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
Boost in state funding reflects promise of Alamo Colleges	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/24/23	1 TX bill
Zombie Wells, Part 2: How forsaken oil wells are causing environmental chaos across Texas	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	07/24/23
Will Dan Patrick challenge Greg Abbott for Texas governor?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/24/23
How did kids fare in Texas’ legislative session? Advocates list of wins, losses	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	07/24/23	5 TX bill(s)
Texas’ maternal mortality rates have more than doubled since 1999, new report says	Houston Chronicle	Holmes-Brown, S.	07/24/23	1 doc(s)
These Texas politicians were the top campaign spenders at Buc-ee’s, H-E-B, Whataburger	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	07/24/23
Fifth bus of migrants sent from Texas arrives in Los Angeles	San Antonio Express News	Vives, R.	07/24/23
Lack of communication and transparency doomed APD-DPS policing agreement	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Texas cities fear ‘Death Star’ law will wipe out regulations. How about Fort Worth?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	07/23/23	1 TX bill
Whitmire wants 200 DPS troopers in Houston. That’s inviting trouble.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/23/23
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/22/23	1 doc(s)
Key takeaways from our meeting with Chief McManus	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/22/23
Lone Star State outranks North Star State in business categories that count	Austin American Statesman	Spilman, A.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Texas prisons are unbearably hot. I live in one	Dallas Morning News	Harris, K.	07/23/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Washington shouldn’t restrict hydrogen energy incentives	Dallas Morning News	Daigle, H.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Sen. Chuck Schumer’s complaint about courts is so bad, he makes Ken Paxton look good	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Don't believe polls that show Texans want school vouchers	Houston Chronicle	DeMatthews, D.	07/23/23	1 TX bill
How immigrants could save Texas' small towns	Houston Chronicle	Holley, J.	07/23/23
I'm dying. Texas should let me choose how.	Houston Chronicle	Swearingen, M.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
‘Telling’ isn’t enough; modify abuse laws	San Antonio Express News	Whitney, A.	07/23/23	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
What happened to Greg Abbott’s heart?	San Antonio Express News	Clack, C.	07/23/23
Hope of desperate migrants mired in Abbott’s barbed wire, cruelty	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	07/23/23	2 doc(s)
Here’s what it means to be woke	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	07/22/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Zombie Wells, Part 1: Texas oil wells are leaking toxic waste, and no one wants to pay to clean it	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	07/23/23
HISD to cut more than 2,300 positions as part of Mike Miles' central office reorganization	Houston Chronicle	Bauman, A.	07/23/23
‘Operation Lone Star 2.0’: Abbott’s harsh new border tactics are upending a small Texas city	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	07/23/23
‘Broken agreement’: Many on East Side feel betrayed by talk of moving Spurs downtown	San Antonio Express News	Jefferson, G.	07/23/23
How the buoys and other parts of Operation Lone Star affect life in Eagle Pass	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	07/22/23	3 doc(s)
Justice Department to sue Texas Gov. Abbott over razor wire, floating barrier along US border	Austin American Statesman	Collins, M.	07/22/23	1 doc(s)
Abbott defiant at Justice Dept threat to remove razor wire Texas placed at the border	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/22/23	7 doc(s)
Texas A&M president resigns following backlash from botched hiring of journalism professor	Dallas Morning News	Rodrigues, M.	07/22/23
North Texas mom suspected of child abuse Googled: ‘Is lying to doctor about child illegal’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	07/22/23	1 TX bill
Jackson Lee, Whitmire broke city ordinance when accepting campaign donations from contractors	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	07/22/23
Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks resigns after botched hiring of journalism director	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	07/22/23
DOJ says it will sue Texas over buoy wall barrier in Rio Grande	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	07/22/23	6 doc(s)
Paxton seeks to disqualify 3 senators from trial	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	07/23/23	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Central Texas districts hope teacher pay raises help recruiting. Here's how much pay has jumped.	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	07/23/23
Abbott's razor wire nightmare tears into migrants and Texas values	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	07/23/23
How many trans people are there in the U.S., and why do we overestimate it?	Dallas Morning News	Abels, G.	07/23/23	2 doc(s)
Dallas changing plans to ban gas-powered lawn equipment amid new state law	Dallas Morning News	Bailey Jr., E.	07/23/23	1 TX bill
Plano woman loses Yorkie in loose dog attack, says city should do its part	Dallas Morning News	Taylor, M.	07/23/23
Thousands of Texas kids just lost their Medicaid health insurance. What does that really mean?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Houston GOP activist sues Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over gag order in Paxton impeachment case	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	07/23/23	4 doc(s)
Zombie wells haunt clean energy transition	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	07/23/23
500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April	San Antonio Express News	Klibanoff, E.	07/23/23	1 doc(s)
Travis County won’t pursue driving while intoxicated charges against State Sen. Charles Schwertner	San Antonio Express News	Schneid, R.	07/23/23
Texas to exit national voter fraud system in 3 months. What we know about state's new plan	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	07/22/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas A&M president resigns in fallout from botched hiring of UT journalism professor	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	07/22/23	1 TX bill
Texas AG Ken Paxton wants Democrats off impeachment jury, citing ‘bias’	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	07/22/23	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas hits record job numbers in June, leading country in growth	Dallas Morning News	Martin, A.	07/22/23
Texas has likely set electricity demand records 5 times this summer	Houston Chronicle	Buckley, K.	07/22/23
Democrats in Congress want Biden to do more about Abbott's border tactics	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	07/22/23	2 doc(s)
Two weeks at 100 degrees: San Antonio’s heat streak continues historic run	San Antonio Express News	Franze, A.	07/22/23	1 doc(s)
To beat the Texas heat, this construction company is turning to wearable tech	San Antonio Express News	Mejia-Hilario, I.	07/22/23	1 TX bill
The U.S. Power Grid Withstands the Heat, So Far	Wall Street Journal	Blunt, K.	07/24/23
Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Fall-out Over Journalism Program	New York Times	Bogel-Burroughs, N.	07/23/23
Bungled Hiring of Journalism Director Exposes a Rift at Texas A&M	New York Times	Martinez, M.	07/23/23
Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It’s Not Working.	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	07/22/23
When Is It Too Hot to Work Outside?	Wall Street Journal	Frosch, D.	07/22/23
Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Controversy Over Journalism Professor’s Hiring	Wall Street Journal	Ansari, T.	07/22/23

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