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
It’s everyone’s job to ensure LGBTQ people are safe and welcome in Austin	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	02/14/19
We’ve got a better use for Presidents Day	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	02/14/19	2 doc(s)
Why reforming Texas bail reform makes us safer	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/14/19	5 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
What we can learn from the extraordinary life of Barbara Jordan	Austin American Statesman	Butler, J.	02/14/19
Harris County can’t prosecute our way to criminal justice reform	Houston Chronicle	Cornelio, N.	02/14/19
We’re paying to increase our taxes	San Antonio Express News	Dickey, J.	02/14/19	1 doc(s)
Partisan divide defines gun issues at Capitol	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/14/19	11 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
$4 billion sought for capital projects at UT, Texas State, other schools	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	02/14/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas schools hone message: Charter deals are about more money, choices	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	02/14/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Don’t like red light cameras? These Texas lawmakers don’t either — and want to ban them	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/14/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Investigation of CPS worker fired for falsification raises questions about agency records integrity	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	02/14/19
San Antonio ISD is weighing multiple partnerships to run schools	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	02/14/19	1 TX bill
For San Antonio Democrats, Tuesday was the latest in a troubling track record in special elections	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	02/14/19
Refuge Ranch in Bastrop County seeks state contract for housing, recovery of sex-trafficked girls	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	02/14/19
Latest voter suppression attempt is Texas-sized embarrassment	Austin American Statesman	McCann, B.	02/14/19	7 doc(s)
Property tax reform is sorely needed in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Loucks, D.	02/14/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Round Rock mayor: New property tax cap provides little relief – at huge cost	Austin American Statesman	Morgan, C.	02/14/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Jennifer Staubach Gates opted not to run for Dallas mayor, but she has plenty to say about what kind of candidate should win	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	02/14/19
UT Dallas moved to fire instructors because Dallas Morning News prepared story, lawsuit says	Dallas Morning News	Boucher, D.	02/14/19
Texas districts push to extend the school year	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	02/14/19	1 doc(s)
Higher education admissions and funding debated in Austin	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	02/14/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
311 call sheds light on tiger kept in Houston home as tighter restrictions on wild pets sought	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	02/14/19	2 TX bill(s)
San Antonio judge weighs legality of Electoral College process in choosing a president	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	02/14/19	3 doc(s)
What would change if peninsula seceded from county?	Galveston Daily News	Elder, L.	02/13/19	1 doc(s)
Let voters decide on fixing funding for state parks	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	02/13/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Moving Bolivar to Chambers Co. not exactly an idea whose time has come	Beaumont Enterprise	Bain, K.	02/13/19	1 doc(s)
When Judges Defy the Supreme Court	New York Times	Greenhouse, L.	02/14/19

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