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 Paxton in GOP race for state Senate District 8	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/15/18
We Recommend Phariss in Dem race for state Senate District 8	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/15/18
For Congress: Aronoff, Siegel or Walker, Kulkarni and Steele	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/15/18
Blocker the clear choice to head Agriculture	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/15/18
DISD has a plan to bridge skills gap	Dallas Morning News	Hinojosa, M.	02/15/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas needs a new approach to water management before it's too late	Dallas Morning News	Richards, S.	02/15/18	1 doc(s)
Bad for employees, fun for bureaucrats	Dallas Morning News	Giovanetti, T.	02/15/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Meeting Texas’s transportation challenges	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Aldred, T.	02/15/18	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Pushing the education reform envelope	Houston Chronicle	Sanborn, R.	02/15/18	1 TX bill
Review praises Central Health but leaves Dell question unresolved	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	02/15/18	3 doc(s)
Appeals court approves most of federal ruling that Harris County's bail practices unconstitutional	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	02/15/18	3 doc(s)
Uresti co-defendant says lawmaker was angry over fraud	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	02/15/18	2 doc(s)
Field of 18 GOP candidates fighting for runoff in primary for Lamar Smith’s seat	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	02/15/18
Paxton: 3 Texas school districts illegally supported candidates	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/15/18	3 doc(s)
Legislation passed by Congress includes hurricane relief funds	Austin American Statesman	Sterling, E.	02/15/18	4 doc(s)
Billboard in Bastrop County criticizes McCaul, Trump, tax cuts	Austin American Statesman	Sevilla, A.	02/15/18	2 doc(s)
Paxton chides school leaders	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	02/15/18	3 doc(s)
Appeals court backs revising bail system	Dallas Morning News	McCullough, J.	02/15/18	2 doc(s)
Dems’ best strategy in GOP strongholds: organizing	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	02/15/18
Blowing the whistle on the Texas Constitution	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/15/18	3 doc(s)
2008 vote for Hillary Clinton subject of attacks on Trump-aligned Republican	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	02/15/18
'I have seen enough death': Sugar Land father fights execution of son who had rest of family killed	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	02/15/18	1 doc(s)
Can Obama's influence help change Texas redistricting in Democrats favor?	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	02/15/18
Bush to resign from Alamo Trust	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	02/15/18	2 doc(s)
San Antonio lovers’ lane killer gets fourth execution date in less than a year	San Antonio Express News	Blakinger, K.	02/15/18	5 doc(s)
McAllen payment to UTRGV medical school is good for RGV	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	02/14/18
Abbott: Billions secured for start of coastal spine	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	02/14/18	2 doc(s)
Democratic Senate hopeful O’Rourke hears from Dreamer, others at Edinburg town hall	McAllen Monitor	Ferman, M.	02/14/18	1 doc(s)
Republican DA candidates talk qualifications, recent developments	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	02/14/18
Education issues dominate state Senate forum	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	02/14/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			02/14/18

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