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
State Rep. Jay Dean talks November election, school vouchers, property taxes	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	07/25/24	2 TX bill(s)
'Hostile' nations buying land in Texas? State lawmakers are still looking to stop it.	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	07/26/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Former Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty for child endangerment in shooting	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	07/26/24	4 doc(s)
Texas utility regulators grill CenterPoint Energy on Hurricane Beryl response	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	07/26/24	4 doc(s)
Houston judge blasts colleagues in late-night message to reporter after being removed from cases	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	07/26/24
Ex-officer Adrian Gonzales pleads not guilty to criminal charges in Uvalde school shooting	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	07/26/24	5 doc(s)
Kamala Harris rallies union members in Houston, saying ‘When unions are strong, America is strong’	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	07/26/24
Here's where Austin Police Department stands with staffing shortages, overtime pay	Austin American Statesman	McCarthy, E.	07/26/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
CenterPoint CEO apologizes for long Houston outages caused by Hurricane Beryl	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	07/26/24	3 doc(s)
Dan Patrick calls Kamala Harris ‘queen of DEI,’ bucking guidance from party leaders	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	07/26/24
Huffman ISD superintendent banned from using district funds for political advocacy after Paxton lawsuit	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	07/26/24	1 doc(s)
Could Entergy take over part of CenterPoint's service area in The Woodlands? These officials hope so	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	07/26/24	1 doc(s)
Kamala Harris cheered on by teachers in Houston as she vows to defend them from GOP attacks	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	07/26/24
Texas licenses Power Slap, the no-defense combat sport, amid safety concerns	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	07/26/24	4 doc(s)
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says	San Antonio Express News	Jung, A.	07/26/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas attorney general can’t question Catholic Charities director over migrant services, court says	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, B.	07/26/24	5 doc(s)
As Democrats fight for gains in Texas, party insiders say these are the candidates to watch	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	07/26/24
Judge denies Texas AG’s request to depose Catholic Charities	McAllen Monitor	Arevalo, D.	07/25/24	4 doc(s)
Lawsuit brought by woman charged with murder for abortion to move forward	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	07/25/24	1 doc(s)
Could state House District 71 turn blue? Candidate Linda Goolsbee thinks so	Abilene Reporter-News	Groom, D.	07/26/24
Under fire, CenterPoint vows to improve grid, communications	Galveston Daily News	McLendon, B.	07/26/24
The city asked for a loan to finance its de-salination plant. Here's what the state said.	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Crow, K.	07/25/24	2 doc(s)
Del Mar College updates free speech policy to comply with governor's order for colleges	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Garrett, O.	07/25/24	2 doc(s)
El Paso state House delegation endorses Kamala Harris for Dem presidential nominee	El Paso Times	Powell, A.	07/25/24
Two Uvalde Police Officers Plead Not Guilty Over Shooting Response	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	07/26/24
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			07/25/24

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