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 Fisher in Dem race for U.S. House District 26	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/02/18
We Recommend Johnson in Dem race for U.S. House District 30	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/02/18
We Recommend Burch in Dem race for U.S. House District 3	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/02/18
We Recommend Bethel in Dem race for U.S. House District 4	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/02/18
To Toll, or not to toll? Bureaucrats must move forward with LBJ project without added burden to drivers, says	Dallas Morning News	Huffines, D.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
To toll, or not to toll? State should stop blocking what North Texans want: LBJ Freeway toll road expansion	Dallas Morning News	Kleinman, L.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
Facial recognition scanners to be tested soon at Texas-Mexico border	Austin American Statesman	Schwartz, J.	02/02/18	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
2018 deficit means another lean year for Austin teachers making $50K	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
Arrests made in inquiry	Dallas Morning News	Martin, N.	02/02/18	5 doc(s)
Dallas child killer Battaglia executed	Dallas Morning News	Tsiaperas, T.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
TxDOT has plan to ease traffic headache of the Lake Arlington S route	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hanna, B.	02/02/18
First dose of medical marijuana legally delivered to Texas girl	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/02/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Uresti was ‘my friend, my lover,’ the government’s star witness testifies in criminal trial	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	02/02/18	3 doc(s)
Denied in Texas, Rodney Reed asks Supreme Court to allow DNA tests	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/02/18	3 doc(s)
Texas Juvenile Justice employees charged amid rash of misconduct cases	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
Medical cannabis company makes first delivery to a Texas patient	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	02/02/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UIL realignment comes with new methods, some of the same old intrigue	Austin American Statesman	Jones, T.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
Famed Texas gymnastics ranch under scrutiny amid sex charges	Austin American Statesman	Jervis, R.	02/02/18	3 doc(s)
Time finally ran out on this master manipulator	Dallas Morning News	Floyd, J.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
Abbott’s property tax plan? Wow!	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
White’s donation to GOP raises ire	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	02/02/18
Not registered to vote? You still have a few days	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	02/02/18
Racist messages surging at Texas colleges	Dallas Morning News	Binkley, C.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
Gay rights group disses Dallas in contest for HQ2	Dallas Morning News	Mosier, J.	02/02/18	1 TX bill
Monday is deadline to register for voting in primary election March 6	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/02/18
Lawmakers urge more action to grapple with Texas' maternal health problems	Houston Chronicle	Milburn, F.	02/02/18	3 doc(s)
HISD administrators propose major changes for some campuses	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	02/02/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
4 current and former juvenile prison employees arrested following Texas Rangers investigation	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
Patrick plans to saturate Houston TV with $1 million in campaign ads	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	02/02/18
Dallas man executed for killing two young daughters	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
Cash bail system promotes profit, not justice	Houston Chronicle	Jenkins, J.	02/02/18	4 doc(s)
Finance reports show Hurd with large fundraising lead over Democratic opponents	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	02/02/18
Appeals court mulls UIW immunity claim in student’s death	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	02/02/18	2 doc(s)
Mexican negotiator says significant progress made on NAFTA talks	San Antonio Express News	Brezosky, L.	02/02/18	3 doc(s)
Top ICE official says December trailer incident won’t happen again	San Antonio Express News	Buch, J.	02/02/18	1 doc(s)
Newcomers raising the most money in GOP field to succeed outgoing Rep. Lamar Smith	San Antonio Express News	Lambrecht, B.	02/02/18
Six-year-old girl becomes first in Texas to get medical marijuana legally	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	02/02/18	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Thomas Cade Massey	San Angelo Standard Times	Staff	02/02/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			02/01/18

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