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
‘Holy Grail’? You could be in a lot worse state than this	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	02/06/19
Voter purge hasty, reeks of partisanship	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/06/19	3 doc(s)
Claims of voter fraud distract from issues	Houston Chronicle	Siegel, M.	02/06/19
Corralling property taxes and improving teacher pay top Abbott priorities	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	02/06/19	4 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Local officials make case against property tax limits	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	02/06/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
What are the five 'emergency items' Gov. Abbott wants Texas lawmakers to tackle this year?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	02/06/19
Gov. Abbott: Property tax reform is ‘emergency’ as Texans wait for relief	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/06/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
CBD oil is basically illegal in Texas, so why can you find it for sale here?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mitchell, M.	02/06/19	6 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Trump sees border invasion; Texas governor sees no emergency	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	02/06/19	5 doc(s)
Texas State park reservation overhaul to reduce long lines	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	02/06/19
New ruling to come in Texas, Planned Parenthood legal fight	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/06/19	3 doc(s)
Abbott throws support behind restoring Aggies-Longhorns football game	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/06/19	1 TX bill
Local governments align to oppose Gov. Abbott's property tax cap — except Collin County	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	02/06/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pushes revival of the Longhorns vs. Aggies football rivalry	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	02/06/19	1 TX bill
Abortion, transgender health protections should be 'wiped permanently' from Obamacare, says Texas AG Ken Paxton	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	02/06/19
Fort Worth lands one-day music conference in April, right before big festival	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/06/19
Illegal Texas voter ready to start prison sentence to ‘hopefully get back to her kids’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Boyd, D.	02/06/19	1 doc(s)
Schools top Abbott’s State of State priorities	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	02/06/19
Lunar New Year shows Texas’ diversity is worth celebrating	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/06/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
County judges seek consensus on transportation options	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	02/06/19
Officials call for remains to stay in place	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	02/06/19
ORN updates sex offender residency ordinance	Houston Chronicle	Rincon, M.	02/06/19
Reynolds files bill to close ‘loophole’	Houston Chronicle	Kent, R.	02/06/19	1 TX bill
Local leaders urge action on education legislation	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	02/06/19	2 doc(s)
Judges say bail change is state decision	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	02/06/19	4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas government is often entertaining, but it’s not all show business	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	02/05/19
Texas voter purge effort facing mounting legal challenges by civil rights groups	El Paso Times	Moritz, J.	02/05/19	5 doc(s)
Third lawsuit filed over state's citizenship review	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	02/05/19
Legislation would reform bail procedures in Texas	Texarkana Gazette	Lee, R.	02/05/19
Valley leaders to make case for area priorities	McAllen Monitor	Garcia, B.	02/05/19
Spring Hill ISD scoreboard woes: TEA reviewing complaint against district, trustees	Longview News-Journal	Isaac, J.	02/05/19	3 doc(s)

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