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
Bring it back	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/25/19
Alamo plan set; Lege, stop the meddling	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/25/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
A&M striving to turn around decline in teacher numbers	San Antonio Express News	Sharp, J.	03/25/19
Preserve the tools that maintain Texas highways	San Antonio Express News	Reed, J.	03/25/19	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas House and Senate diverge on budget	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	03/25/19	5 TX bill(s)
Austin district, United Way will pair up to expand pre-K push	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	03/25/19	1 TX bill
Lower speed limits on Bee Cave’s state-owned roads?	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	03/25/19	1 TX bill
Worried you'll be scammed by a roofer? Tarrant County lawmaker proposes bill to protect homeowners	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	03/25/19	1 TX bill
UTMB set to open on site of shuttered Webster hospital	Houston Chronicle	Orozco, Y.	03/25/19	1 doc(s)
SAISD to vote on 18 schools’ operating contracts	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	03/25/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
SB 15 would take away protections that workers deserve	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/24/19	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Raise Texas’ Legal Age to Buy Tobacco	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Remember Harvey	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/24/19	4 TX bill(s)
Real bail reform	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/24/19	5 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Keep tuition in-state for immigrants	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Ups, downs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/23/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Making the case for fixing the open records act	Austin American Statesman	Bridges, J.	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
As Texas changes, so should politics and parties’ identities	Houston Chronicle	Rottinghaus, B.	03/24/19
Money’s muscle in campaign run proves why politics is so broken	Houston Chronicle	Cardnell, E.	03/24/19
Include pre-K in school finance plans	Houston Chronicle	Straus, J.	03/23/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
‘Praying’ for a foster care fix	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	03/24/19	3 doc(s)
Loosening his conservative ties?	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	03/24/19
Solar companies bask in tax break	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	03/24/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
E-Scooter Firms Rolling Past Lawsuits	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	03/24/19	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Support staff seeks a voice in pay issue	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	03/23/19	3 TX bill(s)
Deer Park plant fire flares up again	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	03/23/19
Bills aim to fix management, payouts of public school fund	Houston Chronicle	Carroll, S.	03/23/19	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
No more House or Senate bills?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s)
Few Texas childcare providers meet quality standards	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	03/24/19	1 doc(s)
Political spending wraps off at AT&T	Dallas Morning News	Rauf, D.	03/24/19	1 doc(s)
Movement toward less partisan political maps gains momentum	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lieb, D.	03/24/19	1 doc(s)
As Harris draws crowds, some ask: Can only Beto turn Texas blue?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	03/24/19
Suddenly, cost-cutting states turn friendly to teachers	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weber, P.	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s)
Houston smoke plume prompts Texas lawsuit as fire reignites	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	03/24/19	2 doc(s)
Raising legal age for tobacco is right call	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	03/24/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Hundreds turn out to seek legal advice after Deer Park fire	Houston Chronicle	Misiaszek, M.	03/24/19	1 doc(s)
Harris makes pitch in D-FW	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/23/19
Forum gives 1st look at options for bypass	Dallas Morning News	Ramirez, M.	03/23/19	1 doc(s)
New blaze, spill stymie cleanup	Dallas Morning News	Merchant, N.	03/23/19	1 doc(s)
Conservatives worried about Democrats in Texas decide to leave Cornyn alone	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	03/23/19
After ushering ‘phenomenal growth,’ Tarleton president plans to go back to teaching	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	03/23/19
Texans: Carry brass knuckles, and break the law — for now	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/23/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Holder: Texas crucial in coming fight	Houston Chronicle	Tallet, O.	03/23/19
At halfway mark, can legislators get it done?	San Antonio Express News	Zelinski, A.	03/23/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)

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