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
HISD tweet	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/07/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Yet another bill that will divide state	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/07/19	1 TX bill
Professional licensing requirements cost Texas millions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year	Dallas Morning News	Panju, A.	01/07/19	2 doc(s)
Don’t lose the county’s institutional memory	Houston Chronicle	Colby, C.	01/07/19
Getting that new energy to market	San Antonio Express News	Mundahl, E.	01/07/19	2 doc(s)
Training standards too low for security officers, experts say after guards kill man at Dallas strip club	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	01/07/19
Why do five lanes shrink to two on this congested part of I-35W, and can it be fixed?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dickson, G.	01/07/19
Do ‘opportunity’ tax breaks miss target?	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	01/07/19	4 doc(s)
Oil is a risky revenue source	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	01/07/19	1 doc(s)
Frustration with justice system in Hays boils over	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	01/07/19
Views vary on why Bevo bolted from his Sugar Bowl corral	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	01/07/19
Texas abortion providers' suit over 'medically unnecessary' requirements goes to trial	Dallas Morning News	Stone, B.	01/07/19	1 doc(s)
Fresh judicial year ushers in newest judges	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	01/07/19
Tarrant County GOP leaders, act worthy of yourselves	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/06/19	1 doc(s)
What to watch in the Texas Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/06/19	5 doc(s)
What worked for Camelot will work for The Glen	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/06/19	1 TX bill
Herb Kelleher's genius was inspiring loyalty and joy among South-west Airlines employees	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/05/19
Free-standing ERs leave Texas consumers confused.	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/05/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
To sustain the Texas Miracle, legislators must reform school funding	Dallas Morning News	Petroskey, D.	01/06/19	2 doc(s)
Shafi long ago passed this unfair test; will the GOP pass its?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ryan, M.	01/06/19	2 doc(s)
Houston business leaders to Austin: Fix public school funding	Houston Chronicle	McClelland, S.	01/06/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bexar County will continue opioid fight	San Antonio Express News	Mayes, T.	01/06/19	3 doc(s)
School finance reform must be top priority for Lege	San Antonio Express News	Gold-Williams, P.	01/06/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dennis Bonnen rides ‘dogmatic’ style to House leadership	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	01/06/19
CPRIT, state’s cancer-fighting agency, faces uncertain future heading into legislative session	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	01/06/19	3 TX bill(s)
Will 'kinder, gentler' Legislature be able to deliver on goal to curb Texas school property taxes?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/06/19
Lawmakers are heading back to Austin. Will you get a break on your property taxes?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/06/19
Gov. Abbott’s tax break for homeowners would sap billions in school funding	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/06/19	2 doc(s)
Five things to watch in the Texas Legislature in 2019	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/06/19
Border shutdown plugs funding for E-Verify wall	San Antonio Express News	Brezosky, L.	01/06/19	2 doc(s)
Shutdown leads to closed campgrounds, limited services at Sam Houston National Forest	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	01/05/19
Central Texas House members	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/06/19
Central Texas state senators	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/06/19
The Big Three	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/06/19
14 other issues for the Texas Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/06/19	9 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
The seven big issues of the 2019 Texas Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/06/19	2 TX bill(s) 10 doc(s)
Will Lawmakers heed message from voters?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/06/19	1 doc(s)
All business should have to accept cash. Period.	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/06/19	2 doc(s)
‘Sing and don’t cry’: Hundreds gather to celebrate life of former Austin Mayor Gus Garcia	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	01/06/19
Fewer Texans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act this year, but dip was lower than some expected	Dallas Morning News	Stone, B.	01/06/19
Another Texas brag: We're still No. 1 in minimum-wage workers (by far)	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	01/06/19	8 doc(s)
HUD delays release of billions of dollars in storm protection for Puerto Rico and Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Leavenworth, S.	01/06/19	1 doc(s)
State Rep.-elect Mayes Middleton eager to prove his conservative bona fides	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	01/06/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texans should hope for the best for the 2019 legislative session	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/06/19
Legislature to look at parks funding, boating safety, digital licenses	Houston Chronicle	Tompkins, S.	01/06/19	8 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas Hill Country landowners fight Kinder Morgan pipeline	San Antonio Express News	Druzin, R.	01/06/19	1 doc(s)
Fighting sexual harassment allegation, Sen. Charles Schwertner gives up committee chair	Austin American Statesman	Walsh, S.	01/05/19	2 doc(s)
Houston-area legislator out of jail in time for new session	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	01/05/19	1 doc(s)
Austin Council Member Ellen Troxclair joins conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	01/05/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas senator accused of harassment steps down from chairmanship after conclusion of UT investigation	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	01/05/19	1 doc(s)
What new marijuana laws might pass in Texas this year?	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	01/05/19	9 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
State Rep. Ron Reynolds released from Montgomery Co. Jail after serving nearly 4 months	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	01/05/19	2 doc(s)
One seat is filled, another opens: County court pick will ripple through San Antonio politics	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	01/05/19	2 doc(s)
Southwest Air’s Kelleher Created Quirky Style That Produced Reliable Profits	Wall Street Journal	Hagerty, J.	01/05/19

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