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
Conditions at S.A. State Hospital dire	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/01/19	1 doc(s)
Stopping human trafficking will require greater communication among agencies and communities	Dallas Morning News	McCaul, M.	02/01/19	4 doc(s)
‘Red flag’ law in Texas might have saved brother’s life	Houston Chronicle	Cobb, C.	02/01/19	3 doc(s)
Patriotism isn’t tied to language we speak	Houston Chronicle	Walle, A.	02/01/19	1 doc(s)
Austin Diocese names 22 clergy ‘credibly’ accused of abuse	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	02/01/19
State GOP leaders seek to limit property tax increases	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	02/01/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Dallas Catholic Diocese releases list of 31 clergy members 'credibly accused' of sexual abuse since 1950	Dallas Morning News	Tarrant, D.	02/01/19
Texas lawmakers announce bill to rein in local property tax increases	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	02/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott sticks by flawed list of non-citizen voters in Texas, says review should continue	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	02/01/19	3 doc(s)
Dallas diocese names 31 Catholic clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hanna, B.	02/01/19
Texas has a plan to limit property taxes. Here’s why Tarrant and Fort Worth are worried	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
Voter purge’s rocky rollout	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	02/01/19	4 doc(s)
‘Credibly accused’: 42 area priests on state’s list	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	02/01/19
Texas inmate executed for Houston officer’s death	Austin American Statesman	Graczyk, M.	02/01/19
There’s a special place in political hell for some politicians	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	02/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Could 2019 be the year Texas legislators let liquor stores open on Sundays?	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	02/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texans' property taxes are high. School funding needs an overhaul. What does Greg Abbott plan to do?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	02/01/19
State leaders settle on property tax plan	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	02/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Man who died in jail was on suicide watch	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	02/01/19	1 TX bill
Decades of abuse by Texas clergy spelled out	San Antonio Express News	Barned-Smith, S.	02/01/19
Report calls out state’s top polluters	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	02/01/19	2 doc(s)
Council gives 2 firms incentive packages	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	02/01/19	1 doc(s)
Prison guards could use college incentive	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/31/19
Lines between journalistic objectivity, partisan advocacy blurred	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	01/31/19
Voter Fraud?	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	01/31/19	1 doc(s)
Capitol Confederate plaque goes into hiding	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	01/31/19	5 doc(s)
3 Texas Tech regents, including Francis, have terms that expire after Thursday	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	01/31/19
State senator files resolution to stop construction at Bentsen Park	McAllen Monitor	Zazueta-Castro, L.	01/31/19	1 TX bill
County official concerned over accuracy of list of ineligible voters	Valley Morning Star	Reagan, M.	01/31/19	1 doc(s)
Kilgore ISD officials track progress on Sam’s Law in Legislature	Longview News-Journal	Strough, L.	01/31/19	1 TX bill
Rep. Dean elected to second session on Texas House Republican Caucus Policy Committee	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	01/31/19
STC eases towards STC International	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	01/31/19
Catholic Church in Texas Names Nearly 300 Priests Accused of Sex Abuse	New York Times	Stack, L.	02/01/19

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