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 man convicted in ‘shaken baby’ case should not be executed	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/12/24	3 doc(s)
We're U.S. attorneys for Texas. We need your help fighting this rising gun violence threat	Austin American Statesman	Esparza, J.	06/12/24	3 doc(s)
Blaming faculty when protests erupt ignores how we teach	Dallas Morning News	DeTemple, J.	06/12/24
Shaken baby syndrome is junk science	San Antonio Express News	Klein, A.	06/12/24	3 doc(s)
Judge asks for more evidence to support dismissal of Travis County DA removal suit	Austin American Statesman	Chomnalez, I.	06/12/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Federal judge strikes down Biden administration guidance meant to protect LGBTQ students	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	06/12/24	8 doc(s)
UT Dallas protesters in legal limbo, banned from campus, degrees withheld	Dallas Morning News	Rodrigues, M.	06/12/24
Alamo Colleges, A&M-San Antonio blaze a tuition-free trail to a four-year degree	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/12/24
THCa looks, smells and smokes like THC. Texas might close the loophole that makes it legal	Austin American Statesman	Salgado, B.	06/12/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas to get $61.5 million as part of Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit settlement	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	06/12/24
UT to break ground on new McCombs Business building in fall. Here's what it will look like	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/12/24
State doubles down on denying Cook Children’s Health Plan Medicaid contract	Dallas Morning News	Wolf, M.	06/12/24	3 doc(s)
‘A badge of honor’: North Texas House lawmakers censured by fellow Republicans. Why?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/12/24	2 doc(s)
UIL approves proposal to split playoffs into divisions for several team sports	Houston Chronicle	Poorman, J.	06/12/24	1 doc(s)
Federal judge convicts man who called in threat into U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's office	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	06/12/24	1 doc(s)
Texans will remember 2024 Democratic convention for drag artist, greater spending, less fossil fuels	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/12/24
Coast Guard says it will address concerns over Enterprise Products' terminal off Texas coast	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	06/12/24	2 doc(s)
Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care	San Antonio Express News	Salinas, J.	06/12/24	2 doc(s)
At El Paso convention, Democrats embrace Beto even as they try to move on	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	06/12/24
Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise	San Antonio Express News	Salhotra, P.	06/12/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas needs to support carbon capture and storage technology	McAllen Monitor	Abnet, Z.	06/11/24	3 doc(s)
A primer on how school funding works in Texas	Waco Tribune Herald	Enos, B.	06/11/24	1 doc(s)
Law enforcement across Texas have announced a new firearm operation	Beaumont Enterprise	Zapalac, M.	06/11/24
Experts discuss opportunities, challenges of selling ranch-raised beef	Bryan Eagle	Miller, A.	06/11/24
Texas Education Agency outlines South Texas figures in new reading textbooks	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Garrett, O.	06/11/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
State to close Pelican Island bridge for repairs	Galveston Daily News	McLendon, B.	06/11/24
Advocates, candidate call for Native Studies course in Texas schools	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Driggars, A.	06/11/24	1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			06/12/24

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