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
Texas should take the lead on combating e-cigarettes	Houston Chronicle	Rubio, M.	01/28/20	2 doc(s)
America, the idea, is lost	San Antonio Express News	Blow, C.	01/28/20	2 doc(s)
Fed homelessness executive removed by Trump administration now may help efforts in Austin	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	01/28/20	2 doc(s)
Bill Flores reflects on a whipsaw week	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	01/28/20
Following stabbing, UT police seek more officers, better safety technology	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	01/28/20	1 doc(s)
Man who stopped White Settlement church shooting warns of attack on Second Amendment	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	01/28/20	2 doc(s)
Expensive special election for suburban Houston race could be bellwether in battle for Texas House in 2020	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	01/28/20
TX Supreme Court to hear arguments in case over Fort Worth’s game room regulations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	01/28/20	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Walmart shooter trial costs may impact county services, officials anticipating venue change	Austin American Statesman	Montes, A.	01/28/20	1 TX bill
McCaul raises $500K in 4th quarter in reelection bid	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/28/20
Light turnout expected for race to replace Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in Texas House	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/28/20
Accused Grapevine child predator back in custody, faces federal child abuse charge	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramirez Jr., D.	01/28/20
Texas Democrats target five Tarrant County seats to flip state House blue in 2020	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	01/28/20
Texas Democrats make GOP state Rep. Sarah Davis top target for 2020	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/28/20
Election Day arrives in Fort Bend, Harris County House runoffs	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	01/28/20
Texas Senate candidate won’t be on Democratic primary ballot after judge grants permanent injunction	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	01/28/20	2 doc(s)
Texas must be prepared for bad weather in 2020	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/26/20
Why should you register and vote in Texas? Here's why and how to get involved	Wichita Falls Record News	Editorial	01/25/20
Foster children cannot be an afterthought in Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	01/24/20	1 TX bill
Cheating spoils results in baseball, Texas politics	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	01/26/20	1 doc(s)
Voters elect Texas' judges	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	01/25/20	1 TX bill
Con: Stricter boater education requirements are unnecessary, not feasible	Victoria Advocate	Venable, K.	01/27/20	2 doc(s)
Pro/Con: Should boater education requirements be stricter in Texas?	Victoria Advocate	Venable, K.	01/27/20	1 doc(s)
Pro: Stricter boater education requirements would increase safety on the water	Victoria Advocate	Venable, K.	01/27/20	2 doc(s)
How a special election runoff will tell whether Texas is a political battleground in 2020	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	01/27/20	1 doc(s)
Those vying for Flores’ District 17 seat discuss issues at forum	Bryan Eagle	Wiley, K.	01/26/20
Managing an unruly world far and near: Q&A with Republican congressional candidate Todd Kent	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	01/26/20
Mixing science, politics in Trump's America: Q&A with Republican congressional candidate George Hindman	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	01/26/20
Battling socialism, pressing liberty at home, abroad: Q&A with Republican congressional candidate Elianor Vessali	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	01/26/20
TSTC Waco chosen for first Tesla service training program in Texas	Waco Tribune Herald	Copeland, M.	01/26/20
TSTC set to demolish 500 homes built during air base era	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	01/26/20
Texas AFL-CIO COPE’s election endorsements announced	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	01/26/20
Changes to Texas law clear path for hospital mergers across state	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Guadarrama, J.	01/25/20	1 TX bill
How a special election runoff will tell whether Texas is a political battleground in 2020	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/25/20	1 doc(s)
Governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of Villalon	McAllen Monitor	Martinez, L.	01/24/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/27/20

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