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
Close Police Rape Loophole	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/26/18	2 doc(s)
Lessons from Ann	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/26/18
Uresti should resign Senate seat	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/26/18	2 doc(s)
How the Texas tax pyramid stalls business growth	Austin American Statesman	Gleason, P.	02/26/18	3 doc(s)
Make the most of this moment	Dallas Morning News	Lindenberger, M.	02/26/18	2 doc(s)
Bullet train weds environmentalism, capitalism	Dallas Morning News	Crow, T.	02/26/18	1 doc(s)
Amid complaints, Travis County judges change ‘jail reduction’ court	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	02/26/18	1 doc(s)
Catholic bishops sever ties to Texas Right to Life, exposing rift	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/26/18	2 doc(s)
Can these districts go blue?	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	02/26/18
Alabama-Coushatta tribe fight for right to a gaming center - again	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	02/26/18	6 doc(s)
Uresti’s political, legal career unravel fast following felony conviction	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	02/25/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
In Austin-area House race, candidates’ party loyalties at question	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/26/18
GOP asks: Should all toll road projects be subject to public vote?	Austin American Statesman	Wear, B.	02/26/18	3 TX bill(s)
Research shows immigrants are more law-abiding	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	02/26/18	1 doc(s)
Teacher merit pay system called ‘unsustainable’	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	02/26/18
Beto O'Rourke outraising Ted Cruz so far in 2018	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	02/26/18
Bishops’ letter exposes rift in anti-abortion movement	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	02/26/18	1 doc(s)
How those political 'scorecards' in your mailbox don't really add up	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	02/25/18	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Democrats see a light at the end of the tunnel	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	02/25/18
Houston Democratic congressional candidate attacked by her own party as 'Washington insider'	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	02/24/18
Here's who we recommend in the March 2018 Democratic primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/25/18
Here's who we recommend in the March 2018 Republican primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/25/18
Some Texas teachers already carry guns. How they're trained matters Signs at each campus in the Argyle school district alert the public that school s	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	02/25/18	1 TX bill
Voice of a generation	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/25/18	2 doc(s)
Thumbs: Put your finger to the "cast ballot" button in these politics-themed thumbs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/24/18	1 doc(s)
Flores good choice for Alamo Colleges	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/24/18
Austin sick leave policy another cleanup for Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Withers, R.	02/25/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Meet the Next Texans, a population boom that will change our politics	Dallas Morning News	Parker, R.	02/25/18	1 doc(s)
Tarleton: Feeling at home in Fort Worth	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dottavio, F.	02/25/18
Make Houston schools safe from ICE agents	Houston Chronicle	Junck, A.	02/25/18
George P. Bush absent from candidate forums as rivals gun for a runoff	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	02/25/18	2 doc(s)
Fracking billionaires pump millions into Texas races, pushing state GOP even further to the right	Dallas Morning News	Langford, T.	02/25/18
Teachers packing heat: It's one thing to carry a gun. It's another to pull the trigger	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Caplan, J.	02/25/18
Harris County judges told hearing magistrates to deny no-cost bail	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	02/25/18
Teachers to Trump: #ArmMeWith books, school funding - not guns	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	02/24/18
Armed teachers? In some Texas classrooms, the answer is 'yes'	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	02/24/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Local school police say officers are trained to engage active shooters	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	02/24/18	1 doc(s)
Senator: Uresti wants to talk with family after Democrats’ call for him to resign	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	02/24/18	1 doc(s)
Beto O’Rourke nearly triples Ted Cruz fundraising in 2018	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	02/25/18
Progressing toward a better way of picking judges?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	02/25/18	1 TX bill
On Karolyi Ranch, gymnasts with Olympic dreams endured ‘perfect environment for abuse’	Dallas Morning News	Langford, T.	02/25/18	3 doc(s)
Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs finishes high school career with another UIL state title amid boos, criticism and questions	Dallas Morning News	Townsend, B.	02/25/18	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Which party will Texas teachers support in the primaries? The answer isn’t simple	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	02/25/18
Here's what you need to know for the 2018 primary elections in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/25/18
Ballot propositions offer insight into voter manipulation	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	02/25/18	2 doc(s)
Why you should care about this race for the State Board of Education	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	02/25/18
National Democrats: Don't meddle with Texas	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/25/18
UH assault prevention slides draw criticism from victim advocates	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	02/25/18	3 doc(s)
Early Austin minority neighborhood remembered	Austin American Statesman	Flores, N.	02/24/18	1 doc(s)
Texas teachers, officers buck Trump’s idea to arm teachers with guns	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/24/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott: In wake of Florida shooting, we need better background checks	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/24/18	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
DeWitt Hale, who gave Texans mixed bar drinks, dies at 100	Austin American Statesman	Wear, B.	02/24/18	3 TX bill(s)
Ted Cruz trails Senate challenger Beto O'Rourke in six-week fundraising haul. By a lot.	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	02/24/18
National Democrats target Houston Democrat for defeat	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	02/24/18
New Texas A&M financial aid grant proposal is latest to target middle-class students	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	02/24/18	2 doc(s)
Texans would appreciate a little 'landscape respect' at the movies these days	Houston Chronicle	Holley, J.	02/24/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
State acts to ensure disabled Texans are able to vote	San Antonio Express News	Milburn, F.	02/24/18	3 doc(s)
Uresti now toxic to his own party	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	02/24/18	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court schedules oral arguments for April in Texas redistricting fight	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	02/24/18	7 doc(s)
Best talkers in Texas District 27 congressional race			02/26/18
Why Your Pharmacist Can’t Tell You That $20 Prescription Could Cost Only $8	New York Times	Pear, R.	02/25/18
States Mull ‘Red Flag’ Gun Seizures from People Deemed Dangerous	New York Times	Johnson, K.	02/24/18

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