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
Abbott’s unsettling refugee decision sows discord and confusion	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/21/20	4 doc(s)
How to register to vote, and why	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/21/20
More proof higher ed is a smart choice	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/21/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Homeless nonprofit leaders call Abbott’s tweets ‘destructive’ and ‘dangerous’	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	01/21/20	4 doc(s)
Armed man’s fatal shooting by Texas troopers after chase shows difference in police pursuit policies	Dallas Morning News	Jaramillo, C.	01/21/20	3 doc(s)
Texas tops 16M voters as registration deadline looms	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/21/20	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
UT students are unhappy with sexual misconduct policies. Could a new approach help?	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	01/21/20	3 doc(s)
Olson backs Bush in GOP primary for his congressional seat	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	01/21/20
Parole should never have been an option for child killer Genene Jones	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/20/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Police can’t fix lawmakers’ mess with pot citations	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/19/20	1 TX bill
We recommend incumbent Bert Richardson in the GOP primary for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/18/20
When it comes to gun locks, politics should never matter	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/18/20	1 doc(s)
MLK was clear: Complaining about injustice is not enough	Austin American Statesman	Harris, J.	01/20/20	1 doc(s)
New Trump proposal rolls back environmental protects, ignores Texas success	Houston Chronicle	Kaderka, S.	01/20/20	2 doc(s)
The Syrian refugee family my church hosts is no burden, they make us better	Dallas Morning News	Thompson-White, B.	01/19/20	2 doc(s)
How to save the planet with grass seed	Dallas Morning News	Segura, J.	01/19/20	5 doc(s)
By turning away refugees, Gov. Abbott is giving up the fight for human freedom	Dallas Morning News	Mason, G.	01/19/20	4 doc(s)
State takeover of Houston public schools is about race and politics not students	Houston Chronicle	Morel, D.	01/19/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Trump is shredding America’s pioneering work on resettling refugees	Dallas Morning News	Purcell, J.	01/18/20	4 doc(s)
Ramp up the fight against vaping	San Antonio Express News	Mayes, T.	01/18/20	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Delays racking up costs at new $56 million Austin ISD headquar-ters	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	01/20/20
Trump touts trade deals in Austin speech to farm group	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/20/20	4 doc(s)
With first real look at 2020 campaign funding, battle lines begin to form in fight for Texas House	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	01/20/20
‘Farmers are sticking with Trump.’ President touts trade at farm convention in Austin	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	01/20/20	5 doc(s)
Record number of candidates running for Congress in Houston area	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/20/20
Foster children are still sleeping in state offices amid shortage of homes	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	01/19/20	1 TX bill
With Super Tuesday just weeks away, how will Beto O’Rourke affect the 2020 election?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/19/20
Beaumont ISD suspends kids at Texas' highest rate - and it's not even close	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	01/19/20	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Parents react to San Antonio school district’s ditching of class ranks	San Antonio Express News	McBride, A.	01/19/20	1 doc(s)
‘A lot at stake’: Women’s March organizers gear up for 4th year	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/18/20	1 doc(s)
What’s next for Central Texas refugee nonprofits?	Austin American Statesman	Flores, N.	01/18/20	4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott visits Israel, headed to Davos	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/18/20
Trump’s claim that he ‘saved’ pre-ex conditions ‘part fantasy, part delusion’	Austin American Statesman	Luthra, S.	01/20/20	3 doc(s)
Trump touts trade deal victories to farmers in Austin days after his impeachment trial’s start	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	01/20/20	2 doc(s)
Dallas Women’s March focuses on power to bring political, social change	Dallas Morning News	Smith, L.	01/20/20	1 doc(s)
In Texas and other states, voters face a variety of barriers	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mulvihill, G.	01/20/20	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
As Democrats build up campaigns in Texas, Trump campaign responds	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/20/20	1 doc(s)
Judge: More information needed to decide where Exxon Mobil lawsuit will be heard	Houston Chronicle	Trevizo, P.	01/20/20	3 doc(s)
A little math shows how Texas will suffer from climate change	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	01/20/20	2 doc(s)
Sempra Energy has Texas-sized plans for the Lone Star State	Houston Chronicle	Chapa, S.	01/20/20	1 doc(s)
2020's first big test? Not Iowa, but a tiny Texas House race	Austin American Statesman	Weber, P.	01/19/20
Wait, another De La Fuente on the ballot?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/19/20
Nearly 3,500 rally at Texas Capitol for Women’s March	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	01/19/20
The hardening heart of Greg Abbott	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/19/20	2 doc(s)
Three cheers for sloth and simplicity!	Dallas Morning News	Burns, S.	01/19/20
Abbott’s flawed message: Texas is tapped out when it comes to refugees	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	01/19/20	7 doc(s)
Beto back on the ballot? How candidates are playing nickname game in Texas primaries	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	01/19/20
Thin on patience, Texas middle school leaders often suspend kids at high rates	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	01/19/20
In fierce Republican primary battle to succeed Olson, candidates show plenty of zeal for Trump	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	01/19/20
Fatal shooting of student at Bellaire High raises questions about security	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/19/20
Pre-K 4 SA campaign merely requires voters to preserve a good thing	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	01/19/20	3 doc(s)
Texas securities board warns of fraud — oh, the irony!	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, M.	01/19/20	3 doc(s)
Criminal case against Paxton still inching along	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/18/20	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County lawmaker tapped to be Texas House’s chief budget writer	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/18/20	1 doc(s)
Tarrant lawmaker appointed to guide the powerful Texas House Appropriations Committee	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/18/20
Democrats intensify push for Crenshaw’s CD-2 seat	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	01/18/20
TSU regents say president placed on leave amid probe into admissions improprieties	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	01/18/20
Ag secretaries dine at San Antonio area school as USDA proposes meal changes	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	01/18/20	2 doc(s)
Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)	New York Times	Flavelle, C.	01/21/20
Texas’ Governor Said No to Refugees. In Amarillo, They’re Saying Maybe.	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	01/21/20
Trump Administration to Soon Issue Guidance on Medicaid Block Grants	Wall Street Journal	Armour, S.	01/21/20
States Split on Letting Guns in Capitols	Wall Street Journal	Calvert, S.	01/21/20

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