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
How long will Texans have to tolerate Sid Miller?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/10/18
Citizenship question an expensive, and harmful, addition	Dallas Morning News	Raley, R.	04/10/18	4 doc(s)
Support your local (and college) Dreamer	San Antonio Express News	Martinez, O.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
As teacher health costs rise, Texas hasn’t increased its share	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/10/18	3 doc(s)
Jose ‘Chito’ Vela brings bold approach to Travis legislative race	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	04/10/18
Schools failing to get better	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
Galveston County hit with bail lawsuit similar to Harris County case	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	04/10/18	5 doc(s)
Texas pregnancy-related deaths inflated, new study finds	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	04/10/18	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas, HISD get lower marks in reading, math on ‘Nation’s Report Card’	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
Olmos Park police appear to lack training	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
Texas GOP denies booth at state convention to conservative LGBT group	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	04/10/18
Study: Number of Texas women dying in childbirth was over reported	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/10/18	3 doc(s)
Spinning-chair clinic that scored millions in taxpayer dollars with sketchy science files for bankruptcy	Austin American Statesman	Ambrose, S.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
3 fired over mistakes in scoring CHIP bids	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/10/18	2 doc(s)
Teacher strikes a possible rally cry	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	04/10/18	2 doc(s)
Would O’Rourke vote to impeach Trump? ‘Yes’	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	04/10/18
Allred raises $220,000 after 1st-place primary finish	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/10/18
Sid Miller catches heat for appointing ‘maverick’ with revoked medical licenses to health panel	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	04/10/18	1 TX bill
Governor's office says Texas Guard troops on border could grow to 1,400	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	04/10/18	3 doc(s)
Governor says another 1,000 Texas Guardsmen headed to border	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/10/18	3 doc(s)
Texas gets lower marks in reading, math on ‘Nation’s Report Card’	San Antonio Express News	Carpenter, J.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
Menéndez takes over as leader of Texas Hispanic Caucus	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	04/10/18	1 doc(s)
Touch-screen voting needs paper backup	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	04/09/18	1 doc(s)
A woman voted by mistake. Texas is sending her to prison.	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	04/09/18	1 doc(s)
Dreaming of state officials who care about education	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	04/08/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Farenthold's resignation ill-timed, long overdue	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	04/07/18
In calling up Guard, Trump disturbs Texas border's peace	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	04/06/18	1 doc(s)
O’Rourke town halls attracts 500-plus at Texas Tech	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Young, A.	04/09/18
Greg Abbott declares Lupe Valdez a winner in the May 22 Democratic runoff for governor	San Angelo Standard Times	Moritz, J.	04/09/18
Cameron County plans to increase census participation	Valley Morning Star	Tamez-Robledo, N.	04/09/18	1 doc(s)
Rep. Oscar Longoria’s appointment to influence state’s budget	Valley Morning Star	Lopez-Puente, N.	04/09/18
Hundreds of Texas students affected by Hurricane Harvey found new schools	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Alvarado, B.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
Candidates speak on RRAD layoffs	Texarkana Gazette	Richter, K.	04/08/18
Cruz gets local BP endorsement, faces uphill climb in RGV	McAllen Monitor	Ferman, M.	04/08/18
Almost 2,600 FEMA trailers, RVs sit unused in Beeville	Victoria Advocate	Riker, M.	04/08/18
County targets indigent defense funding inequity, other priorities for state Legislature	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, C.	04/08/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
More tariff threats cast shadow on agricultural products	Waco Tribune Herald	Copeland, M.	04/08/18
License plates featuring bass fish enhance TPWD conservation	Wichita Falls Record News	Kowalick, C.	04/08/18
Campaign stop or not?: Some question Senate incumbent Ted Cruz's visit to nonprofit	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	04/08/18
O’Rourke: Trump’s trade wars will hurt energy industry	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	04/08/18	2 doc(s)
O’Rourke’s punk rock roots influence grass-roots campaign	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	04/08/18
Congressman Blake Farenthold resigns months after sexual harassment settlement revelation	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Texas deploys 250 troops, helicopters to US-Mexico border	El Paso Times	Borunda, D.	04/07/18	3 doc(s)
Judge rejects State Rep. Muñoz’s motion for new trial	McAllen Monitor	Ferman, M.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Farenthold resigns amid political turmoil	Victoria Advocate	Wilcox, J.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Garcia: Great reception up and down border for Together Juntos caravan	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	04/07/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Children of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs speak of experiences 10 years after the YFZ Ranch raid	San Angelo Standard Times	Johnson, K.	04/06/18	4 doc(s)
Texas A&M introduces new engineering and medicine program	Rio Grande Guardian	Capucion, E.	04/06/18	1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/09/18

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