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
Keep it open	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/01/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Disclosure would aid this program	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/01/19	3 doc(s)
For sexual assault survivors, legal help is a phone call away	Austin American Statesman	Guzman, E.	04/01/19	2 doc(s)
Student mental health bills address many classroom challenges	Austin American Statesman	Saxton, J.	04/01/19	1 TX bill
Stand up against gerrymandering	San Antonio Express News	Lyford, S.	04/01/19	6 TX bill(s)
Texas will soon remove hemp from its list of controlled substances. What does that mean for CBD and hemp products?	Dallas Morning News	Repko, M.	04/01/19	4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Austin City Council says ‘cheers’ to Texas’ beer-to-go bills	Austin American Statesman	Auber, A.	04/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
Troubled North Texas child care loses license	Austin American Statesman	Whiteley, J.	04/01/19	1 doc(s)
In 'Me Too' era, Dallas lawmaker wants to ban employers from silencing victims of sexual harassment	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/01/19	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
It’s not religious freedom if only some views are protected	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	03/31/19	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Here are better ways to lower the risk kids will fall prey to sex traffickers	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/31/19	1 doc(s)
Could Texas lawmakers finally fix our broken school funding system?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/31/19	3 TX bill(s)
Texas should fund all-day pre-K	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/31/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Why do Texas officials need a disaster to police polluters?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/31/19	6 doc(s)
Thumbs up, down: A James Beard bust	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/30/19
City Council should re-think Chick-fil-A vote	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/30/19	3 doc(s)
Texas should repeal the $500,000 internet sales tax exemption	Austin American Statesman	Johnson, C.	03/31/19	3 doc(s)
STEM education is key in today’s global competitive landscape	Austin American Statesman	Arseneault, T.	03/31/19
A progressive crusade blacklisted Chick-Fil-A from the San Antonio airport	Dallas Morning News	Pulliam, M.	03/31/19	1 doc(s)
We must stop arresting sex trafficking victims and focus on pimps	Dallas Morning News	Manrique, J.	03/31/19	4 doc(s)
If fossil fuel is being out-competed by renewables, maybe the problem isn't renewables	Dallas Morning News	Neeley, J.	03/31/19	1 doc(s)
Railroad Commission: Sunday marks 100 years of our oversight of Texas’ oil and gas industry	Houston Chronicle	Craddick, C.	03/31/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
School finance proposals positive but far from solving problem	San Antonio Express News	Kauffman, A.	03/31/19	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas Tech veterinary school needed for cattle ranchers, consumers, state	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Bonds, J.	03/30/19	1 doc(s)
‘A self-made guy,’ plain-spoken Eltife now speaks for UT regents	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	03/31/19
Drilling boom in Washington County raises worries about harm to picturesque countryside	Houston Chronicle	Glentzer, M.	03/31/19
Radioactive waste site seeks more out-of-state material	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	03/30/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
State bills would expand campus free speech beyond UT policy	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	03/30/19	1 TX bill
Do you pay red-light camera tickets? You’re in the minority	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/30/19
Houston officials raise the alarm over bill to limit cable franchise fees	Austin American Statesman	Scherer, J.	03/31/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Smokey Bear’s middle name isn’t ‘the’	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	03/31/19	1 TX bill
Should Texas have to get federal approval in next round of redistricting?	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	03/31/19	5 doc(s)
Fact-check: About 1 in 4 women of reproductive age in Texas are uninsured	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	03/31/19	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Proposed ban on abortion if fetal heartbeat is detected might not survive in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	03/31/19	7 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Fixing health care is hard, but ending 'surprise billing' should be easy for Texas lawmakers	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	03/31/19	3 doc(s)
Brett Kavanaugh pivots as Supreme Court allows one execution, stops another	Houston Chronicle	Barnes, R.	03/31/19	5 doc(s)
All quiet on the Texas Legislature front — for now	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	03/31/19	1 TX bill
With promise to “lift up every voice,” Turner begins re-election campaign	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/31/19
Van de Putte seriously considering a run for Castro’s congressional seat	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	03/31/19
Dozens show up to support woman challenging anti-Israel boycott law	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	03/30/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Supreme Court halts Texas execution over Buddhist adviser	Austin American Statesman	Savage, D.	03/30/19	3 doc(s)
You got a red-light camera ticket in the mail. Should you pay it? Here’s what we know	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	03/30/19	2 TX bill(s)
DA credits diversion program for drop in marijuana arrests	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	03/30/19	1 doc(s)
Texas kicks thousands of low-income children off Medicaid over missing paperwork	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	03/30/19
City Manager Erik Walsh — and slight progress — mark latest meeting between San Antonio, firefighters union	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	03/30/19
#MeToo movement needs to regain momentum	San Antonio Express News	Tomlinson, C.	03/30/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UTSA sets up temporary home for new cyber hub	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	03/30/19
Georgia Is Latest State to Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill as Part of Growing Trend	New York Times	Mervosh, S.	03/31/19

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