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
The best and worst of the 87th Legislature, from a Democrat	Dallas Morning News	Johnson, N.	06/14/21
Home generator demand, along with ingenuity, surge after winter freeze	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	06/14/21
Judge tosses Houston Methodist vaccine mandate lawsuit	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	06/14/21	3 doc(s)
In first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, judge sides with Houston hospital, dismissing claims from staff resisters	Austin American Statesman	Heath, D.	06/14/21	2 doc(s)
Pandemic hasn’t changed partisan divide on paid time off	Austin American Statesman	Quinton, S.	06/14/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas adds 13 coronavirus deaths, 300 more cases	Dallas Morning News	Williams, M.	06/14/21	3 doc(s)
Beto pulls in Houston on hot day, fires up crowd over voting the rules	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	06/14/21
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk	Houston Chronicle	Willingham, L.	06/14/21	2 doc(s)
10 Texas Democrats to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	06/14/21	1 TX bill
Texas' top WW I vet in line for Medal of Honor after century of discrimination	San Antonio Express News	Kelly, S.	06/14/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Public health becomes an afterthought in ‘vaccine passports’ ban	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	06/13/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott's Texas border wall gimmick isn't tough. It's trite.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/13/21	2 doc(s)
In seeking to evict migrant kids, Abbott hits new low	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/13/21	3 doc(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/12/21	1 TX bill
My Democrats are no saviors on immigration	Austin American Statesman	Torres, G.	06/13/21	1 doc(s)
1836 values? Don't leave out Texas' history of slavery and ethnic cleansing.	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/13/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Abbott revoking licenses a form of child abuse	San Antonio Express News	Frye, H.	06/13/21	4 doc(s)
Voter suppression must be the central issue	Austin American Statesman	Blow, C.	06/12/21	2 doc(s)
D-FW has no representation on the state Supreme Court	Dallas Morning News	Coale, D.	06/12/21
TCEQ needs to communicate more in Spanish (TCEQ tiene que comunicar en español para todos los tejanos )	Houston Chronicle	Trevino, E.	06/12/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott chooses eviction over empathy on border	San Antonio Express News	Knox, M.	06/12/21	2 doc(s)
Austin police arrest one of two suspects involved in downtown shooting that left 14 injured	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	06/13/21	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Do you use drugs? If you own a gun, the feds could put you in prison, which worries cannabis advocates	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	06/13/21
These Texans were promised fixed electricity rates. They’re facing huge bills anyway	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	06/13/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
‘Fort Worth kids are in trouble.’ Report IDs stark inequity in access to good schools.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	06/13/21	3 doc(s)
Juneteenth was just the beginning of freedom for Black Texans	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	06/13/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
One suspect arrested after mass shooting that injured 14 on Austin's Sixth Street	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	06/13/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas Republicans say lowering the bar for overturning elections is bad policy. So why did they try?	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
Dallas County considers cash prizes to persuade people to get vaccinated	Dallas Morning News	Somasundaram, P.	06/12/21	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth residents warned not to share info on website seeking to ‘verify’ votes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, B.	06/12/21
Governor Greg Abbott says Texas will build border wall, but doesn’t detail cost	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Perez-Moreno, H.	06/12/21	2 doc(s)
Fort Worth area lawmakers to meet with VP Kamala Harris after killing election bill	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/12/21	1 TX bill
The ban on shutting off Texans' utilities for nonpayment is about to end	Houston Chronicle	de Luna, M.	06/12/21
With border wall plan, could Gov. Abbott succeed where Trump failed?	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/12/21	1 doc(s)
How Gov. Abbott's three-pronged border plan escalates clash with Biden	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/12/21	1 doc(s)
'Our hearts are full': Worn-out students, staff say goodbye at last to 2020-21 school year	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	06/12/21
1 in custody after 14 injured in shooting in downtown Austin, police say	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	06/13/21
To readers who suggest The Watchdog run for office, well, it didn’t work out well in the past	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/13/21
Dallas ISD’s proposed $1.8B budget includes money to increase minimum wage, address COVID-19 slide	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	06/13/21	1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers decide $10 billion in tax breaks is enough, at least for now	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	06/13/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Frisco ISD cancels online learning option after state legislation fails to pass	Dallas Morning News	Addison, B.	06/13/21	1 TX bill
Dallas County adds 4 COVID-19 deaths, Jenkins says county saw its lowest daily case average since last April	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	06/13/21	3 doc(s)
Abbott wants to build a border wall: Where have we heard that before?	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	06/13/21	1 doc(s)
After Abbott lifted Texas' mask mandate, COVID has waned - but the flu hasn't	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	06/13/21	4 doc(s)
Buying a home in Austin? City's new wildfire codes may put safety burden on homeowners	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	06/12/21	1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott: Texas will build border wall amid 'unprecedented crisis'	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	06/12/21	2 doc(s)
Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Cassidy, C.	06/12/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Now Texas Gov. Abbott wants to build a border wall. No, really, stop laughing	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lo.	06/12/21	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, 84 new cases	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Stevenson, S.	06/12/21	2 doc(s)
Houston employers want employees vaccinated, but few require it: survey	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	06/12/21
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife game warden's shooting of alligator sparks backlash in Fulshear	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	06/12/21
Hidalgo, Turner ask HUD to give Bush a deadline to seek $750M in flood aid for Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/12/21	3 doc(s)
UTMB to close mass COVID-19 vaccination site	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	06/12/21	1 doc(s)
Warning: Thieves are out to get your catalytic converter - and a new one costs $900 or more	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	06/12/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A judge dismisses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit about vaccine mandates.	New York Times	Kaplan, S.	06/14/21
Demonizing Critical Race Theory	New York Times	Blow, C.	06/14/21
Cruise Lines Wrestle With Florida Ban on Vaccine Passports	Wall Street Journal	Campo-Flores, A.	06/14/21
Texas Hospital System Can Require Employees to Get Covid-19 Vaccine, Judge Rules	Wall Street Journal	Gershman, J.	06/14/21
Chip Roy Tests GOP Voters’ Appetite for Trump Dissenters	Wall Street Journal	Peterson, K.	06/14/21
Garland Pledges Renewed Efforts to Protect Voting Rights	New York Times	Epstein, R.	06/12/21
Texas Says It Will Build Border Wall With Mexico	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	06/12/21
The Last Voter Suppression Outrage	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	06/12/21

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