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
Angela Paxton’s bill serves a party of one	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	02/21/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Angela Paxton just filed an ethically challenged bill to help A.G. Ken Paxton, her husband	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/21/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas boosted 6 more universities to national research status and we cannot slow down now	Dallas Morning News	Branch, D.	02/21/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Error will cost COTA $25 million in state funding	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	02/21/19
Dallas girl's cellphone video captured moments before gas blast took her life	Dallas Morning News	Emily, J.	02/21/19
Head of voter list program: counties to blame	Houston Chronicle	Contreras, G.	02/21/19	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Cornyn says he sees O’Rourke challenge	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	02/21/19
Bastrop, Smithville mayors join opposition to state lawmakers’ property tax plan	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	02/21/19	2 TX bill(s)
State official defends voter probe, says possible illegal activity found	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/21/19	4 doc(s)
James A. Turman	Austin American Statesman	Staff	02/21/19
Federal judge wants to hear from employee who quit after working on Texas' noncitizen voters list	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	02/21/19
LGBTQ Caucus fights critics	Houston Chronicle	Sparber, S.	02/21/19	6 TX bill(s)
Justices limit power of states, localities to seize property	Houston Chronicle	Barnes, R.	02/21/19	5 doc(s)
More San Antonians will get cool air	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	02/21/19
Edgewood ISD, city pre-K program OK charter deal	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	02/21/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
School board elections are on tap	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	02/21/19	2 doc(s)
Legislature should look at TRIP, legacy program	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	02/20/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton visits Texas A&M as part of college tour to encourage youth	Bryan Eagle	Fielder, R.	02/20/19
Blanco to speak at Texas Border Coalition’s Winter Meeting	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	02/20/19	1 doc(s)
Lufkin City Council opposes legislation that would cap city revenue from property taxes	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	02/20/19	2 TX bill(s)
Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property	New York Times	Liptak, A.	02/21/19
How So Many Violent Felons Are Allowed to Keep Their Illegal Guns	New York Times	Oppel, R.	02/21/19
Ruling Targets Hefty State Fines	Wall Street Journal	Bravin, J.	02/21/19
Justices Against Unjust Forfeiture	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	02/21/19

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