Daily Legislative Clipping Service for April 13, 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
Harris County moms still suffer preventable pregnancy complications Houston Chronicle  Editorial 04/13/18 3 doc(s)
All hat and no cattle Dallas Morning News  Reynolds, R. 04/13/18  
Opportunity Zones hardly help the poor Dallas Morning News  Giertz, S. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Root for teachers storming state capitols Houston Chronicle  Anderson, J. 04/13/18 2 doc(s)
Correcting misguided education spending claims Houston Chronicle  Matthews, S. 04/13/18  
DISD again seeks tax hike Dallas Morning News  Smith, C. 04/13/18  
Full steam ahead for high-speed rail connecting Metroplex, other cities Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Dickson, G. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott answers Speaker Straus concerns over enterprise fund San Antonio Express News  Fikac, P. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Lupe Valdez says she’s willing to debate Andrew White Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 04/13/18  
Students stage sit-in at Texas State after absences block impeachment Austin American Statesman  Schwartz, J. 04/13/18  
LBJ East toll plan not dead after all Dallas Morning News  Leszcynski, R. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Guard deployment draws questions Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 04/13/18 2 doc(s)
You know this drill: File a tax protest Dallas Morning News  Lieber, D. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Fight over Montgomery County toll road ‘purely political,’ outgoing leader says Houston Chronicle  Snyder, M. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Donald Trump returning to Houston in May Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 04/13/18  
San Antonio wrestles with regulating Airbnb, HomeAway rentals San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 04/13/18 2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
West Texas’ new chief law enforcement officer outlines priorities San Antonio Express News  Contreras, G. 04/13/18  
Abbott calls cross-border activity disturbing and dangerous San Antonio Express News  Nelsen, A. 04/13/18 1 doc(s)
Kopser dilemma plays out in Dist. 21 debate San Antonio Express News  Garcia, G. 04/13/18  
What you need to know about your property tax bills, valuations and who to blame in Texas Corpus Christi Caller Times  Editorial 04/12/18 1 doc(s)
Richard Spires Stark Gainesville Daily Register  Staff 04/13/18  
Texas A&M holds ribbon cutting for new infrastructure research facility at RELLIS Campus Bryan Eagle  Kuhlmann, S. 04/12/18  
Reported rise in Texas maternal mortality rate was due to inaccurate data, new study finds El Paso Times  Mekelburg, M. 04/12/18 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott to visit National Guard in Weslaco McAllen Monitor  Zazueta-Castro, L. 04/12/18 2 doc(s)
Will Democrats Win the House? Ask Texas New York Times  Bruni, F. 04/13/18  
To Save Abortion Rights, We Have to Think Beyond Roe New York Times  West, L. 04/13/18  
Teacher Walkouts Threaten Republican Grip on Conservative States New York Times  Burns, A. 04/13/18  
Along Arizona Border, National-Guard Role Prompts Mixed Emotions Wall Street Journal  Caldwell, A. 04/13/18  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     04/12/18  

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