on Gov. Abbott's emergency power	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/05/21	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
San Antonio council sets downtown 'clean zone' to protect safety, merchandise during NCAA tournament	San Antonio Express News	Hardaway, L.	03/05/21
San Antonio school leaders cheer state funding extension - but some are nervous about strings attached	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
'Protect yourself' - San Antonio's COVID numbers trend positive, but mayor asks for vigilance	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
Texas GOP lawmakers want to bar cities from hiring lobbyists, but delay review of state's DC office	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/04/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Masks on, masks off? Governor clears the way but many are hesitant to go 100%	Abilene Reporter-News	Editorial	03/04/21	3 doc(s)
Rollback of restrictions too much, too soon	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	03/04/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott moves too soon; masks, distancing still a good idea for SE Texans	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/04/21	3 doc(s)
It's important not to misread Abbott's COVID-19 order	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
Llewellyn King: The Texas energy mess needs a czar to take charge	Waco Tribune Herald	King, L.	03/04/21	1 doc(s)
What Went Wrong?	Rio Grande Guardian	Perryman, M.	03/04/21
Public schools, higher education officials, speak on potential changes GA-34 could bring to in-person instruction	Amarillo Globe-News	Gay, D.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Congress plans to investigate power grid failures	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/04/21	1 doc(s)
Sen. Zaffirini files suite of open government reforms proposals	Laredo Morning Times	Staff	03/04/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
'It will be about personal choice.' San Angelo mayor, officials react to end of mask order	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	03/04/21	4 doc(s)
Businesses react to governor's change to mask policy in Texas	Texarkana Gazette	Stone, J.	03/04/21	1 doc(s)
How local schools will deal with end of mask mandate | TC plans on still requiring masks on campus	Texarkana Gazette	Bell, A.	03/04/21	3 doc(s)
UT Tyler to continue mask policy while reviewing Abbott's latest executive order	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Torres, R.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
COVID-19 vaccines available to Texas school, child care workers	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/04/21	3 doc(s)
TEA: Local school boards have full authority to determine their local mask policy	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Torres, R.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
State GOP chair says 'Texas needs to lead' at Yoakum event	Victoria Advocate	Rosenberg, M.	03/04/21
Thousands of Waco-area school employees can get vaccine, supplies still limited	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	03/04/21	5 doc(s)
Industry associations join investigation into power crisis	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	03/04/21
Poll: Midlanders split on Abbott’s removal of COVID measures	Midland Reporter Telegram	Randle, C.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
Rio Grande Valley leaders: Don’t listen to Abbott	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	03/04/21	2 doc(s)
Local leaders discuss vaccine process in closed-door meetings	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	03/04/21
As Biden Urges Caution on Covid, Governors Split on How Fast to Reopen	New York Times	Shear, M.	03/05/21
Texas Overcharged $16 Billion for Power During Freeze, Monitor Says	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/05/21
Wind Power Was Thriving in Texas. Then Came the Freeze.	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/05/21
The Perpetual Covid Crisis	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	03/05/21

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