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
Criminal justice reform in Texas inches forward	San Antonio Express News	Levin, M.	06/17/21	3 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott, legislative leaders reallocated $250 million in state funds for border wall	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/17/21	2 doc(s)
Work begins on a $490 million project to help fill North Texas’ water demand. The new lake still may not be enough	Dallas Morning News	Williams, M.	06/17/21	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott to mix state ‘down payment,’ crowdsourcing to build Texas-Mexico border barrier	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	06/17/21	6 doc(s)
‘What I see here today is racial divide crumbling:’ House passes bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday	Dallas Morning News	Justin, R.	06/17/21	1 doc(s)
'Racial divide crumbling': Congress passes measure to make Juneteenth a national holiday	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas court: No solicitation of murder charge for threats to coerce abortion	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/17/21	1 doc(s)
Quick Take: As ‘wall governor,’ Abbott chooses years of headaches on chance that gambit may help him in 2022	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/17/21	4 doc(s)
Will Texas legislators take harsher steps to ‘abolish’ critical race theory?	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott signs into law bill prohibiting abortions if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade	Dallas Morning News	Smith, K.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
$1.5M gift vital for Big Thought	Dallas Morning News	Gehan, A.	06/17/21
Dallas County reports 4 coronavirus deaths, 112 new cases; Tarrant County adds 1 fatality	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	06/17/21	2 doc(s)
VP Harris hails Texas Dems who quashed elections bill as ‘courageous leaders and American patriots’	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas governor Greg Abbott promises ‘down payment’ as he details border wall plans	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/17/21	3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers push for voting rights in D.C., meeting with Vice President Harris	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Former HCC instructor reports she was sexually harassed by a board member and says the chancellor knew	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	06/17/21
Texas Gov. Abbott signs new education law forbidding lessons on systemic racism	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	06/17/21	1 TX bill
Special session must fix patchwork of labor laws	San Antonio Express News	Hamer, G.	06/17/21	1 TX bill
Measure will offer help to college athletes	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	06/16/21	1 TX bill
Did our leadership get the job done on power grid this time?	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	06/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Galveston County residents nervous as power grid wobbles again	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	06/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
College celebrates funding awards from Texas Workforce Commission	Texarkana Gazette	Bell, A.	06/16/21
Raising red flags	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	06/16/21	2 doc(s)
ERCOT says electric grid remains strong, asks for conservation during peak hours through Friday	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	06/16/21	2 doc(s)
House Bill 5, expanding broadband service, signed by Abbott	Lufkin Daily News	Staff	06/16/21	1 TX bill
Texas Says It Will Build the Wall, and Asks Online Donors to Pay for It	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	06/17/21
Harris tells Texas Democrats they’re ‘American patriots’ for holding off G.O.P. voting bill.	New York Times	Rogers, K.	06/17/21
House Passes Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday, Sending It to Biden	New York Times	Broadwater, L.	06/17/21
Juneteenth Moves Closer to National Holiday Status	Wall Street Journal	Wise, L.	06/17/21
The California and Texas Greenouts	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/17/21
Heat Wave in West Brings Record High Temperatures	Wall Street Journal	Frosch, D.	06/17/21

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