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
We Recommend Meza in Dem race for state House District 105	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/22/18
We Recommend Anderson in GOP race for state House District 105	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/22/18
We Recommend González in Dem race for state House District 104	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/22/18	1 TX bill
Help moms with maternal health	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/22/18	1 doc(s)
Democracy? Bag it, say the Republicans	Austin American Statesman	Smith, G.	01/22/18
Texas must do better for Texans with disabilities	San Antonio Express News	Lewis, E.	01/22/18	4 doc(s)
College students need intellectual cross training	San Antonio Express News	Iverson, B.	01/22/18	1 doc(s)
As they search for a new chancellor, UT regents are reshaping the job	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	01/22/18
Medicine from Texas cannabis crops on cusp of getting to patients	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	01/22/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Lawsuit: Bail rule unfair	Dallas Morning News	Martin, N.	01/22/18	1 doc(s)
Multiple voting rights lawsuits in Texas cast scrutiny on Gov. Greg Abbott	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ura, A.	01/22/18	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
South San ISD leaders hopeful as state oversight lifts	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	01/22/18	2 doc(s)
Andrew White says he misspoke in saying half of new Texas teachers lack college degrees	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	01/22/18	1 doc(s)
Plano hopeful not the same old Sam	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	01/22/18
Back on the table	Dallas Morning News	Leszcynski, R.	01/22/18	2 doc(s)
There’s more than one party in Lone Star State	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/22/18
Valdez, White: Universal background checks for gun buyers	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	01/22/18	2 doc(s)
Vulcan revisions to its plan in Kendall County dismissed as “smoke and mirrors.”	San Antonio Express News	MacCormack, Z.	01/22/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Democratic candidate’s misstep on taxes highlights Abbott’s advantage	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	01/22/18	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s picks don’t reflect diverse state	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/21/18
One vote matters	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/21/18
Hits and Misses	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/20/18	2 doc(s)
Thumbs up, down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/20/18	2 doc(s)
Fix bad data tying death to pregnancy	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/20/18	3 doc(s)
Moms fighting against gun violence winning in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Golden, N.	01/21/18	2 TX bill(s)
Rabble-rousing over property tax relief	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	01/21/18	1 doc(s)
Climate right for ruling on partisan gerrymandering	San Antonio Express News	Beem, C.	01/21/18	6 doc(s)
As storms batter Texas ... billions in state property unprotected	Austin American Statesman	Dexheimer, E.	01/21/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Strategies differ for Valdez, White	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/21/18
To score HQ2, it’s all for one	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	01/21/18
‘We are going to vote. And we are going to win’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/21/18
Oil wells’ thirst for water grows	San Antonio Express News	Hiller, J.	01/21/18	2 doc(s)
State’s maternal death rate high; causes unknown	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	01/21/18	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
U.S. judge: State must adopt 100 foster care fixes	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/20/18	4 doc(s)
1 year later, march leaders eye elections	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/20/18
Stay delays big changes	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/20/18	3 doc(s)
Judge orders list of foster care reforms	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	01/20/18	4 doc(s)
He said, and she said what he’d said	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/21/18	1 doc(s)
Hundreds protest on Trump anniversary	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	01/21/18
White warns of ‘runaway’ GOP if Abbott remains	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/21/18
Key fact is missing in claim about car thefts	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	01/21/18	3 doc(s)
Pink-clad multitude gathers for respect	Dallas Morning News	Ballor, C.	01/21/18
Hopefuls woo union members	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/21/18
District 6 candidates for Barton’s seat sour on Dreamers, DACA	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	01/21/18	2 doc(s)
To improve Texas’ abysmal voting record, start kids out young	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	01/21/18	4 doc(s)
Business people need to vote in primary	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	01/21/18
Democrats opted not to make a false choice over the shutdown	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/21/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Why S.A. can’t play with selfie app	San Antonio Express News	Guzman, R.	01/21/18	1 doc(s)
GOP county chair donated to Rep. Larson’s challenger	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	01/21/18	1 TX bill
Democrats seek labor vote at Austin forum	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	01/21/18
The future of the pot business in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, M.	01/21/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
More rural Texas hospitals stop delivering babies	Austin American Statesman	Evans, M.	01/20/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
After campus petition, UT drops fee for student mental health counseling	Austin American Statesman	Gibson, L.	01/20/18
State sues tree-trimmer over ’11 fire	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/20/18	2 doc(s)
Cities sizing each other up	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	01/20/18	1 doc(s)
Abbott says he expects NAFTA to survive	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	01/20/18	1 doc(s)
Legal battle over primary ballots continues	Dallas Morning News	Emily, J.	01/20/18	1 doc(s)
Holiday remains divisive	Dallas Morning News	Greene, S.	01/20/18	3 TX bill(s)
GOP candidates give themselves $300K in loans	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/20/18
17-year-olds likely to remain adults	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	01/20/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
MADD not backing lower BAC limit	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	01/20/18	3 doc(s)
‘It’s history,’ defenders say of Confederate Heroes Day in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Martinez, M.	01/20/18	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abbott seeks feedback on special ed fix	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/20/18	5 doc(s)
Soules lends his own advice to campaign	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	01/20/18
Cannabidiol dispensary harvests its first pot crop	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	01/20/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Stay committed to higher education	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Hinojosa, J.	01/19/18

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