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
3 things that make Biden's $2.3 trillion tax-and-spend plan worth it	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/13/21	4 doc(s)
Carbon fee and dividend a win-win	San Antonio Express News	Birnbaum, S.	04/13/21	1 doc(s)
Amid COVID’s learning slide, Fort Worth candidates look for ways to help kids catch up	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	04/13/21	5 doc(s)
Texas leads U.S. in weather disasters. Biden's infrastructure plan includes $50B for resilience.	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/13/21	4 doc(s)
NCAA issues stern warning as Texas Senate prepares to debate transgender sports bill	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/13/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Fact-check: Is the number of kids in Border Patrol custody 4 times higher under Biden than Trump?	Austin American Statesman	Kertscher, T.	04/13/21	1 doc(s)
Texas’ new set of electricity regulators begins to take shape in wake of deep freeze, power outages	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/13/21	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 9 coronavirus deaths, 416 new cases as vaccinations continue at record pace	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/13/21
As legislator and real estate mogul, Gates seeks to disband management districts	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/13/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
One-quarter of Texans older than 16 have been fully vaccinated	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	04/13/21	2 doc(s)
Fact checking Texas lawmaker's claim of 400 voter fraud 'cases'	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/13/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Faith groups urge Texas lawmakers to shield consumers from winter storm fallout	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	04/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
2020 brings largest one-year drop in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	04/13/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Lamar state colleges offering special deal	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	04/10/21	2 doc(s)
Buy-In: State of gambling in Texas still for sale to the highest bidder but our economy loses if we don't expand it	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	04/10/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Access granted: UT Health should be lauded for key research	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Editorial	04/09/21
It is time to legalize sports betting in Texas	Rio Grande Guardian	Hinojosa, J.	04/11/21	4 TX bill(s)
Protecting rights of Texans to freely worship	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/10/21	3 TX bill(s)
Why Texas Conservatives should support private investment in transportation	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Poole, R.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Show Us The Money	Rio Grande Guardian	Perryman, M.	04/09/21	3 doc(s)
Controversial election bill advances	Lufkin Daily News	Edwards, J.	04/12/21	2 TX bill(s)
Why is Democrat Mike Collier taking on Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick again?	Abilene Reporter-News	Jaklewicz, G.	04/11/21
Democrat Mike Collier visits Wichita Falls as he mulls another run against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	04/11/21
Sepulveda: Federal infrastructure bill will help SPI second causeway project	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	04/11/21
UTRGV to host webinar on workforce education	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	04/11/21
Fallek: McAllen cannot forget about the small business community	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	04/11/21	1 doc(s)
What is a 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' State, and what would happen if Texas became one?	El Paso Times	Lyle, C.	04/10/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
10-year plan will set UTEP as America’s leading Hispanic-serving university	El Paso Times	Wilson, H.	04/10/21
State is shorting Waco-area schools on millions in federal COVID-19 funds, advocates claim	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	04/10/21	6 doc(s)
Bryan shooting leaves 1 dead, 5 injured	Bryan Eagle	Wiley, K.	04/09/21
How to spend billions of dollars from the feds? For Texas lawmakers, it can be complicated	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/09/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Defying Republicans, Big Companies Keep the Focus on Voting Rights	New York Times	Sorkin, A.	04/13/21

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