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
Abbott’s border wall shows he’s anything but serious about securing Texas	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/18/21	6 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott found way to make Texas border wall plan worse: begging public to donate	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/18/21	5 doc(s)
Juneteenth reminds us that the American story is full of progress and pain	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Revel in joy, remember pain of Juneteenth	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Wild, weird and what? The 87th Texas Legislature	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, J.	06/18/21
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to allow Texans to carry handguns without a permit	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/18/21	6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas power grid 'stable,' but ERCOT reiterates call for conservation	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	06/18/21	1 doc(s)
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday	Austin American Statesman	Freking, K.	06/18/21	1 doc(s)
Texas loses again as Supreme Court dismisses multi-state challenge to Obama health law	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/18/21	3 doc(s)
Permitless carry law takes effect Sept. 1 in Texas after Gov. Abbott signs hotly contested gun legislation	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	06/18/21	4 TX bill(s)
Biden signs law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, marking end of slavery in Texas long after emancipation	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
People can carry handguns in Texas without training or license starting Sept. 1	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/18/21	4 TX bill(s)
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee joins President Biden as he makes Juneteenth a national holiday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramirez, D.	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Biden signs bill establishing Juneteenth as 12th national holiday	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	06/18/21	1 doc(s)
New law requires wellness checks during crises for the medically fragile who depend on power	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	06/18/21	1 TX bill
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act, tossing Texas challenge	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott signs slew of gun bills in San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	06/18/21	7 TX bill(s)
First Juneteenth observance at the Alamo features documentary on San Antonio's Black history	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/18/21	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court turns back Obamacare challenge, allowing individual coverage mandate to stand	Austin American Statesman	Wolf, R.	06/18/21	3 doc(s)
DeSantis: Florida to send law enforcement to Mexico border to combat immigration 'crisis'	Austin American Statesman	Blanks, A.	06/18/21	3 doc(s)
San Angelo designated as Visual Arts Capital of Texas by Governor Greg Abbott	Austin American Statesman	Fraire, R.	06/18/21	1 TX bill
Bill to rename U.S. Highway 77 after WWII hero from Refugio becomes law	Austin American Statesman	Howley, C.	06/18/21	2 TX bill(s)
A Houston hospital has paved the way for employers to require COVID-19 vaccines	Austin American Statesman	Heath, D.	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 3 coronavirus deaths, 103 additional cases	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	06/18/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Southern University welcomes new president	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	06/18/21
Unemployment insurance claims rise, despite efforts to taper them	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	06/18/21	4 doc(s)
HISD, 29 other districts ask Abbott to add virtual schools funding bill to special session	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	06/18/21	1 TX bill
Coalition urges change after CWD outbreak at Texas deer breeding facilities	San Antonio Express News	Wyatt, M.	06/18/21	2 doc(s)
Name, Image, Likeness: Texas joins states allowing college athletes to share in the profits	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	06/17/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Isolated Texas power grid is inadequate in any weather	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	06/17/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Garland will combat voter suppression	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Community College officials speak on COVID-19 pandemic's impact on upcoming budget	Amarillo Globe-News	Gay, D.	06/17/21	3 doc(s)
Born in Galveston, Juneteenth on track to become a national holiday	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Hallisey apologizes, to some, for council outburst	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	06/17/21	1 TX bill
Abbott signs orders to construct barriers, wall in Texas	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	06/17/21	4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott signs Rep. Schaefer's permitless carry bill into law	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Wellerman, Z.	06/17/21	1 TX bill
ERCOT calls power outages 'unusual' for this time of year, urges Texans to reduce electricity use	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	06/17/21	2 doc(s)
Environment Texas asks Abbott to veto Landgraf's emissions bill	Midland Reporter Telegram	Randle, C.	06/17/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday	New York Times	Karni, A.	06/18/21
Why G.O.P.-Led States Are Banning the Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws	New York Times	Thrush, G.	06/18/21
Hopes Fade for Imminent Federal Deal on College Athletes, Pressuring N.C.A.A.	New York Times	Blinder, A.	06/18/21
Affordable Care Act Survives Latest Supreme Court Challenge	New York Times	Liptak, A.	06/18/21
Supreme Court Leaves Affordable Care Act Intact	Wall Street Journal	Bravin, J.	06/18/21
Texas Firearms Bill Revives Gun-Rights Strategy Rejected by U.S. Courts in Past	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	06/18/21
The ObamaCare Massacre That Wasn’t	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/18/21
Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday	Wall Street Journal	Wise, L.	06/18/21

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