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
Holding off on vaccine just got more dangerous in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
Partnership a shot of good COVID news	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
ERCOT is naive about how much power Texas can generate when we really need it	Dallas Morning News	Wilson, P.	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
Top medical adviser to Gov. Abbott says it's too soon to lift Texas mask mandate	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	03/09/21	5 doc(s)
These are the bills the Texas House is prioritizing to target ERCOT and better prepare for future storms	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	03/09/21	5 TX bill(s)
Texas House Speaker announces first 7 electricity priority bills to tackle winter storm outages	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/09/21	5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Coronavirus prompts feds to fly hundreds of migrant families to El Paso and Laredo from crowded facilities in Valley	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott's order to reopen Texas fuels primary foes who say he's too slow	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/09/21
More contagious COVID variant 'actively spreading' in Houston, health officials find	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
H-E-B and other retailers struggle with mask policies as mandate ends	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
High school sports to retain mask requirements, other safety protocols	Austin American Statesman	Jones, T.	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
H-E-B, other grocers say customers will still be required to wear masks	Austin American Statesman	Hawkins, L.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
Protesters gather at Capitol to decry Abbott's revoking of mask order, demand more vaccinations first	Austin American Statesman	Choi, H.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
Christians: Change laws to protect religious gatherings in pandemic	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/09/21
This is the week the Texas Legislature really gets rolling	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/09/21
Dallas County reports 27 more coronavirus deaths, 500 cases; Tarrant County adds 16 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	03/09/21	2 doc(s)
Lawmakers file series of bills to address senior security, cash-for-gold after Dallas-area killings	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	03/09/21	7 TX bill(s)
Here's what the CDC's new guidelines mean if you've been vaccinated for COVID	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
Tesla Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid	Houston Chronicle	Malik, N.	03/09/21
Concrete Cowboy cancels 'mask off' party following criticism from local officials	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/09/21
Houston city council to consider plan for lowering water bills spiked by winter storm damage	Houston Chronicle	Schenwar, M.	03/09/21
AG Ken Paxton to investigate natural gas price spikes	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many	San Antonio Express News	Alonso-Zaldivar, R.	03/09/21	2 doc(s)
Bexar DA urges businesses to call for help to avoid fights over masks	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
Brockhouse unveils public safety plan	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	03/09/21	1 doc(s)
Transmission of the coronavirus in San Antonio dropped for the eighth consecutive week Monday.	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	03/09/21	3 doc(s)
Spoiled Brats: Restaurant patrons threaten owner, staff over mask requirement	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	03/08/21	1 doc(s)
Not just stats: Pandemic changes lives more than we may think	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	03/07/21	2 doc(s)
Abbott's repeal of COVID-19 restrictions is premature and dangerous	Victoria Advocate	Editorial	03/07/21	3 doc(s)
Time to end this pandemic by action, not decree	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	03/07/21	1 doc(s)
Despite Gov. Abbott's permission, please wear a mask	Bryan Eagle	Editorial	03/06/21	2 doc(s)
Permanent School Fund must prepare for lower revenues from oil, gas	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
Abbott puts pandemic recovery on thin ice	Bryan Eagle	Ramsey, R.	03/08/21	2 doc(s)
Five things happening around your state	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	03/08/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Broadband makes economic sense, critical to Texas' future	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Ray, E.	03/07/21	2 doc(s)
Power shortage becomes political hot potato	Abilene Reporter-News	Mills, A.	03/06/21
El Paso Mayor: Gov. Abbott, give us authority on facemasks	Rio Grande Guardian	Leeser, O.	03/06/21	1 doc(s)
Texans proud of state’s independence	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	03/06/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Analysis: Abbott’s icebreaker	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	03/05/21	3 doc(s)
Civil legal aid must be considered essential	Waco Tribune Herald	Hecht, N.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott must instruct price resettlement of ERCOT electricity market	Rio Grande Guardian	Cavasos, R.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
State releases $8.5M for recovery	Beaumont Enterprise	Bain, K.	03/08/21	1 doc(s)
Aggie freshman lobbies for expansion of medical marijuana use	Bryan Eagle	Katz, C.	03/08/21	2 doc(s)
Texas schools will get state funding to support face-to-face teaching	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Oliva, J.	03/08/21	1 doc(s)
Commissioners to talk unfunded mandates, new port project	Victoria Advocate	Rosenberg, M.	03/08/21	1 TX bill
Valley educators waste no time getting shot	McAllen Monitor	Wilson, M.	03/07/21
Chancellor: Texas A&M System to keep COVID-19 protocols, including mask-wearing	Bryan Eagle	Staff	03/06/21	1 doc(s)
Deregulation, isolation key to Texas grid failure, experts say	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	03/06/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Locals react to Gov. Greg Abbott coming to Tyler	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Torres, R.	03/06/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott comes to Tyler to address Hughes' social media legislation	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/06/21
Texas vaccine distribution gets boost, effect in Waco not yet known	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	03/06/21
MSU gets grant to help students impacted by Covid-19	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	03/06/21	1 doc(s)
WFISD gets guidance from TEA commissioner on masks, which district still requires	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/06/21	2 doc(s)
Abbott, Hughes promote social media legislation during Tyler stop	Longview News-Journal	Wellerman, Z.	03/06/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott and Hughes faced the press, now for a solution	Longview News-Journal	Anderson, J.	03/06/21
COVID-19: Treviño would do things differently to Abbott	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	03/06/21	1 doc(s)
Animal advocates encourage locals to support animal rights legislation	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	03/06/21	2 TX bill(s)
1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses bound for Texas next week, health official says	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/05/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott coming to Tyler to discuss social media legislation	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	03/05/21	1 TX bill
Can businesses still require masks in their store?	Victoria Advocate	Sloan, G.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott's Covid-19 directive draws mixed reviews from local leaders	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	03/05/21	1 doc(s)
Area schools respond to Abbott’s mask update, TEA guidance	Lufkin Daily News	Juarez, G.	03/05/21	2 doc(s)
Deregulation Aimed to Lower Home-Power Bills. For Many, It Didn’t.	Wall Street Journal	McGinty, T.	03/09/21
Texas Lt. Governor Calls for Reversal of $16 Billion Blackout Overcharges	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	03/09/21
Big Power Companies in Texas May Clean Up From Storm	Wall Street Journal	Lee, J.	03/09/21

The Legislative Reference Library is located on the second floor of the State Capitol building in Room 2N.3. For more information, please call the Library at 512 463-1252.