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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
NASA offer refused Houston Chronicle  Editorial 03/07/19  
No evidence of voter fraud is no surprise San Antonio Express News  Editorial 03/07/19 6 doc(s)
Fix VisitDallas, but don't nuke the city's effective tourism marketing organization Dallas Morning News  Kline, J. 03/07/19  
How Texans can help put end to human trafficking Houston Chronicle  Rogers, G. 03/07/19  
Plan to combat gun violence long overdue Houston Chronicle  Chasse, A. 03/07/19 1 doc(s)
Don’t gasp, pot bill practical for Texas Houston Chronicle  Martin, W. 03/07/19 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Effectively fighting ‘revenge porn’ San Antonio Express News  Menendez, J. 03/07/19 3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bipartisan bills seek to negate Open Meetings Act ruling Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 03/07/19 2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Teacher pay raises, school finance plans are fracturing Texas House and Senate Dallas Morning News  Allen, R. 03/07/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Broken Trust: Some deals lead to losses. This one cost nearly $10 million Houston Chronicle  Carroll, S. 03/07/19 4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
The state uses school endowment to help developers with land deals. Some go bust. For Texas’ children, Imperial development is not so sweet Houston Chronicle  Carroll, S. 03/07/19 3 doc(s)
Bastrop County, Bastrop, Smithville police report no racial profiling issues Austin American Statesman  Mulder, B. 03/07/19 1 doc(s)
Dan Patrick backs spending $3 billion from rainy day fund for Harvey measures Austin American Statesman  Price, A. 03/07/19 1 doc(s)
Bills would diminish George P. Bush’s role in school funding Austin American Statesman  Chang, J. 03/07/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Order stops state, local authorities from purging voter rolls Austin American Statesman  Sterling, E. 03/07/19 6 doc(s)
Does Spence-Garcia clash signify boxing’s return to mainstream? Austin American Statesman  Golden, C. 03/07/19 1 TX bill
Still bracing for Beto: Cornyn says O'Rourke may yet pivot to Senate race if 2020 bid fizzles Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 03/07/19  
Sen. Cornyn evokes Beto’s name to energize Republicans Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Tinsley, A. 03/07/19 1 doc(s)
Bills filed to restore Open Meetings Act Houston Chronicle  Cobler, P. 03/07/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Prospects dim for Heights project Houston Chronicle  Sarnoff, N. 03/07/19  
Alcohol sting turns into probe of agent Houston Chronicle  Dexheimer, E. 03/07/19  
Alamo remembered as future of shrine debated San Antonio Express News  Huddleston, S. 03/07/19 1 TX bill
Teacher pay raises getting deserved early attention Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Editorial 03/06/19 1 TX bill
Essential Vaccinations Texarkana Gazette  Editorial 03/06/19 1 doc(s)
Here's what Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did in defense of your right to open government Wichita Falls Record News  Editorial 03/06/19 4 doc(s)
House provides outline for necessary discussion on Texas school finance Longview News-Journal  Editorial 03/06/19 2 TX bill(s)
Texas legislator files bills to shake up Port of Corpus Christi governance, operations Corpus Christi Caller Times  Acosta, T. 03/06/19 7 TX bill(s)
If Democrats take a nap, Abbott's nominee for secretary of state will come back to life Corpus Christi Caller Times  Moritz, J. 03/06/19  
UT System regents to meet Friday to select next UTEP president El Paso Times  Kolenc, V. 03/06/19  
Senator files bill to change the pilot board makeup Galveston Daily News  DeGrood, M. 03/06/19 2 TX bill(s)
H.B. 2730 is bad news for Texans, free speech Galveston Daily News  Woolsey, L. 03/06/19 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Fully fund early education for a better Texas Galveston Daily News  Kinnear, J. 03/06/19  
Texas Tech system officials promote legislative agenda in Austin Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Downey, R. 03/06/19  
County commissioners again reject move to change road and bridge oversight Waco Tribune Herald  Smith, C. 03/06/19  
Texas Bolsters Border Patrol With Its Own New York Times  Fernandez, M. 03/07/19  
States Propose Increased Teacher Pay After Months Filled With Protests Wall Street Journal  Hobbs, T. 03/07/19  

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