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 attack on wind and solar only makes the Texas power grid even weaker	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/12/21	1 doc(s)
Special session starts with playbook for voter restriction	San Antonio Express News	Olson, A.	07/12/21	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
ERCOT's June power grid scare triggered by some of same plants that failed in February	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	07/12/21	2 doc(s)
Republican-backed elections bills clear Texas Senate, House committees after marathon hearings	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	07/12/21	2 TX bill(s)
Trump repeats call for a border wall, says election ‘rigged’ at CPAC speech in Dallas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	07/12/21
Memorial Park improvements prompt look for safe access routes for runners, cyclists	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	07/12/21
Allen West not worried about long odds of unseating Gov. Greg Abbott	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	07/12/21
Texans testifying on GOP voting bill faced a 17 hour-wait to be heard by lawmakers in the dead of night	Austin American Statesman	Ura, A.	07/12/21	2 TX bill(s)
Houston voter who waited 6 hours arrested for illegal voting	Austin American Statesman	Weber, P.	07/12/21	1 TX bill
Texas AG Ken Paxton vows to prosecute voter fraud in address at Dallas CPAC	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/12/21	4 doc(s)
Will retired Texas teachers receive a bonus pension check? Lawmakers advance bills that could do so	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	07/12/21	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Dallas-Houston bullet train opposition group wants Texas Supreme Court to reconsider its case	Dallas Morning News	Bennett, C.	07/12/21	4 doc(s)
At CPAC, Allen West urges Americans, including Black residents, to be victors, not victims	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/12/21
GOP voting bill advances to Texas House and Senate after overnight committee hearing	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ura, A.	07/12/21	2 TX bill(s)
Fact-check: Are migrants causing 'carnage' at border? Abbott's claims unfounded	Houston Chronicle	Mulder, B.	07/12/21	1 doc(s)
Texas students of color returned to in-person learning at below-average rates. Experts say the reasons are nuanced.	Houston Chronicle	Waller, A.	07/12/21	3 doc(s)
With Texas electricity, you’re on your own. Take The Watchdog’s Power Quiz to see if you’re ready	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott’s special session agenda out of line with Texans’ priorities	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	07/11/21	3 TX bill(s)
If Abbott and Trump were true leaders, they'd urge vaccinations	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/11/21	4 doc(s)
Thumbs: Turkey legs with a side of respect	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/10/21
The Alamo myth isn't new. So why all the fuss?	Austin American Statesman	Castillo, J.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
On voting reform, Texas should press reset and seek bipartisan solutions	Dallas Morning News	Straus, J.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
Texas’ social media censorship bill pushes unconstitutional limits on free speech	Dallas Morning News	Leatherbury, T.	07/11/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
STAAR test scores are alarming, but they can help us improve Texas schools. Here’s how	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Spellings, M.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Black and brown students pay for this tax giveaway. Texas should not extend it.	Houston Chronicle	Wen, C.	07/11/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
I taught critical race theory at a conservative Houston high school	Houston Chronicle	Fleming, C.	07/11/21	1 TX bill
Forgetting - and remembering - the Alamo	San Antonio Express News	Stekler, P.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Students who failed STAAR not ones at fault	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Our border problem lies in Washington, not in South Texas	Dallas Morning News	Nixon, D.	07/10/21	4 doc(s)
GOP-led Texas House committee advances elections bill; Senate panel likely to vote later Sunday	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	07/11/21	3 TX bill(s)
CPAC: Doubts long ago allayed, conservatives look to Trump as leader and dream of a comeback	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/11/21
Gov. Abbott skips CPAC to focus on legislative session	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	07/11/21	2 doc(s)
State, local data show different levels of COVID vaccine uptake in Tarrant County	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	07/11/21	3 doc(s)
'Here we go again': Texas power companies seek to shift storm prep costs onto consumers	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	07/11/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
As killings tied to defendants out on bond rise in Houston, crime data reveals a crisis in courts	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	07/11/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Stressed-out Houston renters battling back against landlords with new help: A tenants union	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Abbott stirs talk of run for president	Austin American Statesman	Quarshie, M.	07/10/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says GOP elections bill is on course to pass Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/10/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says	Dallas Morning News	A.P. Wire	07/10/21	2 doc(s)
Toll lane operator, drivers among negligent in I-35 pileup, widow alleges in lawsuit	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	07/10/21
New state psychiatric hospital planned to address needs in Dallas-Fort Worth area	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	07/10/21
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at CPAC: ‘What’s happening on the border today is not an accident’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	07/10/21
Man who waited 6 hours to vote in 2020 primary arrested, accused by Texas AG of voter fraud	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	07/10/21
Houston has an ambitious new plan to tackle 'silent crisis' of low adult literacy	Houston Chronicle	Zong, C.	07/10/21	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants more funding for border security	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	07/11/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Legislature begins fight over GOP voting bills, drawing Capitol crowds	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/11/21	3 TX bill(s)
One word to describe the partisan-charged special session of the Tex-as Legislature: Ugly	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Beto O'Rourke: Biden, national Democrats must do more to protect voting rights	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
New law could give Fair Park a $100 million shot in the arm and cost Dallas taxpayers nothing	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s)
Challenger Don Huffines blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s record at Dallas CPAC convention	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/11/21
Texas is a world leader in clean energy, and Gov. Greg Abbott wants to ruin that	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
There's no good reason to target transgender kids in the special session	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	07/11/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
'Bitterly partisan': Texas Republicans quickly advance voting restriction bills	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
New version of Texas GOP's bail reform bill advances, as Democrats condemn changes	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	07/11/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers take first steps to restore Legislature’s funding after Abbott’s veto	San Antonio Express News	Barragan, J.	07/11/21	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Orland Harold "Ike" Harris	Austin American Statesman	Staff	07/10/21	1 TX bill
Senate Democrats float alternative to GOP election bills	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/10/21	3 TX bill(s)
What’s in the GOP-backed Texas election bills: Early voting, mail-in ballots, citizenship checks	Dallas Morning News	Nix, M.	07/10/21	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Democratic senators decry Texas GOP’s election bills, push back with one named for Barbara Jordan	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	07/10/21	4 TX bill(s)
CDC releases new COVID-19 guidance for schools, recommends masks for unvaccinated	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	07/10/21	2 doc(s)
As Republicans Take Aim at Voting, Democrats Search for a Response	New York Times	Wines, M.	07/12/21
After Marathon Hearings, Texas Republicans Advance Voting Measure	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	07/12/21
The Voter Fraud Fraud	New York Times	Blow, C.	07/12/21
California’s Power Jam	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	07/12/21
Banning Abortion Doesn’t Protect Women’s Health	New York Times	Goodwin, M.	07/10/21
Citizens, Not the State, Will Enforce New Abortion Law in Texas	New York Times	Tavernise, S.	07/10/21
Texas Democrats Weigh Options for Blocking Voting Bill, Including Flight	New York Times	Epstein, R.	07/10/21
Texas Man Who Waited Hours to Vote Is Arrested on Charges of Illegal Voting	New York Times	Paz, I.	07/10/21
After Walkout, Texas Voting Showdown Part II Looms	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	07/10/21

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