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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
Jocelyn Nungaray’s family needs justice, not Trump’s sniping over immigration Houston Chronicle  Editorial 06/28/24 1 doc(s)
When it comes to the STAAR, Texas has set students up for failure San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/28/24 3 doc(s)
Texas' anti-LGBTQ+ movement is why we need Pride San Antonio Express News  Gooch, J. 06/28/24 1 doc(s)
SCOTUS ruling restores emergency abortion rights in Idaho, leaves Texas case hanging Austin American Statesman  Wagner, B. 06/28/24 8 doc(s)
Travis County DA's request to undo Abbott's pardon of Daniel Perry denied by state court Austin American Statesman  Seipp, S. 06/28/24 3 doc(s)
Family and Baylor Scott & White come to agreement over Eddie Bernice Johnson’s death Dallas Morning News  Martin, A. 06/28/24  
Jocelyn Nungaray remembered by family and friends as a 'goofball' with a 'big beautiful smile' Houston Chronicle  Ferguson, J. 06/28/24  
Kinky Friedman, a true Texas iconoclast, dies at 79 Houston Chronicle  Dansby, A. 06/28/24  
FBI's Ken Paxton investigation appears headed for new grand jury testimony after court order San Antonio Express News  Wermund, B. 06/28/24  
Texas musician, author Kinky Friedman dies at 79 San Antonio Express News  Marini, R. 06/28/24  
Richard 'Kinky' Friedman, Texas musician, humorist, political candidate, dead at 79 Austin American Statesman  Odam, M. 06/28/24  
Whistleblowers denounce 'Paxton ploy' over testimony in latest Texas Supreme Court filing Austin American Statesman  Gore, H. 06/28/24 5 doc(s)
'I'm sorry': Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales on birthday of 18-year-old he raped and killed Austin American Statesman  Encinas, A. 06/28/24  
Family of Eddie Bernice Johnson reaches resolution with hospital over alleged negligence Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Joyner, J. 06/28/24  
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows San Antonio Express News  Shastri, D. 06/28/24 1 doc(s)
Texas State to debut pilot-training degree program in the fall San Antonio Express News  Delgado, R. 06/28/24 1 doc(s)
Kinky Friedman (1944–2024), singer, humorist, and provocateur Legacy  San Juan, E. 06/28/24  
Medicaid should put recipients’ needs ahead of corporate profits McAllen Monitor  Hinojosa, J. 06/28/24  
Reproductive health not safe in Texas Longview News-Journal  Foster, J. 06/28/24  
Carlos Cascos, former Cameron County judge, secretary of state, dies McAllen Monitor  Reagan, M. 06/28/24  
Texas A&M begins transition, closure of Qatar campus Bryan Eagle  McClenagan, K. 06/28/24  
Texas’ first-ever flood plan is needed now more than ever Galveston Daily News  Sapsky, T. 06/28/24  
Texas prisons face deadly heat as lawmakers continue to stall Midland Reporter Telegram  Bradshaw, R. 06/28/24  
Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sa-cred Cows, Dies at 79 New York Times  Risen, C. 06/28/24  
In Texas, Infant Mortality Rose After Abortion Ban New York Times  Miller, C. 06/28/24  
Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Emergency Abortions in Idaho New York Times  VanSickle, A. 06/28/24  
Former Uvalde School Police Chief Is Arrested for Mass Shooting Response Wall Street Journal  Findell, E. 06/28/24  
Abortions to Save Mothers’ Lives Are an Agonizing Call for Doctors Wall Street Journal  McKay, B. 06/28/24  
Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho but Leaves Big Questions Unresolved Wall Street Journal  Kusisto, L. 06/28/24  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     06/27/24  

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