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
TEA’s actions leave unanswered questions	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/08/18	6 doc(s)
Keep Texas near top for economic freedom	Dallas Morning News	Ginn, V.	01/08/18	2 doc(s)
Explore UTD’s diversity data	Dallas Morning News	Piquero, A.	01/08/18	1 doc(s)
Midterm elections will be the real deal	Houston Chronicle	Hunt, A.	01/08/18
Hiring next chancellor arguably the most important task for UT regents	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	01/08/18
Why the number of GED test takers is declining in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	01/08/18	3 doc(s)
Dems ramp up down-ballot races	Dallas Morning News	Wigglesworth, V.	01/08/18
$20M gift will create regional mental health center	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	01/08/18
PolitiFact: Abbott’s plan to train principals gets an incomplete	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	01/08/18	2 TX bill(s)
Lupe Valdez calls for a ‘new Texas’	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/08/18
Free speech squelched on college campuses? Texas senate panel to talk rules, ramifications	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	01/08/18	3 doc(s)
'Blue wave' in Texas could also bring a wave of gay elected officials	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	01/08/18
Doctors, pharmacists will have to use prescription-tracking tool in 2019 for opioids	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	01/08/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Let's focus on solutions, not villains, in Dallas County Schools crossing guard problem	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/07/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas inmates didn’t deserve a cold shoulder this winter	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/07/18	1 doc(s)
Rep. Joe Barton is cheating voters by completing his term	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/07/18
TEA needs damage control. It can start with parents’ trust	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/06/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Here’s one bathroom rule we can endorse: No snakes	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/06/18
Some welcome news for women’s health in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/06/18	1 TX bill
Democrats see opportunity in some Texas congressional districts	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	01/07/18
Why wrongfully convicted Texans may be entitled to back pay from state	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	01/07/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Rita Clements, civic leader, political trailblazer and Texas' former first lady, dies at 86	Dallas Morning News	Simnacher, J.	01/07/18
Some Harvey evacuees went days without crucial medications	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	01/07/18
A massive seawall for Southeast Texas could save money. But so far, there's none to spend	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	01/07/18	3 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott’s appointees have given him more than $14 million	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	01/07/18	6 TX bill(s)
Fight over Texas fetal burial rule starts over with new judge	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/06/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Voting in Texas for 2018 just weeks away thanks to nation's earliest primary	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/06/18
Exit interview: Ted Cruz's outgoing chief on the Texan's post-presidential reboot	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	01/07/18
Critics blast decision to include Abbott in Arlington MLK parade	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/07/18
A flood of LGBTQ candidates running for office in Texas in 2018	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Martinez, M.	01/07/18
Former first lady Rita Clements was passionate about preservation, politics	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	01/07/18
Helping dreamers is the right thing to do for America	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	01/07/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas moving forward with cannabidoil, despite threat of federal crackdown on marijuana	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	01/07/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Bexar County will review its training policies after shooting death of 6-year-old	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	01/07/18	1 doc(s)
Property taxes, bail and drunken driving fees — a triad of unfairness	San Antonio Express News	Apodaca, R.	01/07/18	1 doc(s)
Texas will have $248 million to keep kids covered under CHIP through March	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/06/18	3 doc(s)
Democrat Andrew White says he's the best candidate to beat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/06/18
Nellye Joyce Punch, Fifth Ward educator who taught achievers, dies at 96	Houston Chronicle	George, C.	01/06/18
Doyal, partner dissolve business that led to ethics concerns	Houston Chronicle	Snyder, M.	01/06/18
Davis fires back at fellow House member trying to oust her	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/06/18

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