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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
Two Views: Focusing on individuals, paid sick leave makes sense Austin American Statesman  Smith, G. 02/25/19 2 doc(s)
Two Views: State reforms needed to rein in big city government Austin American Statesman  Quintero, J. 02/25/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bail reform ideas compromise safety Houston Chronicle  Bruegger, J. 02/25/19  
Austin school board set to rename Reagan High on Monday night Austin American Statesman  Taboada, M. 02/25/19 1 TX bill
School librarians left out of $5K pay raise proposal Austin American Statesman  Chang, J. 02/25/19 1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers hope to save ‘revenge porn’ law Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 02/25/19 3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Firms quietly rework incentive deals Houston Chronicle  Morris, A. 02/25/19 9 doc(s)
After threats, more security features planned for McCallum High School Austin American Statesman  Wilson, M. 02/25/19 1 doc(s)
Supreme Court ruling sparing Houston killer's life may finally inspire Texas Legislature to act Dallas Morning News  Sarder, S. 02/25/19 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bill targets rules for paid sick leave in municipalities Houston Chronicle  Morris, A. 02/25/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Crenshaw, Roy are in tight spot on border Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 02/25/19 1 doc(s)
Voting begins in special election runoff Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 02/25/19  
Transgender ‘firebrand’ wouldn’t hide Houston Chronicle  Gray, L. 02/25/19  
Bail reform nothing to fear San Antonio Express News  Editorial 02/24/19 4 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Tough on Trafficking Dallas Morning News  Editorial 02/23/19 1 doc(s)
Ups, downs Houston Chronicle  Editorial 02/23/19 2 TX bill(s)
Texas keeps growing, but there is long and expensive road ahead Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Johnson, B. 02/24/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Will Texas Legislature cut your tax bill? Here’s why not to count on it Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Greene, R. 02/24/19  
In Texas, Mexican-Americans the ‘forgotten dead’ San Antonio Express News  Apodaca, R. 02/24/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Seizing the opportunity to transform our state hospitals Austin American Statesman  Martinez, O. 02/23/19 1 doc(s)
Advocate puts his mark on finance debate Dallas Morning News  Ayala, E. 02/24/19 3 doc(s)
Q&A ‘We’ve got a lot of work to do’ Dallas Morning News  McGaughy, L. 02/24/19 2 TX bill(s)
Senator quickly earns high marks from colleagues Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Montgomery, D. 02/24/19 5 TX bill(s)
Are you ready for a hands-free cell phone law? Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Tinsley, A. 02/24/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Voter list draws shrugs in rural parts of the state San Antonio Express News  Dexheimer, E. 02/24/19 2 doc(s)
Texans will help pay for $200 million ‘Alita’ movie San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 02/24/19 5 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Bills surface as Austin weighs sex ed plans Austin American Statesman  Taboada, M. 02/23/19 2 TX bill(s)
Rough road for tax cap plan? Austin American Statesman  Price, A. 02/23/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Whitley could lose his post Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 02/23/19 2 doc(s)
Whitley nomination looks doomed Dallas Morning News  Barragan, J. 02/23/19 4 doc(s)
GOP looking to oust Allred Dallas Morning News  Benning, T. 02/23/19  
Teen lockup draws state scrutiny Houston Chronicle  Blakinger, K. 02/23/19 1 doc(s)
Bill, policy target no-knock raids Houston Chronicle  Barned-Smith, S. 02/23/19 1 TX bill
Senate Dems to block official Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 02/23/19 6 doc(s)
No-knock searches snubbed in Houston, used in Austin Austin American Statesman  Wilson, M. 02/24/19 1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers get demographics lesson. Again. Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 02/24/19 1 doc(s)
Texans, corporations pay $5M tab Dallas Morning News  Garrett, R. 02/24/19  
Low-key special runoff winding down Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 02/24/19 1 doc(s)
O’Rourke has a decision to make — and the sooner the better Houston Chronicle  Grieder, E. 02/24/19  
Jones sounds ready to battle Hurd again for District 23 seat San Antonio Express News  Garcia, G. 02/24/19  
County shrugs at the garbage in The Glen San Antonio Express News  Brodesky, J. 02/24/19 1 TX bill
Bill would let eateries deliver booze to you Austin American Statesman  Sechler, B. 02/23/19 1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers must act Dallas Morning News  Grigsby, S. 02/23/19 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Same-sex spousal benefits ruling to be appealed Houston Chronicle  Scherer, J. 02/23/19 3 doc(s)
TRS pension fund gets a new leader Houston Chronicle  Staff 02/23/19  
Pelosi assails Trump’s ‘lawless’ act Houston Chronicle  Diaz, K. 02/23/19 4 doc(s)
Abbott picks lawyer for state’s top court Houston Chronicle  Staff 02/23/19  
Coalition to work at curbing maternal deaths and disease Houston Chronicle  Slaten, M. 02/23/19 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Housing woes for university Houston Chronicle  Britto, B. 02/23/19 2 doc(s)
Feds OK $605M to pay for parkway Houston Chronicle  Begley, D. 02/23/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Are Hate-Crime Laws Helping? Wall Street Journal  Jenkins, H. 02/23/19  

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