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
Lawmakers should stand up for the Dream Act	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Keep doors open	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/01/19	2 doc(s)
Lopez best choice in 125th runoff	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/01/19
Voter turnout is crucial in House runoff	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/01/19
Texas anti-sex trafficking activist sues Nevada to end legalized prostitution	Dallas Morning News	Sanders, R.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
State education spending is leaving Texans behind	Houston Chronicle	Ramirez, C.	03/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Texas Senate committee OKs bill that smacks down Austin’s sick leave policy	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	03/01/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Austin police could begin ticketing unsafe scooter riders	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	03/01/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Travis County could miss out on millions in clash over indigent defense fixes	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
Whitley advances, setting up tense numbers game in Texas Senate	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/01/19	2 doc(s)
With Beto O'Rourke likely running for president, can John Cornyn rest easy in re-election bid?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
This Fort Worth ZIP code has the lowest life expectancy in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	03/01/19	2 doc(s)
Medicaid settlement might be a loser for Texas	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	03/01/19	4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott to state agencies: Follow spirit of open meetings law	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	03/01/19	3 doc(s)
Beto, Biden and Bernie running neck-and-neck with Trump in 2020 Texas trial heats	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
Austin kid’s biz prowess wows Texas lawmakers	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/01/19	1 TX bill
Texas Secretary of State’s confirmation moves forward as Abbott blames DPS for ‘faulty information’	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/01/19	2 doc(s)
Dallas lawmaker Victoria Neave sued over unpaid property taxes	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
Texas lawmaker promoting anti-vaccine bill wrongly suggests measles can be treated with antibiotics	Dallas Morning News	Washington Post	03/01/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott urges Texas agencies to follow 'spirit' of open meetings law after court axes key provision	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/01/19	3 doc(s)
Could Selena have her own day in Texas? Richardson lawmaker files bill to recognize Tejano queen	Dallas Morning News	Stone, B.	03/01/19	1 TX bill
John Hancock, Oprah, Confederate figures are among 60 people cut from Texas history curriculum	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/01/19
Waco killer, 70, executed for 1989 murders	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	03/01/19	2 doc(s)
Houston voter challenging law on apparel at polls	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	03/01/19	5 doc(s)
Abbott defends Whitley, hits DPS	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/01/19	7 doc(s)
Houston fails to curb pedestrian deaths	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
Legislation could end surprise medical bills	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	03/01/19	1 TX bill
Commissioners feud over equity issue for top flooding projects	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/01/19
HCDE trustee under harassment probe	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	03/01/19	1 doc(s)
Open Meetings: Decision by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals a tragedy for taxpayers	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	02/28/19	5 doc(s)
Skirting the rules in the Texas Senate — but doing it by the book	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	02/28/19	2 TX bill(s)
Let’s make colleges cheaper, not ‘free’	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, N.	02/28/19
Senate Democrats' math lesson for Texas Gov. Abbott	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	02/28/19	1 doc(s)
Thank You to everyone who contributed to E-Week at UTRGV	Rio Grande Guardian	Qubbaj, A.	02/28/19
CVC expressing legislative optimism	Amarillo Globe-News	Clark, D.	02/28/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas may soon have an official 'Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Day'	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Lopez, M.	02/28/19	1 TX bill
Federal judge on Texas voter rolls case: 'No widespread voter fraud'	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	02/28/19	4 doc(s)
Board renews COM president's contract for three years	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	02/28/19
Judge blocks 'ham-handed' voter citizenship vetting	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	02/28/19	7 doc(s)
Plan approved to raise level, reallocate lake	Texarkana Gazette	Middleton, J.	02/28/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
TSTC honored by state lawmakers with TSTC Day at the Capitol	Valley Morning Star	Staff	02/28/19	2 TX bill(s)
Judge bars Texas counties from asking those on voter rolls to verify citizenship	Longview News-Journal	Staff	02/28/19	5 doc(s)
Federal Judge Halts ‘Ham-Handed’ Texas Voter Purge	New York Times	Chokshi, N.	03/01/19

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