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
Corporate America can take a stand against sex trafficking, just like QuikTrip and DART	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/20/19
Was fire avoidable?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/20/19	2 doc(s)
Time we get on same page about clocks	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/20/19	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texans are free, except about Israel	San Antonio Express News	Norman, J.	03/20/19	1 TX bill
After Statesman investigation, Texas lawmakers push for child care safety improvements	Austin American Statesman	Walsh, S.	03/20/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Senators seek creation of new crime after assault victim testimony	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/20/19	2 TX bill(s)
Amid measles outbreak, lawmaker seeks simpler way to opt out of vaccines	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	03/20/19	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas House abandons plan to give teachers merit-based raises	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	03/20/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmaker wants kids to be able to run lemonade stands — legally. Here’s what he did	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Housing strains take toll on health	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	03/20/19	1 doc(s)
Timetable uncertain as Deer Park chemical fire grows	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	03/20/19	2 doc(s)
Senate OKs dogs-in-restaurants bill based on Austin rules	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
$9B school finance bill advances to Texas House	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	03/20/19	1 TX bill
Austin police honored for response to Austin bombings	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	03/20/19	1 TX bill
Did you know your kid's lemonade stand is illegal? Texas lawmakers consider bill to change that	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Facebook says it flagged Texas GOP's anti-abortion post because it was 'clickbait'	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/20/19	3 TX bill(s)
Texas Senate passes dog-friendly restaurant bill	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Tesla says a Texas lawmaker wants to block it from servicing its own cars in the state	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	03/20/19	1 TX bill
Black smoke over Houston is a common part of the Texas deal	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	03/20/19	2 doc(s)
Lambright lauded for his legacy to the county	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	03/20/19
College Park grad advocates for college voting	Houston Chronicle	Stueckemann, J.	03/20/19
Texas policies appear to curb voter turnout	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	03/20/19
George joins consular generals as part of Global Initiative	Houston Chronicle	Kent, R.	03/20/19	1 TX bill
ORN city council weighs merits of short-term rental policy	Houston Chronicle	Rincon, M.	03/20/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Jersey Village mayor seeks state office	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	03/20/19
SJRA, HCFCD provide updates	Houston Chronicle	Le, N.	03/20/19	4 TX bill(s)
Women’s health advocates assail Senate bill	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	03/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Latest fire reignites crisis of confidence	Houston Chronicle	Craft, E.	03/20/19	2 doc(s)
Bills on smoking, voting ages not necessarily in conflict	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	03/19/19
Asking Texas voters to swap higher sales taxes for property tax cuts	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	03/19/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
STARGATE celebrates grand opening	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	03/19/19	1 doc(s)
Victoria College board approves tuition, fee changes	Victoria Advocate	Aldaco, A.	03/19/19
‘Do You Pull the Parchment?’: Students Caught Up in College Admissions Scandal Now Face a Reckoning	New York Times	Hartocollis, A.	03/20/19
College Scammers Hurt the Disabled	Wall Street Journal	Hitselberger, K.	03/20/19

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