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
At least the Legislature agrees on music. Can Texas honky-tonk to middle ground?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/01/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
100 years later, full history of Tulsa massacre is seen	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/01/21
Texas Legislature ends turbulent session, braces for more to come	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Sweeping bill to address Texas power grid failures heads to Gov. Abbott's desk	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s)
'Good trouble': House Democrats walk, killing GOP elections bill, but Abbott vows special session	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/01/21	1 TX bill
Abbott threatens veto of pay for lawmakers after Texas House Democrats kill GOP-backed elections bill	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s)
Democrats win battle over GOP voting bill, but can’t win war without Joe Biden, Senate Dems	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
What’s next for Texas lawmakers after Democrats kill Republicans’ election bill	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/01/21	7 TX bill(s)
A Houston cop, a baker and a florist: Meet the Texans charged in the Capitol riot	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/01/21
Bush blamed federal rules for Harris County's lack of flood aid. Our analysis shows that's false.	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/01/21	5 doc(s)
Outnumbered Democrats defeat Texas voting restriction bill with flurry of objections, and a walkout	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/01/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	06/01/21
'Hell-bent on doing nothing': San Antonio police reform agenda dies at Texas Legislature	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	06/01/21	1 TX bill
A 'sick patient' - Preservation experts use science to save beloved 1700s Alamo church	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/01/21	3 doc(s)
Bastrop's Agnes Street extension project expected to break ground in summer 2022	Austin American Statesman	Drummond, C.	06/01/21	1 doc(s)
Bill to lower penalties for marijuana extracts dies a step from Abbott's desk	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 144 more coronavirus cases	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	06/01/21	3 doc(s)
State’s cancer-fighting fund backs an effort to raise the racial and ethnic mix of cancer researchers	Dallas Morning News	Gonzales, M.	06/01/21
Highlights and lowlights of the 87th Texas Legislature ... so far	Dallas Morning News	Staff	06/01/21	7 TX bill(s)
Senate laments last-minute changes to electricity bills, calls for special session action	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	06/01/21	4 TX bill(s)
As Texas enters peak summer months, bills to cool state prisons fail yet again	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	06/01/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
2021 Texas legislative session: The bills that made the cut, and some that didn't	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	06/01/21
From the Battle of the Alamo to civil rights, San Antonians honor history on Woolworth Building's centennial	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/01/21
Texas' uninsured situation is at a crisis point	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Bernard, J.	05/31/21	3 doc(s)
Unusual legislative session coming to a close	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	05/31/21	5 TX bill(s)
Bills will boost small businesses after COVID-19 pandemic	El Paso Times	Perez, C.	05/30/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Rep. Gonzalez touts federal funds heading to UTRGV nursing program	McAllen Monitor	Staff	05/31/21	1 doc(s)
Texas to enter uncharted water with permit-less carry	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	05/30/21	1 TX bill
LP&L clears hurdle to move remaining customers into ERCOT in 2023	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	05/30/21
State lawmakers approve bills beneficial for the Rio Grande Valley	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	05/30/21	4 TX bill(s)
Visionary, innovative, strong leader, are among descriptions of STC’s next president	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	05/30/21
Benavidez: STC does not get the credit it deserves, locally	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	05/30/21
Disputing Racism’s Reach, Republicans Rattle American Schools	New York Times	Gabriel, T.	06/01/21
Battle Brews Over Banning Natural Gas to Homes	Wall Street Journal	Blunt, K.	06/01/21
Texas Democrats Prevent Republicans From Passing Restrictive Voting Bill	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	06/01/21
The Texas Voting Melodrama	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/01/21

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