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
ERCOT pledges to be more aggressive at managing the power grid	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/13/21	1 doc(s)
Why shouldn’t Democrats leave? The Texas House wasn’t doing anything important.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	07/13/21	3 TX bill(s)
Texas Democrats can’t beat election bill, so they’re running to Washington for bailout	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	07/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
Former state Rep. Matt Rinaldi wins Texas GOP chair election	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	07/13/21
Texas Democrats leave state to block GOP voting bill in special session	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/13/21	3 TX bill(s)
‘Fight of our lives.’ Texas Democrats leave the state to block debate on elections bill	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/13/21	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas Democrats flee to D.C. to thwart Republican voting restriction bills	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/13/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate panel advances transgender sports bills, though their fate remains uncertain	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	07/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
ERCOT president pushes reform	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	07/13/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Beer and no masks onboard? Texas Republicans shame fleeing Democrats	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	07/13/21
Here's what happens when Texas lawmakers flee the state to derail legislation	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	07/13/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states	Houston Chronicle	Amy, J.	07/13/21	3 doc(s)
Texas Senate takes up new transgender sports bill	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	07/13/21	2 TX bill(s)
'Keep the party, lose the war' - it's time to separate Fiesta from a painful history	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	07/13/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate bill seeks to strip required lessons on people of color and women from “critical race theory” law	San Antonio Express News	Zou, I.	07/13/21	4 TX bill(s)
Slavery, servitude focus of Alamo discussion by university scholars for $400 million overhaul	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	07/13/21
AG candidate raises $1 million in 10 days	San Antonio Express News	Svitek, P.	07/13/21
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter, ending lawsuit over First Amendment	San Antonio Express News	Oxner, R.	07/13/21	1 doc(s)
TRS puts chapter of bad optics, bad perception behind it	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
Local job market will take time to come back	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	07/11/21	1 doc(s)
‘Cancel culture’ clobbers Alamo historians	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	07/11/21	1 TX bill
Texas power grid more broken than first apparent	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	07/10/21	3 doc(s)
Game changer: Compensation for athletes could bring many changes	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	07/09/21	2 doc(s)
Doggone Shame: Killing legislation that would have made dogs safer a heartless, head-scratching move	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	07/09/21	1 TX bill
Texas Democrats cannot give up on 2022 elections	Abilene Reporter-News	Stekler, P.	07/12/21
Lawmakers getting to work on special session agenda items	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	07/12/21	5 doc(s)
What I discovered about critical race theory in public schools and why it shouldn't be taught	San Angelo Standard Times	Rufo, C.	07/11/21
GOP governors are running to the border, and it's all politics	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Navarrette Jr., R.	07/11/21
Facts, truth no match for Big Lie, so far	Waco Tribune Herald	King, L.	07/11/21
A 'special' session of culture wars, politics and unfinished business	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Ramsey, R.	07/10/21	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas' falling STAAR will be felt for years	Waco Tribune Herald	Perryman, M.	07/10/21	1 doc(s)
There are ways to secure, improve our elections	Midland Reporter Telegram	Holeva, E.	07/10/21
Texas lawmakers make progress on education-to-workforce alignment	Longview News-Journal	Bennett, T.	07/10/21
State Rep. Schaefer says Democrats should 'do their jobs and show up to work' regarding walkout	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McHam, M.	07/13/21
State Rep. Darby authors legislation to support Texas retired teachers	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	07/12/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Civil rights lawyer, Brownsville native announces Democratic congressional bid	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/12/21
Boom continues for state parks in Waco region as pandemic fears wane	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, J.	07/11/21
Governor, sheriffs forge ahead with border plans	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/10/21	2 doc(s)
East Texas school leaders react to STAAR test results, possible COVID-19-related learning gaps	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Stone, B.	07/10/21	2 doc(s)
Legislators answer special session call	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	07/10/21	1 doc(s)
Tapping new resources: Texas Tech heads collaboration to study impact, technology necessary for recycling of produced water	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Staff	07/09/21
Landgraf responds to questions on Schlemeyer funding	Midland Reporter Telegram	Stringer, M.	07/09/21	1 TX bill
'Far more than dog catchers': Longview Animal Control aims to educate, prevent animal neglect	Longview News-Journal	Stern, C.	07/09/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Ashby selected as chairman of House Select Committee	Lufkin Daily News	Fraze, K.	07/09/21
Texas Democrats Flee State to Highlight G.O.P. Voting Restrictions	New York Times	Epstein, R.	07/13/21
Texas Democrats Stage Walkout to Kill Voting Bill	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	07/13/21

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