Daily Legislative Clipping Service for April 24, 2024Select another date

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
Sidney Powell law license fight can’t be over Dallas Morning News  Editorial 04/24/24 5 doc(s)
Appeals court rightfully guts Texas book rating law San Antonio Express News  Editorial 04/24/24 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Counsel at first appearance is constitutional right. Travis County should honor it. Austin American Statesman  Smith, Y. 04/24/24 1 doc(s)
'Extreme caution': Cass Review raises red flags on gender-affirming care for trans kids Austin American Statesman  Jacques, I. 04/24/24 2 doc(s)
The EPA just provided Guajolote Ranch opponents a boost San Antonio Express News  Lee, S. 04/24/24 3 doc(s)
Texas drops requests for minors' gender-affirming care records from Seattle hospital Austin American Statesman  Wagner, B. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Tesla to lay off nearly 2,700 workers at Austin factory, according to WARN Act notice Austin American Statesman  Staff 04/24/24 2 doc(s)
In 12 years Texas will be hotter than any year to date, see deadlier wildfires, study says Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Garcia, B. 04/24/24 1 doc(s)
TX school districts say bonds won’t increase taxes. Ballots say otherwise. What’s the deal? Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Dearman, E. 04/24/24 3 TX bill(s)
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks Harris County's guaranteed income program in Paxton lawsuit Houston Chronicle  McGuinness, D. 04/24/24 5 doc(s)
CPS Energy's plan to shut down three gas-fired units at Braunig facing an ERCOT roadblock San Antonio Express News  DiNatale, S. 04/24/24  
Why a $34 million, 32-bed behavioral health campus is breaking ground in summer in Uvalde Austin American Statesman  Moritz, J. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
What is the Texas homestead exemption and how can it lower my taxes? Here's what to know. Austin American Statesman  Salgado, B. 04/24/24 1 doc(s)
El Paso county judge dismisses border 'riot' charges against 140 migrants Austin American Statesman  Martinez, A. 04/24/24  
Paxton drops inquiries into Seattle Children’s over gender-affirming care in new agreement Dallas Morning News  Wolf, M. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Supreme Court to consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans Houston Chronicle  Whitehurst, L. 04/24/24 2 doc(s)
ERCOT CEO: Texas power grid can meet unprecedented electricity demand growth Houston Chronicle  Hao, C. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Seattle hospital won't release patient records on transgender Texans after settlement with Paxton San Antonio Express News  Goldenstein, T. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges San Antonio Express News  Melhado, W. 04/24/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
ERCOT enters 'new era' as it stares down unprecedented demand growth by 2030 San Antonio Express News  DiNatale, S. 04/24/24 2 doc(s)
Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect New York Times  Belluck, P. 04/24/24  
Leaving Abortion to the States Requires Federal Action Wall Street Journal  Kniffin, E. 04/24/24  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     04/23/24  

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