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
Texas voting law: Hyperbole is drowning the facts	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Yes, the walk-out is a mess. But the Republicans created this circus by peddling the Big Lie	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/14/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
The Real Hoax; Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud	Austin American Statesman	West, R.	07/14/21
Former GOP secretary of state: Texas should do what Kentucky and Utah did and make elections safer and more accessible.	Houston Chronicle	Grayson, T.	07/14/21	1 TX bill
Texas House OKs arrests for absent Democrats; Senate takes up GOP elections bill	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/14/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats descend on US Capitol to lobby lawmakers on voting rights legislation	Austin American Statesman	King, L.	07/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Now fugitives, Texas Democrats vow to stay in D.C. as long as it takes to protect voting rights	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/14/21
Texas Senate advances GOP-backed election bill; House wants to round up absent Dems	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	07/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas House votes to allow for arrest of Democrats who fled to DC to block voting bill	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	07/14/21	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
'We can't hold this tide back': Texas Democrats urge Biden to do more on voting	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	07/14/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas House issues call to round up Democrats who fled to DC to block voting restrictions	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/14/21	1 doc(s)
Abortion provider sues to stop new Texas law before it's implemented	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	07/14/21
Senate signals support for Texas power market reforms	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Rep. Celia Israel: Fleeing Texas delays plan to marry on House floor this week	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	07/14/21	1 TX bill
Harris meets with Texas lawmakers who left state to block GOP voting bill	Austin American Statesman	Cox, C.	07/14/21
Abortion providers sue to block Texas law that would ban most procedures	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Rob Manfred won’t speculate on ‘who’s going to pass what law,’ Rangers’ chance to host All-Star Game	Dallas Morning News	Grant, E.	07/14/21
Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt running for Texas attorney general seat held by Ken Paxton	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/14/21
Abortion providers sue to stop Texas’ ‘heartbeat bill’ from being implemented	Dallas Morning News	Williams, M.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bonus ’13th’ check for retired Texas teachers could fail as Democrats break House quorum	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	07/14/21
Legislators: The future of Texas’ electric grid rests squarely with ERCOT and PUC	Dallas Morning News	Wolf, M.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Dozens more deaths added to winter storm’s toll, raising Texas’ total to 210	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	07/14/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate to honor Fort Worth civil rights icon Opal Lee	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Staff	07/14/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats arrive in Washington to push Congress for voting rights bill	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hart, N.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
ERCOT has a long list of improvements for Texas electric grid. What’s in the plan?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general	Houston Chronicle	Stengle, J.	07/14/21
UT report: Failure of natural gas system 'exacerbated' winter storm blackouts	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	07/14/21
New bill pledges harsher punishments for reckless drivers, seeks to protect pedestrians, cyclists	Houston Chronicle	Varma, J.	07/14/21	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Cy-Fair ISD community responds to lack of virtual options for 2021-2022	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	07/14/21	2 doc(s)
It's clear that Hervis Rogers believed he was eligible to vote. So why is Ken Paxton prosecuting him?	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	07/14/21	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate pushes forward on voting bill that prompted Democrat walkout	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	07/14/21	2 TX bill(s)
UT researcher: Texas needs a new look at energy market rules to avoid repeat of February blackout	San Antonio Express News	Mendoza-Moyers, D.	07/14/21
Democrats send a clear message about voting rights	Bryan Eagle	McNeely, D.	07/13/21	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Taking off: Valley lawmakers in Washington to challenge voting restrictions	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	07/13/21	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
‘Have you no shame?’ Biden frames voting rights as a moral reckoning.	New York Times	Rogers, K.	07/14/21
What’s at Stake in the Fight Over Voting Rights	New York Times	Leonhardt, D.	07/14/21
Texas Lawmakers, Dueling 1,300 Miles Apart, Map Out Next Voting Moves	New York Times	Epstein, R.	07/14/21
Hasty Exits and Dashed Plans as State Democrats Leave Texas to Block Voting Bill	New York Times	Montague, Z.	07/14/21
Lawsuit Takes Aim at Citizen-Enforced Texas Abortion Law	New York Times	Dias, E.	07/14/21
Why Did Texas Democrats Flee the State? And What Does It Mean?	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	07/14/21
Texas Senate Passes Voting Bill, as Democratic Rivals Push Federal Bill	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	07/14/21
Biden, Under Pressure to Ease Voting Curbs, Blasts New State GOP Laws	Wall Street Journal	Corse, A.	07/14/21
Joe Biden, Jim Crow and Texas Voting	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	07/14/21

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