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 Allred in Dem primary for 32nd District	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/12/18
We Recommend Sessions in GOP primary for 32nd District	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/12/18
Empower, Don’t Intimidate	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/12/18	3 doc(s)
Uresti our pick in House District 118 Democratic primary.	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/12/18
Larson deserves GOP nomination	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/12/18
Teachers must get educated about upcoming election	Dallas Morning News	Casey, A.	02/12/18
Let's get tougher on sex crimes	Houston Chronicle	Abbott, G.	02/12/18
Federal trial on ending statewide election of Texas judges to begin	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/12/18	3 doc(s)
Suits go on even under Trump	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	02/12/18
Race for Texas House seat turns nasty and costly, at more than $500,000	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/12/18	2 doc(s)
Alamo takes center stage in race for state land commissioner	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	02/12/18	3 doc(s)
Women crunch chips on Capitol steps after Doritos CEO’s comment	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	02/12/18
Locker rooms go unregulated	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	02/12/18	1 doc(s)
Longtime incumbent faces 2 challengers	Dallas Morning News	Wigglesworth, V.	02/12/18
After Harvey, slight majority still opposes more taxes for flood control projects, survey says	Houston Chronicle	Snyder, M.	02/12/18	2 doc(s)
White to put up first ad in Democratic primary	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	02/12/18
Jury awards developer $28.8M in Grand Parkway condemnation dispute	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	02/12/18
White touts Harvey rescue efforts in first TV ad from a Democratic gubernatorial candidate	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	02/12/18
Attorney general spokesman: Reporters will rip out, eat your heart	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	02/12/18	2 doc(s)
For the 7th Congressional District	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/11/18
Hits and misses: A Dirk by any other name	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/10/18	1 doc(s)
For the 2nd Congressional District	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/10/18
Pérez merits another term on SBOE	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/10/18
Martinez Fischer the stronger choice in District 116	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/10/18	1 TX bill
Dan Patrick is giving conservatism a bad name in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Parker, R.	02/11/18	2 TX bill(s)
Legalizing marijuana is Democrats' key to 2018 elections	Houston Chronicle	Gibson, C.	02/11/18	4 doc(s)
GOP voters should be wary of pay-to-play slates	Houston Chronicle	Rains, J.	02/11/18	1 doc(s)
In light of Texas' failures on special education, parents must protect their children's rights	Houston Chronicle	DeMatthews, D.	02/11/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Replacing property tax with higher sales tax doesn’t add up	Austin American Statesman	Craymer, D.	02/10/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas saved $3B closing prisons. Why rehabilitation works	Austin American Statesman	Rollins, B.	02/10/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
In race for Congress, 4 Austin Democrats echo national party debate	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	02/11/18
Gov. Greg Abbott leaves little to chance as he implores Texans, 'Four more years'	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	02/11/18
Cruz lays off the corn, turns on the gas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	02/11/18
Republicans dominate Tarrant County and Texas. So why are they fighting?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/11/18
Nearly six months after Harvey, traction made for potential solutions to Houston's chronic flooding	Houston Chronicle	Zaveri, M.	02/11/18	3 doc(s)
SpaceX success gives Texans reason to cheer	Houston Chronicle	Rumbaugh, A.	02/11/18	3 doc(s)
Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ challengers nab Democratic support in HD 46 primary	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	02/10/18
Idea of raising federal gasoline tax has some North Texas lawmakers fuming	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	02/10/18	2 doc(s)
TABC taps alcohol distributors to help fight human trafficking at bars, restaurants, liquor stores	Dallas Morning News	Robinson-Jacobs, K.	02/10/18	1 doc(s)
Houston lawmakers swallow their budget differences to speed Harvey funding	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	02/10/18	4 doc(s)
Dispute breaks out over leaked Alamo draft audit	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	02/10/18	3 doc(s)
First patient to get marijuana-based epilepsy treatment lives in San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Stoeltje, M.	02/10/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas cities can't ban rapid-fire bump stocks used in Vegas mass shooting	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	02/11/18	2 doc(s)
For one Republican, a day of truth-telling about Texas, schools and taxes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	02/11/18
Why Dan Patrick doesn't want this movie filmed in the Texas Senate	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/11/18	1 TX bill
Andrew White is trying to do the right thing by running for Texas governor	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/11/18
State's annual crab-trap removal program makes tons of sense	Houston Chronicle	Tompkins, S.	02/11/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott asks Trump to reward Texas for bad governance	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	02/11/18	4 doc(s)
Even with demographic shift, Democrats face uphill battle in Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Elliott, R.	02/11/18
As dual-credit popularity explodes, Alamo Colleges left holding the tab	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	02/11/18	1 TX bill
Incumbents, challengers take off the gloves in races for Kendall’s new judicial district	San Antonio Express News	MacCormack, Z.	02/11/18
Uresti accused of taking ‘blood money’ as criminal trial enters week four	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	02/11/18	4 doc(s)
San Antonio activists promote recreational and medical marijuana	San Antonio Express News	Luna, A.	02/11/18
Texas House candidate: Post about “bloody cops” was only targeting “bad cops”	Austin American Statesman	Dugyala, R.	02/10/18	1 TX bill
After 4th DWI, man argues legal limit discriminates against alcoholics	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/10/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
PolitiFact: Abbott’s vow to cut tests is unfulfilled	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	02/10/18	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s mail ballot applications cause a stir	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	02/10/18	1 doc(s)
George P. Bush: Draft audit critical of Alamo management was ‘doctored’	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	02/10/18	2 doc(s)
Vigil and funeral scheduled next week for slain Richardson officer	Dallas Morning News	Rajwani, N.	02/10/18
Land commissioner says "doctored" audit critical of his agency's management of the Alamo is under investigation	Dallas Morning News	Root, J.	02/10/18	1 doc(s)
Dan Patrick said he'd keep the Wendy Davis filmmakers out of the Texas Senate. But is that his call to make?	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	02/10/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Plano Rep. Sam Johnson to donate his Vietnam prisoner of war possessions to Smithsonian	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	02/10/18
Can Democrats defeat Kenny Marchant? Why 4 candidates see themselves in a ‘blue wave’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hanna, B.	02/10/18
School transportation woes linger 5 months after Harvey	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	02/10/18	4 doc(s)
Flores praised as pick for Alamo Colleges’ next chancellor	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	02/10/18
The Problem With Parole	New York Times	Editorial	02/12/18

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