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
Texas is getting serious about stopping sex trafficking, but we need more resources	Austin American Statesman	Torres, M.	04/12/19	1 doc(s)
The data is clear: High-quality, full-day pre-K pays off	Houston Chronicle	Esterline, J.	04/12/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
POINT Civil Forfeiture: Reasonable limits are needed for asset-seizure practice that has been ‘turbocharged’ in recent decades	Houston Chronicle	Skorup, J.	04/12/19	3 doc(s)
COUNTERPOINT Civil Forfeiture: Scant federal case law, lack of high court guidance mean Timbs decision won’t have significant impact	Houston Chronicle	Soronen, L.	04/12/19	4 doc(s)
At Capitol, property tax relief runs into turbulence	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/12/19	3 TX bill(s)
Property tax vote delayed by Texas lawmakers as Senate scrambles to find votes	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas leads effort to stifle vote, critics say	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	04/12/19	10 doc(s)
Brockhouse is bringing Chick-fil-A issue back to council	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	04/12/19	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate approves crackdown on hazing	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Law enforcement steps in as Texas lawmaker halts abortion bill	Austin American Statesman	Silber, C.	04/12/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas attorney general denies U.S. lawmakers’ request in voter probe	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/12/19	7 doc(s)
Trump and a Bush. Awkward.	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/12/19
DPS equipping more troopers with drug to stop opioid overdoses	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	04/12/19
Advocates: Texans need wider access to medical marijuana	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	04/12/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
If you forget to charge your phone every night, your insurance company might see you as high risk	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
‘It was a setup,’ Bonnen says of encounter with activist	Dallas Morning News	Svitek, P.	04/12/19	1 TX bill
Fertility fraud is real. The Texas Senate approved a bill to make it a crime	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/12/19	1 TX bill
Security concerns raised for Plano Rep. Jeff Leach after he opposed bill to make all abortions illegal	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas eyeing end of Airbnb blacklisting	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/12/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
City fires lobbyist firm	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Program to allow rape kit tracking	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Senate strikes down local paid sick leave ordinances	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	04/12/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Flores, Menéndez send letter to TEA	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	04/12/19	2 doc(s)
Property tax relief still is stuck in Senate	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Is raising Texas' sales tax a solution to rising property tax? Here's how we see it			04/12/19
Texas Legislature’s tax bills aren’t only about money	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	04/11/19	7 TX bill(s)
Top Texas Democrats from 2014 may run again in 2020	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/11/19
Legislation to increase funding for state parks clear Texas Senate	Victoria Advocate	Staff	04/11/19	2 TX bill(s)
When a Prisoner Is Executed	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	04/12/19

The Legislative Reference Library is located on the second floor of the State Capitol building in Room 2N.3. For more information, please call the Library at 512 463-1252.