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
It's not enough to fight Texas voter suppression. We must demand expansion.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/09/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Revise Senate Bill 6 to protect Texas nursing home residents	Houston Chronicle	Tran, T.	04/09/21	1 TX bill
Texas distorts Sam Houston's legacy to defend Confederate monuments	Houston Chronicle	Littlejohn, J.	04/09/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Monster in your mailbox: Property tax bills are soaring along with home prices	Dallas Morning News	Brown, S.	04/09/21
23 people are running for this Texas US House seat. A third don’t live in the district	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Gunman leaves one dead, trooper and five others wounded in mass shooting in Bryan	Houston Chronicle	Zwerneman, B.	04/09/21
Remember ERCOT's confusing winter storm tweets? They were reviewed by regulators, word for word.	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/09/21	2 TX bill(s)
Court rejects Paxton challenge to Austin business curfew, but mask mandate appeal awaits	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/09/21	6 doc(s)
House committee approves GOP election bill, HB 6, on party-line vote	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/09/21	1 TX bill
State seeks return of Texas presidential letter	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Bill blocking governor from shutting houses of worship during disasters gets early OK in Texas House	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/09/21	3 TX bill(s)
Health officials: Texas to see fewer Johnson & Johnson doses after manufacturing error	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	04/09/21	2 doc(s)
Democrats urge Texas’ GOP leaders to quickly distribute federal COVID relief funds for schools	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/09/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued for blocking constituents on Twitter	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Need cash? Slap a magnet sign on your truck and say you’re a roofer. Forget the roof. This is Texas.	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/09/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Sen. Cornyn and Dallas Rep. Johnson team up on bipartisan bill to weatherize Texas energy grid	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, E.	04/09/21
Dallas County reports 22 coronavirus deaths, 244 cases; Tarrant County adds 7 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	04/09/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Senate OKs sweeping protections against COVID-19 lawsuits for businesses, health care providers	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/09/21	1 TX bill
'Worse and worse': Surge in unaccompanied minors at border hits all-time high	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Georgia Furor Energizes Corporate Push Elsewhere Over Voter Laws	Houston Chronicle	Newkirk, M.	04/09/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Free speech advocates sue Texas AG Ken Paxton for blocking critics on Twitter	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/09/21	1 doc(s)
Harris County suffered far more blackout deaths, power outages than the rest of Texas, data shows	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	04/09/21	2 doc(s)
Texas preparing to delay 2022 primary elections	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/09/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Faulting ERCOT, insurer says it shouldn't have to cover storm damages	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	04/09/21	3 doc(s)
EDITOR’S NOTE	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	04/09/21
Congress allocated $19 billion in federal stimulus money to Texas public education, but schools have yet to see an extra dime	San Antonio Express News	Agnew, D.	04/09/21	4 doc(s)
Bexar County officials 'blindsided' by Abbott's call to shutter migrant facility	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	04/09/21
San Antonio ISD superintendent strikes note of optimism after difficult year	San Antonio Express News	Picon, A.	04/09/21	1 TX bill
San Antonio reports 144 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	04/09/21	2 doc(s)
Political Buzz: In small city of Kemah, one mayoral candidate spends big	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	04/08/21	1 TX bill
Texas Legislature needs to change course on prescription drug proposals	Galveston Daily News	Hammond, B.	04/08/21	1 doc(s)
Voting restrictions bill draws opposition from Texas companies	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/08/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas radioactive waste disposal company seeking break from state fees and surcharges	Abilene Reporter-News	Moritz, J.	04/08/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Slain Trooper Chad Walker gets full DPS honors in Groesbeck service	Waco Tribune Herald	Rodriguez, A.	04/08/21
UPDATED: WFISD, CVISD suspend STAAR testing on first day because of technical issues	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	04/08/21	2 doc(s)
After Georgia, Voting Fight Moves to Texas	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	04/09/21

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