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 Democrats, if you won’t come home for Texas, come home for your party’s sake	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/16/21	1 doc(s)
States like Texas that value economic freedom attract a stampede of newcomers	Dallas Morning News	Stansel, D.	07/16/21	1 doc(s)
Murr: My bill doesn't disenfranchise Texas voters. It makes elections fair and uniform.	Houston Chronicle	Murr, A.	07/16/21	1 TX bill
I helped end the poll tax with LBJ, don't go backwards on voting rights	Houston Chronicle	Barnes, B.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Legislation aligns workforce needs with education	San Antonio Express News	Bennett, T.	07/16/21	9 TX bill(s)
Texas Democrats press Joe Manchin on voting rights. It's a tall order given his deep support of the filibuster	Austin American Statesman	King, L.	07/16/21	2 doc(s)
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan strips absent Democratic ally of chamber’s No. 2 post	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	07/16/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Natural gas companies were paid to turn off power during Texas winter storm: report	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samsel, H.	07/16/21	6 doc(s)
Man wanted in girlfriend's death while out on bond captured	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	07/16/21	1 TX bill
Fleeing Texas should end Democrats' court fight over Abbott funding veto, GOP argues	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
House Speaker Dade Phelan charters plane for Democrats' return, strips El Paso Democrat of leadership post	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Former Williamson Sheriff Robert Chody drops election fraud suit against current sheriff	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	07/16/21
Gov. Abbott signs Texas medical marijuana expansion into law	Austin American Statesman	Harris, C.	07/16/21	1 TX bill
Texas Democrats meet with labor activists, Sen. Manchin in Washington as they push voting rights	Dallas Morning News	Justin, R.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
No love lost between Cornyn, Cruz and the fugitive Texas Democrats	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
One runaway Texas Democrat delayed a wedding, others brought kids for the weeks-long exile	Dallas Morning News	Justin, R.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
‘Anti-critical race theory’ bill heads to Senate after teachers assail it as ‘censorship’	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	07/16/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas House Speaker offers Democrats free plane ride home to return to state	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Barragan, J.	07/16/21
The long, ‘surreal’ days of the runaway Texas legislators	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Khalil, A.	07/16/21	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
GLO official defends Bush, agency in hearing over flood funding denial for Houston, Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	07/16/21	5 doc(s)
Texas faith leaders hold voting rights rally in Austin	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/16/21	3 doc(s)
Dan Patrick suggests 'Forget the Alamo' event with 'expert panel'	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/16/21	1 doc(s)
Paxton urges Texas high court to toss Dems' lawsuit over Abbott's veto of legislative funding	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	07/16/21	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Political Games: Despite walkout, threats, voting reform likely to pass eventually	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	07/15/21	2 TX bill(s)
We have the needed STAAR results; now let's do something about them	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	07/15/21	1 doc(s)
'What they elected me to do': El Paso delegation among Texas Democrats to leave state	El Paso Times	Jackson, A.	07/15/21	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Political Buzz: Local reps aren't down with Dems' departure	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	07/15/21	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Pfluger and Darby have the same message to Texas Dems who fled Austin: 'Get back to work'	San Angelo Standard Times	Tufts, J.	07/15/21	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Land commissioner sues Biden administration over wall in Starr County	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	07/15/21	4 doc(s)
Valley congressmen support Texas Democrats who broke quorum	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	07/15/21	2 doc(s)
McLennan County to renovate fourth-floor grand jury room for temporary courtroom	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	07/15/21	2 doc(s)
WFISD STAAR scores slump below state averages	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	07/15/21

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