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
Here's who we recommend in the March 2018 Republican primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/06/18
Here's who we recommend in the March 2018 Democratic primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/06/18
Here's where your vote can make a difference	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	03/06/18
5 races to watch in the Texas primaries	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	03/06/18
CPS: 172 Texas children died from abuse, neglect in 2017	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	03/06/18	3 doc(s)
Battle for Texas gets running start	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/06/18
Mother of UT student stabbed to death pledges to fight against knife laws	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Platoff, E.	03/06/18	4 TX bill(s)
Texas Democrats outpaced Republicans in early voting, but today’s choices will be telling	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/06/18
House Freedom Caucus looks to gain members as Texas GOP voters head for polls	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	03/06/18
Houston emerges as key battleground in the battle for Congress	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	03/06/18
Houston ISD superintendent Richard Carranza leaving for NYC’s top job after 18 months here	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	03/06/18	3 doc(s)
Alamo Colleges facing hard choices to keep dual-credit programs	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	03/06/18	1 doc(s)
Election day to decide competitive contests for Senate, precinct chairs and everything in between	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	03/06/18
Supreme Court backs Texas, U.S. positions in New Mexico water fight	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/06/18	4 doc(s)
True: Texas ranks No. 5 nationally for its high school graduation rate	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	03/06/18	2 doc(s)
What’s at stake in today’s primary elections	Dallas Morning News	Staff	03/06/18
When polls close Tuesday, some party battles end, but others quietly begin	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/06/18
Jack Ogg, longtime Texas lawmaker and father to Harris County DA, dies	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	03/06/18	3 TX bill(s)
TSU police employee says university retaliated after she raised sexual harassment complaints	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	03/06/18	2 doc(s)
Groups say Harris County judge can’t be impartial, must resign	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	03/06/18	3 doc(s)
'Will this apply to everybody?': Legal community reacts to rare death row commutation	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	03/06/18	2 doc(s)
Texas Children’s to recoup tens of millions under judge's ruling	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	03/06/18	2 doc(s)
UTSA survey shows equity concerns among faculty, staff	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	03/06/18	1 doc(s)
Voting is an awesome power, so use it in Texas primary election	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	03/03/18	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UTRGV's 'highest honors' given to state senator	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	03/02/18	2 TX bill(s)
Border security requires local participation	McAllen Monitor	Hinojosa, J.	03/04/18
Early vote turnout thrills Texas Democrats	Abilene Reporter-News	Moritz, J.	03/05/18
Senate candidates pull in big sums for political war chests	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Stein, R.	03/05/18
HD 88 candidate underreported major PAC funds	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	03/05/18
UT Board approves $12M for new School of Medicine building	Valley Morning Star	Perez-Hernandez, D.	03/05/18
Crossroads residents get little help from state, federal agencies after Harvey	Victoria Advocate	Riker, M.	03/05/18	1 doc(s)
Texas may be facing tipping point in state politics	Amarillo Globe-News	Beilue, J.	03/04/18	1 doc(s)
Training shows Texas churches how to fight back against shooters	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/04/18
PAC urges Republicans to vote against Escobar in Democratic primary to force runoff	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	03/04/18
Bush makes campaign push in Valley amid Harvey, Alamo concerns	McAllen Monitor	Smith, M.	03/04/18	2 doc(s)
Texas CPS privatization pilot moving ahead despite concerns	Abilene Reporter-News	Mekelburg, M.	03/03/18	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Leal-Seliger flap over business relationship continues	Amarillo Globe-News	Stein, R.	03/03/18	1 doc(s)
Rep. Raney defends pro-life record after anti-abortion group endorses primary challenger	Bryan Eagle	Clark, C.	03/03/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Tuesday's Texas primary elections will set the stage for November elections – almost	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	03/03/18	1 doc(s)
Plans in works for 2019 legislative push	McAllen Monitor	Lopez-Puente, N.	03/03/18
Early voting ticks up in 2018, surges among Democrats	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Mansfield, E.	03/03/18
Early voting turnout eclipses 2014 midterm election	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, C.	03/03/18
Residency, personal finances detailed in remaining primary days	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	03/03/18	2 doc(s)
Domijan: UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science making significant progress	Rio Grande Guardian	Capucion, E.	03/03/18	1 TX bill
Texas A&M System breaks ground at RELLIS for its first academic building on the campus	Bryan Eagle	Kuhlmann, S.	03/02/18
Texas Tech chancellor predicts funding increase from Texas Legislature next year	El Paso Times	Kolenc, V.	03/02/18	1 TX bill
Too Old to Be Executed? Supreme Court Considers an Aging Death Row	New York Times	Liptak, A.	03/06/18
Where Corporate Taxes Are Poised to Rise Because of Tax Overhaul: States	Wall Street Journal	Rubin, R.	03/06/18
Democrats Launch 2018 Midterm Primary Campaign With Packed Texas Contests	Wall Street Journal	Andrews, N.	03/06/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/05/18

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