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
How a lifesaving HIV program came close to leaving thousands of Texans without meds	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/21/21	1 doc(s)
After three wins in the Supreme Court, Obamacare is here to stay. Will Ken Paxton ever move on?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/21/21	2 doc(s)
'Slower than what we anticipated': San Antonio jobs program still struggling to gain momentum	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/21/21	1 doc(s)
Texas reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, 526 more coronavirus cases; Tarrant County adds 66 cases	Dallas Morning News	Williams, M.	06/21/21	3 doc(s)
Venture capital investing in Texas is up, but still shockingly little	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/21/21
Fact Check: Did Austin's police budget cuts cause murders to double?	Houston Chronicle	Mulder, B.	06/21/21	2 doc(s)
Democrats rally at Texas Capitol for federal voting rights legislation	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/21/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
El Paso barber Estine Davis has helped Black community with style for decades	Houston Chronicle	Jackson, A.	06/21/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
More than half of Texas adults now fully vaccinated against COVID	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, J.	06/21/21	2 doc(s)
That border wall plan isn’t for Texas. It’s for Gov. Greg Abbott.	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	06/20/21	5 doc(s)
How police can help their colleagues be better officers	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/20/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott's wall a monument to posturing	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/20/21	5 doc(s)
Happy first-ever national Juneteenth	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/19/21	2 doc(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/19/21
Battle over PTA dollars puts Austin's poorest schools at greatest risk	Austin American Statesman	Turullols, V.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
If we conservatives want vaccine choice, that means businesses have the right to require vaccines	Dallas Morning News	Davis, M.	06/20/21	3 doc(s)
New Texas law isn’t the answer on ‘critical race theory’ and schools. Here’s why	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Opal Lee's Juneteenth movement won but my faith falters	Houston Chronicle	Mankad, R.	06/20/21	3 doc(s)
Don't target nonprofit bail funds. Families like mine need them.	Houston Chronicle	Sutton, J.	06/20/21	2 TX bill(s)
The big question mark in foster care reform	San Antonio Express News	Murphy, K.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
Modern-day racism hides behind Juneteenth	Austin American Statesman	Robinson, E.	06/19/21	4 doc(s)
Even as rural Texas lags in vaccinations, COVID-19 is diminished statewide	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
Amid pandemic, Austin's tech sector has quietly boomed	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	06/20/21
‘It’s an impossible choice’: Honduran teen seeks refuge from gangs, a chance at prosperity in the U.S.	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ takes a victory lap at Fort Worth march	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
Fort Worth, Opal Lee celebrate first nationally recognized Juneteenth holiday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramirez, D.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Fort Worth student with autism died after being restrained at school. What happened?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	06/20/21
Texas said inland counties had lower disaster risk, yet awarded them huge share of $1B in Harvey aid	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
The hidden costs of Texas' deadly winter storm for taxpayers	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	06/20/21
'Not done': Delta coronavirus variant a threat to unvaccinated, partially vaccinated San Antonians	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
'Hoping to light a fire,' Texas Democrats seek to build momentum from walkout	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/19/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. This year's celebrations come amid a culture war.	Austin American Statesman	Quarshie, M.	06/19/21	1 doc(s)
Border residents fear more violence after ‘invasion’ rhetoric by Texas politicians	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court possibly clears way for Dallas-Houston bullet train line by siding with advocates on eminent domain	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, D.	06/19/21	3 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott makes good on threat to veto funding for Texas Legislature, staff as he signs $248.6 billion state budget	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Historic Black communities in Texas face steep challenges. UT Arlington wants to help.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	06/19/21	1 doc(s)
Arlington needs residents for redistricting, community boards. How to get involved	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Broussard, K.	06/19/21	1 doc(s)
Juneteenth is a national holiday. Can it be taught after Texas limited teaching on race?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes part of the state budget that funds Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Fact-check: Did Trump complete just 150 miles of border wall?	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	06/20/21	3 doc(s)
For Texas Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris is a more tempting target than Biden	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/20/21
'The start of a new beginning': Juneteenth parade back in East Austin after pandemic year	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Show ’em the money (again): Texas approves another $100 million to entice businesses	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	06/20/21	5 doc(s)
For three minutes, families separated at border get a chance to fill years of missed memories	Dallas Morning News	Pacheco, M.	06/20/21
Dallas County adds 2 COVID-19 deaths, 102 cases; Jenkins says week was one of ‘least deadly’ of last year	Dallas Morning News	Smith, K.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power	Dallas Morning News	Amiri, F.	06/20/21
How a 1939 Fort Worth race riot sparked Opal Lee’s drive for a Juneteenth holiday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Meet Opal Lee, the 94-year-old activist who marched for miles to make Juneteenth a federal holiday	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kornfield, M.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Republicans need to put up ideas for changing Obamacare instead of just attacking it	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	06/20/21	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Juneteenth attention means bigger crowds, same joy, for Galveston	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Voting debate roils Washington but leaves many voters cold	Houston Chronicle	Riccardi, N.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
'We're a tale of two COVID nations': Dr. Peter Hotez on the delta variant and a summer surge	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Hundreds of 'vaccine tourists' a day flying from Mexico provide unknown boost to area economy	San Antonio Express News	Diamond, R.	06/20/21	2 doc(s)
'A very complicated holiday': Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom, community while sending message that there's more to do	San Antonio Express News	Perez, D.	06/20/21	1 doc(s)
Beto O'Rourke on voting rights: 'This fight is fundamental to winning any other fight'	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	06/20/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin ISD requires students to return to campus in August	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Lawmakers mark Juneteenth by reviving ‘abolition amendment’	Dallas Morning News	Tang, T.	06/19/21	2 doc(s)
Texas adds over 34,000 jobs in May as choppy recovery continue	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	06/19/21	4 doc(s)
UT-Arlington researchers aim to help teachers bring quantum physics into the classroom	Dallas Morning News	Canales, A.	06/19/21
Dallas County reports 1 coronavirus death, 180 cases; Tarrant County adds 9 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Somasundaram, P.	06/19/21	2 doc(s)
Does a commissioners court actually function as a court? Curious Texas investigates	Dallas Morning News	Bennett, C.	06/19/21
Texans: Here’s what you need to know about the state power grid this summer	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault	Dallas Morning News	Baldor, L.	06/19/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
COMMENTARY: Why many Americans refuse to talk honestly about Juneteenth	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Granderson, L.	06/19/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Some states are cutting off emergency food-assistance programs and making it harder to qualify	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Reiley, L.	06/19/21	3 doc(s)
UH used a Houston photographer's skyline shot for 3 years without credit - but it wasn't stolen	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	06/19/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court sides with bullet train backers, clearing way for use of eminent domain for land	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	06/19/21	3 doc(s)
Four Huge Power-Plant Upsets Pushed Texas to Brink of Blackouts	Houston Chronicle	Wade, W.	06/19/21	3 doc(s)
Texas adds more jobs after a slow April	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	06/19/21	4 doc(s)
CEO of San Antonio electric utility fighting price-gouging for all Texans	San Antonio Express News	Tomlinson, C.	06/19/21	2 doc(s)
Texas GOP just doesn't like who's showing up at the polls	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	06/19/21	1 TX bill
Texas empties prison to prepare to detain immigrants arrested during ramped-up border enforcement	San Antonio Express News	Oxner, R.	06/19/21	6 doc(s)
'We've been disappointed': Job forecast weakening	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/19/21	5 doc(s)
Arizona’s Almost Maybe 2.5% Flat Tax	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/21/21
What Walmart doesn't get about Juneteenth	New York Times	Greenidge, K.	06/20/21
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections	New York Times	Epstein, R.	06/20/21
Juneteenth Reminds Us Just How Far We Have to Go	New York Times	Masur, K.	06/19/21
Most Americans Know Little or Nothing About Juneteenth, Poll Finds	New York Times	Paz, I.	06/19/21
These States Lead the Way on Pension Reform	Wall Street Journal	Gilroy, L.	06/19/21
How the ‘Juneteenth’ Name—and Holiday—Spread	Wall Street Journal	Zimmer, B.	06/19/21

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