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
Finally, Supreme Court calls foul on NCAA college sports racket	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/28/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges conservatives to fight socialism, uses Beto O’Rourke to raise cash	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/28/21
Is June too soon? 2022 elections off to early start in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/28/21
'Public health crisis' - San Antonio drivers are killing greater numbers of pedestrians	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	06/28/21
That long-term option of virtual learning for San Antonio schools? Never mind	San Antonio Express News	Perez, D.	06/28/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, 318 more cases; Tarrant County adds 123 coronavirus cases	Dallas Morning News	Williams, M.	06/28/21	3 doc(s)
History shows Texas skimps on Prairie View A&M's land-grant funds	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	06/28/21	4 doc(s)
Texas water systems now must plan for power outages	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	06/28/21	1 TX bill
Texas among states hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification	Houston Chronicle	Lieb, D.	06/28/21	1 doc(s)
Medical bills keep going up, but our health doesn't get any better	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/28/21
Finally, college athletes get some fair pay for play	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/27/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Troubling math, reading skills in FWISD should be priority, not critical race fight	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/27/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Trump-era rule lets developer build houses on wetlands - using Harvey disaster aid	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/27/21	2 doc(s)
As it endures, ACA grows more robust	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/27/21	2 doc(s)
Thumbs: Border blues and Buc-ees' betrayal	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/26/21
These young immigrants are huge contributors to Texas. Congress must protect them	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Wallace, C.	06/27/21	4 doc(s)
Conversion therapy is discredited yet fewer than half of US states have bans in place	Houston Chronicle	Sheperis, D.	06/27/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott's veto of bill to curb dating violence leaves a chill	San Antonio Express News	Clack, C.	06/27/21	1 TX bill
Who will step up as GOP stomps on voters?	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	06/27/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Leaders say Texas has power reserves to meet summer electricity demands; experts not as optimistic	Dallas Morning News	O'Hanlon, M.	06/27/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Fort Worth school board grapples with role of campus police	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	06/27/21	1 doc(s)
Clean energy dreams bump against economic realities of oil and gas	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	06/27/21	4 doc(s)
Texas has shut down one psychiatric hospital since 2014. We found others with more serious violations.	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	06/27/21	2 doc(s)
COVID relief, unemployment benefits are going away - and struggling Houstonians are worried	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	06/27/21	5 doc(s)
Death in the desert: migrants face harsh conditions in West Texas	San Antonio Express News	Althaus, D.	06/27/21	1 doc(s)
On border tour, Harris laments 'infighting' over immigration	Austin American Statesman	Jaffe, A.	06/26/21	1 doc(s)
Democrats ask Texas Supreme Court to strike down Abbott veto of money for Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
VP Harris defends El Paso as site of first border visit: It’s where Trump started child separations	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	06/26/21
In El Paso, VP Harris calls out Trump child separations, pledges 'humane' asylum system	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	06/26/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court throws out lawsuits against Academy in Sutherland Springs mass shooting	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
Luci Baines Johnson sees fighting for voting rights as a daughter honoring her father	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/27/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas reports 1,978 COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths; Tarrant County adds 58 cases, 1 death	Dallas Morning News	Marfin, C.	06/27/21	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s $250M border wall, brought to you by Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 bailout	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	06/27/21	5 doc(s)
After unexpected veto, Dallas leaders vow to keep pushing ‘Christine Blubaugh Act’ to address abuse	Dallas Morning News	Briseno, A.	06/27/21	1 TX bill
Dallas ISD approves $1.8B budget that raises minimum wage, funds discipline system overhaul	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	06/27/21
Collision of Delta variant, widespread vaccine hesitancy doesn't bode well for Texas	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	06/27/21	3 doc(s)
Experts: Oil wells likely causing rise in western quakes	Houston Chronicle	Campbell, M.	06/27/21	1 doc(s)
Worst scenario for Patrick: A Larson independent campaign	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	06/27/21	1 doc(s)
Agency: Texas execution held without media was 'inexcusable'	Austin American Statesman	Lozano, J.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
Austin school board approves $1.8 billion budget, staff bonuses and possible 2% raises	Austin American Statesman	Mendez, M.	06/26/21
Texas Supreme Court tosses out 4 lawsuits from Sutherland Springs shooting	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/26/21	3 doc(s)
Dallas County reports 115 coronavirus cases, 1 death; Tarrant County adds 4 deaths	Dallas Morning News	Somasundaram, P.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
Texans sue to stop state from exiting federal program paying extra $300 in unemployment	Dallas Morning News	Lieberman, G.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
Texas House Democrats sue to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of the Legislature’s funding	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/26/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton spokeswoman quits after being asked to visit U.S.-Mexico border without security	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	06/26/21
Thousands of Texans file lawsuit against Gov. Abbott for ending federal unemployment benefits	Houston Chronicle	Carballo, R.	06/26/21	2 doc(s)
Students in inaugural class of UH College of Medicine reflect on year of struggle, triumph	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	06/26/21
'He always gives back': Houston educator Lupe Mendez named Texas Poet Laureate	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	06/26/21
AG Merrick Garland warns states like Texas that aim to restrict voting	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	06/26/21	3 doc(s)
New Texas law on social studies instruction will 're-whitewash' our history in the name of patriotism	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	06/26/21	1 TX bill
'They were pretty scared': Armed man runs into elections office after firing shots at nearby hotel	San Antonio Express News	Pettaway, T.	06/26/21
Democrats ask Texas Supreme Court to overturn Abbott's veto of lawmakers' pay	San Antonio Evening News	Goldenstein, T.	06/26/21	3 doc(s)
Texans don't associate the Alamo with slavery. They should.	San Antonio Express News	Olivares, J.	06/26/21
Americans Are Leaving Unemployment Rolls More Quickly in States Cutting Off Benefits	Wall Street Journal	Morath, E.	06/28/21
Far From Texas, Huge Gas Bills Stoke Anger After February Freeze	Wall Street Journal	Matthews, C.	06/28/21
Biden Justice Plays Election Politics	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	06/28/21
What Progressives Want, and What Conservatives Are Fighting	New York Times	Douthat, R.	06/27/21
Texas Leaders Are Having Problems. Time to Attack the Feds!	New York Times	Cottle, M.	06/27/21
Justice Dept. Sues Georgia Over Voting Restrictions Law	New York Times	Corasaniti, N.	06/26/21
The Dynamics of College Sports Are Changing. So Are the Business Prospects.	New York Times	Witz, B.	06/26/21
Touring the Border, Harris Asked Questions, and Had Few Answers	New York Times	Rogers, K.	06/26/21
Kamala Harris Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Amid Bipartisan Pressure	Wall Street Journal	Parti, T.	06/26/21
Georgia’s New Voting Law Aims to Restrict Black Vote, Justice Department Says	Wall Street Journal	McWhirter, C.	06/26/21

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