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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
Pricing transparency could help lower America’s sky-high health care costs Dallas Morning News  Editorial 03/19/19 3 doc(s)
No paddle Houston Chronicle  Editorial 03/19/19 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
College scandal suggests larger problem Houston Chronicle  Cherwitz, R. 03/19/19 1 doc(s)
Abortion opponents at Capitol target Austin lease Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 03/19/19 4 TX bill(s)
Should Texas raise the smoking age from 18 to 21? Nation’s largest tobacco company agrees Dallas Morning News  Selby, G. 03/19/19 4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
This is Sen. Cornyn’s attack plan if Joaquin Castro challenges him for Senate Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Drusch, A. 03/19/19  
Bills take aim at proposal to move Cenotaph Houston Chronicle  Huddleston, S. 03/19/19 9 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Pruitt, ‘giant’ in treating burns, dies at 88 San Antonio Express News  Christenson, S. 03/19/19  
Abbott wants Texas schools to review policies amid admissions scandal Austin American Statesman  Autullo, R. 03/19/19 2 doc(s)
Bills could raze Austin’s regulations on short-term rentals Austin American Statesman  Findell, E. 03/19/19 4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Lawmakers consider death penalty procedures Austin American Statesman  Downey, R. 03/19/19 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
It’s the workforce, stupid. Why Texas business is gearing up to fight for immigrants Dallas Morning News  Schnurman, M. 03/19/19 2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas state parks should get the funding the Lege has already designated for them Dallas Morning News  Bezanson, J. 03/19/19 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
$9B more for schools, raises for state workers in two-year Texas budget approved by House panel Dallas Morning News  Garrett, R. 03/19/19 2 TX bill(s)
3 inmates win right to let hair grow long Houston Chronicle  Blakinger, K. 03/19/19 3 doc(s)
Abbott: Examine admission policies Houston Chronicle  Britto, B. 03/19/19 3 doc(s)
PenFed buys space for regional center San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 03/19/19 1 doc(s)
Vaccination rate transparency good idea for public schools Amarillo Globe-News  Editorial 03/17/19 2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas needs AG, laws that promote openness Beaumont Enterprise  Editorial 03/17/19 2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
East Texans get high marks for work this legislative session Longview News-Journal  Editorial 03/17/19 11 TX bill(s)
Texas must do better for children with disabilities Amarillo Globe-News  Editorial 03/16/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Senate finally releases aid for Harvey victims Beaumont Enterprise  Editorial 03/16/19 1 TX bill
Your right to know and speak is in peril; here's how some Texas legislators are responding Corpus Christi Caller Times  Editorial 03/16/19 8 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Lawmakers should support bills closing Boeing hole Galveston Daily News  Editorial 03/16/19 2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Undermining Free Speech Texarkana Gazette  Editorial 03/16/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
A&M might need to put some money on its preference Galveston Daily News  Editorial 03/15/19  
Red-Light Cameras: Legislature should grant camera critics’ wish to turn the devices off Lufkin Daily News  Editorial 03/15/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
There's no spring break for legislators Lufkin Daily News  Nichols, R. 03/18/19 9 TX bill(s)
Keeping water affordable and accessible for all Texans Abilene Reporter-News  Zent, L. 03/17/19 4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
4-H students at Capitol a highlight of the week Lufkin Daily News  Ashby, T. 03/17/19 3 TX bill(s)
College admissions scandal seems to confirm some notions, debunk others Corpus Christi Caller Times  Jimenez, N. 03/16/19 2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott takes shot at local leaders, sets loose Twitter gremlins Waco Tribune Herald  Whitaker, B. 03/16/19 1 doc(s)
Peeling away the layers of Texas' standardized testing Waco Tribune Herald  Engelhardt, J. 03/16/19 2 doc(s)
Texas Democrats in the 2020 presidential race doesn't automatically mean Texas is in play Corpus Christi Caller Times  Moritz, J. 03/18/19  
Colonias: Invisible Communities Rio Grande Guardian  Gonzalez, M. 03/18/19 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Brazos County officials split on whether additional district court is necessary yet Bryan Eagle  Wiley, K. 03/17/19 1 TX bill
Texas A&M University’s Disability Services awarded funding for textbook accessibility project Bryan Eagle  Wiley, K. 03/17/19  
UTMB grads follow diverse paths to family medicine Galveston Daily News  Eastburn, K. 03/17/19  
House bill would make looting a felony during disasters Victoria Advocate  Balevic, K. 03/17/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Property-tax relief, adequate school funding, will require creative solutions San Angelo Standard Times  Krejci, R. 03/16/19 5 doc(s)
State: Coastal Bend College should return $183K in mismanaged grant funds Corpus Christi Caller Times  Crow, K. 03/15/19 2 doc(s)
Texas showdown: As Beto announces, Julian Castro releases endorsements — one from El Paso El Paso Times  Moritz, J. 03/15/19  
College Admissions Scandal Relied on More Students Using SAT Accommodation Wall Street Journal  Belkin, D. 03/19/19  

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