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
Property tax relief begins when state pays its share for schools	Austin American Statesman	Eckhardt, S.	02/04/19	2 doc(s)
Criminal justice should deliver better results at lower cost	Austin American Statesman	Hammond, B.	02/04/19	1 doc(s)
Cannabis is medicine; time to increase access to it	San Antonio Express News	Denton, M.	02/04/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers again set to weigh incentives for film, video game industries	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	02/04/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Hispanics are propping up Texas economy, workforce as shrinking white population ages, experts say	Dallas Morning News	Manuel, O.	02/04/19	2 doc(s)
Ex-GOP official: Texas is in play	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	02/04/19
Late night rally targets LGBTQ hate crime after attack on gay couple	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	02/04/19
Carrollton leaders consider anti-discrimination protections for city LGBT employees, others	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	02/04/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
In tiny school district’s final days, two lifelong friends share an honor	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	02/04/19
Rep. Joaquin Castro pushes to help veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan	Houston Chronicle	Lambrecht, B.	02/04/19
Challenges against voter review mount	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	02/04/19	3 doc(s)
Build Texas’ Workforce	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/03/19
Don’t Give Up on Partnerships, DISD	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/03/19	3 doc(s)
Austin must step up, offer Texans real relief from property taxes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	02/03/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Messing with Texas	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/03/19	1 doc(s)
Ups, downs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/02/19	1 doc(s)
South San returning to bad habits	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/02/19	2 doc(s)
Comments about Hispanics feed fear of change and diversity	Austin American Statesman	Castillo, J.	02/03/19
20 years later, Texas lynching case stirs horror	Dallas Morning News	King, J.	02/03/19
A proposed agenda for Dallas	Dallas Morning News	Allen, L.	02/03/19	3 doc(s)
Remember the Texas Tory?	Dallas Morning News	Reynolds, R.	02/03/19	1 doc(s)
Two things you need to tell your state lawmakers	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Whitley, G.	02/03/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Short-term rentals force cities to weigh rights of owners, neighbors	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	02/03/19
What made Texas exceptional?	Houston Chronicle	Hooks, C.	02/03/19
Texas is open for business — let’s keep it that way	San Antonio Express News	Shortall, J.	02/03/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Tarrant County Republicans aim to add minorities, end bizarre kind of segregation	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ryan, M.	02/02/19	1 doc(s)
After Harvey, a new disaster	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/03/19
Property tax relief has a cost	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	02/03/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
How did it go on for so long?	Dallas Morning News	Boucher, D.	02/03/19
Sunday liquor sales bill worries owners of stores	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/03/19	1 TX bill
Video lays bare HISD dysfunction	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	02/03/19
Bexar cite-and-release policy nears	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	02/03/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Major change for oak hill ‘Y’	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	02/02/19
LGBT rights still a flashpoint at Texas Capitol	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/02/19	7 TX bill(s)
State admits US citizens in voter inquiry	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/02/19	1 doc(s)
Counties get voter guidance	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	02/02/19	3 doc(s)
‘You think you know them’	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	02/02/19	1 doc(s)
List of flagged voters shrinks as critics call for retractions	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/02/19	2 doc(s)
New abuse claims emerge	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	02/02/19
2nd lawsuit seeks to block voter inquiry	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/03/19	3 doc(s)
Lawmakers: State must pay more to schools	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	02/03/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
On UT campus, another scooter debate rages	Austin American Statesman	Herrera, S.	02/03/19	2 doc(s)
Firms bid adieu to Texas incentives	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	02/03/19	5 doc(s)
I’m an American, not a fraudulent voter	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	02/03/19	2 doc(s)
Public school salaries fall short of average	Dallas Morning News	Van Dam, A.	02/03/19	2 doc(s)
Lawsuit: Texas tried to violate voters’ rights	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	02/03/19	4 doc(s)
Abbott owes apology for ham-fisted try at voter suppression	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/03/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Dallas Fed chief: State economy strong	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	02/02/19
Bastrop County joins fight against unfunded mandates	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	02/02/19	2 TX bill(s)
Paxton moves to oust Planned Parenthood	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/02/19	3 doc(s)
Candidate focused on Trinity River	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	02/02/19	2 doc(s)
As campaigns rev up, here’s how much cash Texans have	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	02/02/19
Hinojosa touts success	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	02/02/19	2 doc(s)
Democrats to probe suspected voter suppression in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	02/02/19	2 doc(s)
Jack W. Connell Jr.	Wichita Falls Record News	Staff	02/04/19
One School District's Security Upgrade: Facial Recognition, Tracking IDs and AR-15s	Wall Street Journal	Hobbs, T.	02/04/19
Republicans Rewrote Voting Laws for 8 Years. Now Democrats Say It’s Their Turn.	New York Times	Wines, M.	02/03/19
Justice Alito Temporarily Blocks a Louisiana Abortion Law	New York Times	Liptak, A.	02/02/19

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