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
Our Maternal Mortality Problem	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/11/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
GED testing outcomes and opportunities also matter	Austin American Statesman	Trask, R.	01/11/18	1 doc(s)
Looking beneath the surface: Courts and mental health	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hecht, N.	01/11/18	2 doc(s)
After Bitcoin surges, Texas regulators start to scrutinize virtual currency offers	Austin American Statesman	Zehr, D.	01/11/18	4 doc(s)
Austin district hunts for partner to turn around Mendez Middle School	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	01/11/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General investigating San Antonio smuggling incident	San Antonio Express News	Baugh, J.	01/11/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Infamous tire dump to be cleared	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	01/11/18	3 doc(s)
Texas higher education chief raises concern about dual-credit courses	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	01/11/18	4 doc(s)
FEMA clears way for public assistance to churches that aid in disasters	Austin American Statesman	Sterling, E.	01/11/18	2 doc(s)
Bastrop County landowners can challenge groundwater permit, court says	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	01/11/18	3 doc(s)
Bastrop requests judicial review of decision to approve waste station	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	01/11/18	3 doc(s)
Child sex trafficking is everyone’s problem	Austin American Statesman	Grabert, K.	01/11/18	1 doc(s)
CHIP funds ‘highly likely’	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/11/18	2 doc(s)
Fundraising gives Meier huge boost	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/11/18
State AGs urge break for utility ratepayers	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/11/18	1 doc(s)
Keep it humming	Dallas Morning News	Mosier, J.	01/11/18	1 doc(s)
DACA 'critically important' to Texas, higher education official says	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	01/11/18	3 doc(s)
Texas Sen. John Cornyn confident Congress will pass CHIP funding	Houston Chronicle	Matos, A.	01/11/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
ShareLunker bass program expands its range	Houston Chronicle	Tompkins, S.	01/11/18	1 doc(s)
Six GOP candidates vying for Joe Straus’ open seat in primary	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	01/11/18
Bryan could look into annexing area around RELLIS Campus	Bryan Eagle	Kuhlmann, S.	01/10/18
Spurning incumbent, Abbott endorses Middleton	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	01/10/18	2 TX bill(s)
All Democratic hopefuls converge on San Angelo for governor candidate forum	San Angelo Standard Times	Johnson, K.	01/10/18
Abbott appoints Villarreal to Texas Facilities Commission	Rio Grande Guardian	Montoya, L.	01/10/18
What if CHIP Funds Run Out? Here’s What 6 Families Would Do	New York Times	Haque, F.	01/11/18
Head-Spinning Days for Young Immigrants as Lawmakers and Judges Debate Their Fate	New York Times	Stolberg, S.	01/11/18
Children’s Health-Care Myths	Wall Street Journal	Ed.	01/11/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/10/18

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