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
Abbott smooths path to pardon for trafficking, abuse survivors	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/02/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Will 2020 be the year young Texans show up to vote? Experts are ‘cautiously optimistic’	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	03/02/20
Round Rock mayor pushes against sales tax plan in State of City Address	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	03/02/20	1 doc(s)
Why everyone is focused on this suburban Texas congressional race	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, N.	03/02/20	1 doc(s)
Early voting split along party lines	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	03/02/20
Spending explodes in Fort Worth primary, as conservative groups target Trump-backed Rep. Kay Granger	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/02/20
Here’s where Joe Biden will be in Houston on Monday	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/02/20
UH expands Cougar Promise program to help low-income students with tuition	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	03/02/20
Appraisal spat highlights need for better way	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/01/20	4 doc(s)
How important is clemency for trafficking victims? Let one tell you	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/01/20	2 doc(s)
Thumbs: Fertitta hacked; Davidson walks back Crenshaw apology	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/29/20
Commission on Judicial Conduct hurt by politics	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/29/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Many Texans lack access to high-speed internet	San Antonio Express News	Spellings, M.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
Standardized tests a poor yardstick	San Antonio Express News	Woods, B.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
With funding in place, experts begin to reimagine I-35?s future	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	03/01/20	1 doc(s)
Texas to play an outsized role on Super Tuesday	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	03/01/20
Bernie Sanders, aided by Hispanics, bursts into lead in Texas primary, Dallas News-UT Tyler poll shows	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/01/20	1 doc(s)
Could a Bernie Sanders nomination be a death knell for down-ballot Texas Democrats?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/01/20
Troubled Waters	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	03/01/20	4 doc(s)
Democrats gain ground on GOP amid blockbuster Texas turnout	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	03/01/20
Statesman prevails in court fight for UT records	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
City, county launch grassroots census efforts to reach hard-to-count communities	Austin American Statesman	Flores, N.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
Dan Patrick bans ‘vulgar’ clothing, launching free speech debate	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
North Texas schools take a measured approach as they prepare for coronavirus	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	02/29/20	1 doc(s)
National money and hype supercharge Rep. Henry Cuellar’s race against progressive Jessica Cisneros	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	02/29/20
Early voting skyrockets on final day, could break Clinton-Obama record	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	02/29/20
Processing error sends duplicate ballots to hundreds of Bastrop County voters	Austin American Statesman	Sevilla, A.	03/01/20
2 Texas incumbents face primary test	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	03/01/20
Barring Sanders knockout blow, fight for Texas could muddle Democratic race for White House	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/01/20	1 doc(s)
Community censorship or taxpayer-funded lobbying? Local control looms large in Texas House GOP primaries	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/01/20	2 TX bill(s)
As GOP primary looms, Republican candidates against Colin Allred spar over guns, abortion	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/01/20
Can young progressive Latinos out-vote conservative generation in key South Texas Democratic Senate seat?	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	03/01/20
Texas state crime labs won’t test suspected marijuana in low-level cases	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCollough, J.	03/01/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Travis County sets early voting record for primary, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	02/29/20
Funding bump allows UT to add cops, cameras, substation in West Campus	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	02/29/20
Ousted in Dallas, 11-term Pete Sessions seeks comeback to Congress from Waco, his childhood home	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	02/29/20
Teachers’ groups call South Texas campaign mailer featuring dead man, opponent ‘shameful’	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	02/29/20	2 TX bill(s)
Gay Arlington voter leaves GOP, saying they ‘don’t believe I have basic human rights’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/29/20	2 doc(s)
In Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, three Democrats battle to take on Crenshaw	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	02/29/20
Early voting turnout ‘healthy but not historic’ for Harris County Dems	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	02/29/20
TSU refuses to release admissions scandal documents	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	02/29/20	4 doc(s)
‘It’s not the cookie-cutter white male.’ Diverse candidates get assist from Texas GOP	San Antonio Express News	Zelinski, A.	02/29/20
Is Texas Big Enough for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders?	New York Times	Swartz, M.	03/02/20
Texas’s Lone G.O.P. Woman in Congress Faces a Stiff Challenge From the Right	New York Times	Cochrane, E.	03/02/20

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