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
Partisans are screwing up conservation in the Panhandle	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/218/24	1 doc(s)
Texas’ troubled program for sexually violent predators	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/218/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
In targeting Annunciation House, Paxton puts altruism on trial	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/218/24	5 doc(s)
Texas pushes to remove judge from long-running case over troubled foster care system	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	08/218/24	8 doc(s)
Big price cut ordered for inmate phone and video calls across Texas	San Antonio Express News	Motley, D.	08/218/24	5 doc(s)
Flesh-eating bacteria on rise along Texas Gulf Coast, authorities warn	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	08/218/24
Mayra Flores gets boost in training, resources as Republicans seek to flip South Texas district	San Antonio Express News	Yu, I.	08/218/24
The cost of running a plant in Joppa without proper permit? $100 a month	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
The new Tarrant tax appraisal directors want change. But their idea is all wrong.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	08/217/24	2 doc(s)
Fake Harris ad Musk shared is a bad sign	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/216/24
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/216/24
Even after cartel arrests, fentanyl continues to flow	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/216/24
The El Paso massacre: Five years later, Latinos are still under attack	Austin American Statesman	Luevanos, M.	08/217/24
Abbott's order will curb campus free speech in Texas, not antisemitism	Austin American Statesman	Nordstrom, A.	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
The real religious persecution is not at the Paris Olympics but here in Texas	Austin American Statesman	McCorkle, W.	08/217/24	2 doc(s)
Labor market needs more “invaders”	Dallas Morning News	Curran, R.	08/217/24	2 doc(s)
Dallas needs more police and accountability	Dallas Morning News	Marocco, P.	08/217/24
Why has Texas homeowners' insurance gotten so expensive? Blame physics.	Houston Chronicle	Ortiz, T.	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
Harris County didn't get to try a guaranteed income program. We didn't miss much.	Houston Chronicle	Blain, C.	08/217/24	6 doc(s)
How to fix the CenterPoint grid	Houston Chronicle	Perlman, B.	08/217/24	3 doc(s)
Trump’s call for mass deportations is a promise, not a threat	San Antonio Express News	Schommer, E.	08/217/24
UT faculty panel accuses school of violating its own rules during pro-Palestinian protests	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	08/217/24	12 doc(s)
Ex-cop pleads guilty to 2020 protest assault years after Dallas PD found it wasn’t a crime	Dallas Morning News	Smith, K.	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
76 Houston ISD principals left in June, the most in a single month since the state takeover began	Houston Chronicle	Goodwin, A.	08/217/24
CenterPoint has invested heavily in Houston despite its extreme weather. There's a good reason why	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	08/217/24	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Threats, irate lawmakers await Bexar County’s next elections boss	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	08/217/24	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
‘It's scary’: THC was in two-thirds of the vapes San Antonio-area school districts busted last year	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	08/217/24	1 TX bill
Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfire	Austin American Statesman	Foxhall, E.	08/216/24	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Austin taps new police chief: Lisa Davis, Cincinnati assistant police chief	Austin American Statesman	Seipp, S.	08/216/24
Attorneys for East Texas man convicted in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case seek dismissal	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	08/216/24	5 doc(s)
Santa Fe shooting suspect used school computers to research guns, ammunition, attorneys say	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	08/216/24	2 doc(s)
Noe Diaz touts 'wide experience' in Katy, state law enforcement during introduction as next HPD chief	Houston Chronicle	DeGrood, M.	08/216/24
Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers use Olympic boxing controversy to promote Texas’ trans sports ban	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	08/217/24	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Candidates jumping into the race for Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in Congress	Austin American Statesman	McGuinness, D.	08/217/24
Here's why why politics must be part of the discussion, even in times of tragedy	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/217/24
Frustration grows: El Paso Walmart mass shooter’s death penalty case languishes after 5 years	Austin American Statesman	Martinez, A.	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
New survey of Texas electricity shopping shows overpaying is a thing	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	08/217/24	1 doc(s)
Record Payouts on Biggest US Grid Signal Costs of Reliable Power	Dallas Morning News	Malik, N.	08/217/24
Downtown Fort Worth’s Texas A&M Campus Makes Construction Progress	Dallas Morning News	Ahmad, S.	08/217/24
‘Defending us for these freedoms’: Tuskegee Airmen honored in Fort Worth for their courage	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Morgan, K.	08/217/24
Why Texas and Mexico are at odds over the Rio Grande	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	08/217/24	3 doc(s)
The conservative manifesto Project 2025 may have nationwide aspirations — but it started in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	08/217/24	3 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott sets special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat	San Antonio Express News	Guo, K.	08/217/24
In Olympic boxing story, cruelty doesn't wait for the facts	San Antonio Express News	Finger, M.	08/217/24
DPS honors fallen Trooper Matthew Myrick at boat dedication ceremony	Austin American Statesman	Cuviello, M.	08/216/24
A staggering 103 earthquakes hit West Texas in 8 days. Is oil drilling to blame?	Austin American Statesman	Erdrich, R.	08/216/24
Texas teachers spend more on school supplies than in other states, data shows — are you one of them?	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	08/216/24
CenterPoint will speed up preparations for the next hurricane at Gov. Greg Abbott’s urging	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	08/216/24	1 doc(s)
Texas' juvenile offenders face rampant sexual and physical abuse, Department of Justice finds	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	08/216/24	4 doc(s)
What Chevron's move to Houston means for the energy capital	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	08/216/24	2 doc(s)
CenterPoint withdraws its request to increase monthly rates by $1.25	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	08/216/24
Texas Water Board details how it will spend $1 billion for water infrastructure projects	San Antonio Express News	Ramos, C.	08/216/24
NEISD creates emergency response team with ex-military, SWAT-trained personnel	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	08/216/24	1 doc(s)
Chevron, in Snub to California, Will Move Its Headquarters to Houston	New York Times	Elliott, R.	08/216/24

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