Daily Legislative Clipping Service for April 12, 2018Select another date

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
Hands Off Their Livelihoods Dallas Morning News  Editorial 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
Hard Work Ahead Dallas Morning News  Editorial 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Don’t let the train leave the station without Fort Worth Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Editorial 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Expand programs to help disadvantage students apply to college Houston Chronicle  Editorial 04/12/18  
Texas GOP ignores young voters with LGBTQ snub Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Ramsey, R. 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
No labeling intended in poll question San Antonio Express News  Kosper, J. 04/12/18  
Panel: Mexican-American studies course OK, but not with that name Austin American Statesman  Chang, J. 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
State Board of Education strips ‘Mexican-American Studies’ name from elective Houston Chronicle  Zelinski, A. 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
Hays County unveils new flood warning monitors Austin American Statesman  Green, C. 04/12/18  
Decision to send troops to border draws mixed reactions Austin American Statesman  Sterling, E. 04/12/18 3 doc(s)
Trump judge pick had spared Trump U. Dallas Morning News  Cobler, N. 04/12/18  
O’Rourke driven, but odds still long Dallas Morning News  Jeffers Jr., G. 04/12/18  
Castro: Census question is ‘intimidation’ Dallas Morning News  Cobler, N. 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Houston loses round on LGBT rights Dallas Morning News  McGaughy, L. 04/12/18 3 doc(s)
Infrastructure improvements focus of new A&M center Houston Chronicle  Begley, D. 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
Rural Texans need more than a ‘maverick doctor’ Houston Chronicle  Grieder, E. 04/12/18  
Houston, Harris County get $2 billion in Harvey recovery funds Houston Chronicle  Diaz, K. 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Some parents still opt their children out of STAAR tests Houston Chronicle  Webb, S. 04/12/18 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
41,000 Texas students affected by STAAR testing computer glitches Houston Chronicle  Webb, S. 04/12/18  
Bexar commissioners OK guardianship funding with plans to include program in 2019 budget San Antonio Express News  Scherer, J. 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Teacher pay rebellion catching fire Victoria Advocate  McNeely, D. 04/11/18 2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Texas to send more than 1,000 National Guard troops to Mexico border El Paso Times  Borunda, D. 04/11/18 1 doc(s)
Bidding errors blamed for canceled CHIP contracts in RGV McAllen Monitor  Garcia, B. 04/11/18  
Officials say Texas Legislature has sexual harassment problem, but no formal records exist Victoria Advocate  Riker, M. 04/11/18 1 doc(s)
On the Border With the National Guard: An ‘Extra Pair of Eyes and Ears’ New York Times  Fernandez, M. 04/12/18  
Working on Food Stamps Wall Street Journal  Editorial 04/12/18  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     04/11/18  

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