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
Harris County must keep its flood bond promises	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/07/21	3 doc(s)
Corporations, unlike leaders in Texas, step up for voters	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s)
Rural Texas universities must come up with fresh ways to help students with debt	Dallas Morning News	Gallego, P.	04/07/21
Geothermal energy can keep the lights on in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Pettitt, W.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Whether Korean or Chinese, we all have the same foreign faces to our attackers	Houston Chronicle	Nam, J.	04/07/21
Political fight over GOP election bills intensifies in Texas with economic effects debated	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott bans vaccine passports for state agencies, organizations that get taxpayer funding	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/07/21	3 doc(s)
Austin's plan to house homeless moves ahead, but questions remain	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	04/07/21	2 doc(s)
Thousands of Texas students prevented from taking STAAR exam after widespread technical glitches	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says opponents of voter fraud bill are ‘nest of liars’	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas students kicked out of STAAR tests as ‘completely unacceptable’ glitches persist with online exams	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/07/21	2 doc(s)
Bumpy state rollout means federal COVID relief may not reach Texas renters before evictions do	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	04/07/21	3 doc(s)
Carroll school board president, vice president indicted on Open Meetings Act violations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott prohibits COVID vaccine passports for state agencies	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
The Texas rent relief program paid 250 people from a $1 billion fund. What went wrong?	Houston Chronicle	Smith, S.	04/07/21	2 doc(s)
State officials reporting 'completely unacceptable' STAAR online testing issues	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
'Completely unacceptable:' STAAR testing started again - and crashed	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
'As long as you're here, that's all I want': Residents in nursing homes reconnect with loved ones	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	04/07/21
Foreclosure sales resume in Bexar County after year-long pandemic pause	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Texas House gives early approval to alert system to warn of ongoing active shootings	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/07/21	1 TX bill
Austin Public Health expands vaccine appointments to 40-plus age group, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Prisoners still lack vaccine access	Austin American Statesman	Kruesi, K.	04/07/21	3 doc(s)
Paxton opines on golf carts and driver licenses	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Report: Bulk of February power plant outages 'weather related' amid historic Texas freeze	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	04/07/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Two Southlake Carroll school trustees indicted on charges of violating Texas Open Meetings Act	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 20 coronavirus deaths, 376 new cases; Tarrant County adds 10 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
After close 2018 race, Mike Collier seeking rematch against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/07/21
H-E-B chairman, former House speaker urge Texas to flow $18 billion in federal dollars directly to public schools	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Senate passes $250.7B, two-year budget that keeps promises to schools but squeezes elsewhere	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/07/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
‘Unacceptable’ system crash halts STAAR testing in Fort Worth, other school districts	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	04/07/21	2 doc(s)
Clear Creek ISD primes for possible virtual school option for 2021-22 year	Houston Chronicle	Lamkahouan, C.	04/07/21
After accounting for natural disasters, Humble ISD shifts focus to budget	Houston Chronicle	Mehrtens, S.	04/07/21
Montgomery County school leaders reflect on changes spurred by COVID-19	Houston Chronicle	Swinnerton, J.	04/07/21
ERCOT: Blackout primarily caused by plants freezing up	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	04/07/21	2 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasts Hidalgo, Turner as 'liars' in fiery press conference on GOP voting bill	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
GOP's lurch to belligerent populism should have voters on edge	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order against requiring vaccine passports in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Republicans now want business leaders out of politics	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/07/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
'Stuck in this netherworld': Deadly freeze exposes Texas' renter protections as anemic at best	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	04/07/21
Katy legislators tackle taxes, bail reform in 87th session	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	04/07/21	4 TX bill(s)
Texas AG Paxton sues again to keep Trump-era deportation rules	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	04/07/21	3 doc(s)
City government transparency becomes an issue in mayor's race	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	04/07/21	1 doc(s)
Air Force goes on trial over Sutherland Springs massacre	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	04/07/21	4 doc(s)
Medicaid expansion is inching forward	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	04/03/21	2 TX bill(s)
Integrity or Suppression?: Are proposed new Texas voting reforms needed?	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	04/02/21
You have a strong, elected voice in public education	Galveston Daily News	Robinson, M.	04/06/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas water system, like the grid, failed in winter storm	Galveston Daily News	Coggin, W.	04/06/21
Corporations aren’t buying what GOP leaders are selling in voting debate	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	04/06/21	2 TX bill(s)
Reliable and diverse energy sources are needed in Texas	Rio Grande Guardian	Contreras, S.	04/05/21
Senate unanimously approves broadband legislation	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	04/05/21
House redistricting hearing set for Thursday	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/03/21	2 TX bill(s)
Georgia joins GOP effort to change state voter laws	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
College of the Mainland to move, expand cosmetology and lifelong learning programs	Galveston Daily News	Lee, M.	04/06/21
Gov. Greg Abbott denies Texas Rangers offer to throw out first pitch after MLB moves All-Star game out of Georgia	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	04/06/21
Hughs: Border Transportation Master Plan will be an invaluable resource for cross-border stakeholders	Rio Grande Guardian	Hughs, R.	04/06/21
Zaffirini says bill restricting voting problematic for minorities	Laredo Morning Times	Vela, J.	04/05/21
MCC report shows passing edge in blended classes over online-only	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	04/05/21
Clay County trooper 'held the baby like a football' to rescue her from drowning	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	04/05/21	1 doc(s)
New House resolution supports Alabama-Coushatta Tribe’s gaming efforts	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	04/05/21	3 doc(s)
'Ike Dike' tax could go to voters	Beaumont Enterprise	Powell, N.	04/04/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bill in Texas Legislature would mandate student-to-teacher ratio in pre-K classes	Longview News-Journal	Barton, K.	04/04/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bill would recognize tribal gaming	Beaumont Enterprise	Dick, J.	04/03/21	1 TX bill
Blanco adds measure allowing social media companies to block hate speech to Senate bill	El Paso Times	Moritz, J.	04/03/21	1 TX bill
Bill would nix Water District 3	McAllen Monitor	Lopez-Puente, N.	04/02/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Vera: Such a heavy DPS presence in Starr County is unnecessary	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	04/02/21
Texas A&M Regents confirm M. Katherine Banks as president of flagship campus	Bryan Eagle	Rodriguez, M.	04/01/21
Political Buzz: Democrat AGs declare Texas a 2022 battleground	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	04/01/21	1 doc(s)
Vaccine passports are becoming the next coronavirus divide. The White House is skittish; Texas’ governor opposes them.	New York Times	Stolberg, S.	04/07/21
The Rising Politicization of Covid Vaccines	New York Times	Russonello, G.	04/07/21
Calls Grow to Abandon Regulations Eased Under Covid (Hello, Cocktails to Go)	Wall Street Journal	Zitner, A.	04/07/21
Vaccine Passports Prolong Lockdowns	Wall Street Journal	Kulldorff, M.	04/07/21
Violence Spurs Many Asian-Americans to Activism for First Time	Wall Street Journal	Li, S.	04/07/21
Texas Storm Is Windfall for Some Wall Street Firms	Wall Street Journal	Blunt, K.	04/07/21

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