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
Texas lawmakers' response to flood of gun deaths? Make it easier to own guns.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/14/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas cannot afford to sue Google	Dallas Morning News	Branch, D.	04/14/21	2 doc(s)
Opinion: Don’t make the National Anthem mandatory at Texas sports events	Houston Chronicle	Sanders, A.	04/14/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
NCAA warns state lawmakers against limiting transgender sports participation	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas asks providers to halt Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/14/21	4 doc(s)
'Get your shot': 10,000 coronavirus vaccine slots went unfilled Monday, Austin health officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	04/14/21	2 doc(s)
ERCOT asks residents, businesses to conserve electricity over potential lack of generating power	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
J&J vaccines ‘on hold’ in Tarrant after FDA recommends pause over blood clot reports	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	04/14/21	4 doc(s)
Supporters of I-45 widening say pause puts promises of relief on hold, too	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
Houston mayor joins experts in warning against panic as health departments pause J&J vaccines	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
Texas bill to allow unlicensed handgun carrying 'a recipe for disaster,' firearms trainers say	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/14/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files third lawsuit against Biden immigration policies	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
Firearms instructors clash over whether Texans should be able to carry handguns without license	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	04/14/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 21 coronavirus deaths, 262 cases; Tarrant, Denton counties each add 3 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
As Texas electric network is again strained, council requests evening power reduction	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	04/14/21	2 doc(s)
Anti-vaxxers could bring COVID back like a horror movie monster	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/14/21	2 doc(s)
ERCOT ends call for conservation measures as tight power supplies ease	Houston Chronicle	de Luna, M.	04/14/21	1 doc(s)
Huberty highlights Lake Houston Dredging Maintenance District, Woodridge Village drainage basin	Houston Chronicle	Mehrtens, S.	04/14/21	1 TX bill
City Council to consider approving East End affordable housing project	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/14/21
Gov. Abbott would lose power to close businesses under bill advanced by Texas Senate	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	04/14/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Legislature should make voting easier, not harder	Galveston Daily News	Jaworski, J.	04/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
2022 candidates are popping up faster than bluebonnets in Texas	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	04/13/21
Five thing happening around your state	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	04/13/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Legislation would bypass Texas newspapers to post legal notices on governmental activities	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/13/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A&M-Texarkana develops business certificate programs	Texarkana Gazette	Bell, A.	04/13/21
End of mask mandate, spring break didn't bring spike in East Texas COVID-19 cases	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Ferguson, J.	04/13/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Froze and California Burned. To Insurers, They Look Similar.	New York Times	Walsh, M.	04/14/21
What Are the Roadblocks to a ‘Vaccine Passport?’	New York Times	Yeginsu, C.	04/14/21
Corporations of the World, Unite!	New York Times	Edsall, T.	04/14/21
Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain	New York Times	Sorkin, A.	04/14/21
Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Paused After Rare Clotting Cases Emerge	New York Times	LaFraniere, S.	04/14/21
Billions in Covid-19 Aid Is Slow to Reach Renters and Landlords	Wall Street Journal	Frosch, D.	04/14/21
U.S. Seeks to Pause J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Use After Rare Blood-Clot Cases	Wall Street Journal	Loftus, P.	04/14/21
U.S. Chamber Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Democratic-Backed Voting Bill	Wall Street Journal	Corse, A.	04/14/21

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