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
Texas Legislature, ban red light cameras as unfair, unconstitutional, unsafe	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Let the sunlight in	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/22/19	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas needs a long-term plan to do better for our kids	Austin American Statesman	Alter, A.	03/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Apparel law might keep you from voting	Houston Chronicle	Wilcox, E.	03/22/19	5 doc(s)
It’s time to update the distilled spirits laws in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Swonger, C.	03/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas blows away other states in wind power	San Antonio Express News	Krier, J.	03/22/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bill targets Texas charter school admissions	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	03/22/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
'We're treating them like animals': Lawmakers debate bill to lower heat in Texas prisons	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Anxiety flares as probes of plant fire begin	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	03/22/19
Democrat disputes $1.2 billion estimate to cool Texas prisons	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/22/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Trump orders colleges to back free speech or lose funding	Austin American Statesman	Binkley, C.	03/22/19	2 doc(s)
Pastor group drops lawsuit against Austin’s LGBT hiring protections	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/22/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Residents fret about chemical plant fire, despite assurances	Austin American Statesman	Lozano, J.	03/22/19
Judge shuts down Shingle Mountain in southern Dallas until, at least, early April	Dallas Morning News	Wilonsky, R.	03/22/19
U.S. Highway 75's HOV lanes will soon be free for all through Collin County, with 1 catch	Dallas Morning News	Sarder, S.	03/22/19	1 doc(s)
Texas schools have dangerous levels of lead in drinking water, advocates say	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	03/22/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bicameral state bills again aim to brake red-light cameras	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	03/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Galveston, police agree on pension	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	03/22/19
Student performance sparks a town hall debate	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	03/22/19	1 TX bill
Amarillo Matters makes sure vet school matters	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	03/21/19	1 doc(s)
This is how Texas can do a better job of preventing maternal mortality	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Rountree, M.	03/21/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bill would make restaurant patio dining more dog friendly in Texas	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Johnston, P.	03/21/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
DOG DINING BILL	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	03/21/19	1 TX bill
O'Rourke and Castro races are about more than president	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	03/21/19
Deer Park Fire: Benzene in Texas City’s Air Briefly Forces Everyone Inside	New York Times	Stevens, M.	03/22/19
Mississippi Bans Abortions if Heartbeat Can Be Heard. Expect a Legal Fight.	New York Times	Williams, T.	03/22/19
Critics Worry Trump’s Free Speech Order Could Limit Expression, Research	Wall Street Journal	Hackman, M.	03/22/19
Trump and the College Censors	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	03/22/19

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