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 fentanyl got its grip on Texas	Austin American Statesman	Reyes, S.	04/16/18	2 doc(s)
Keeping attention on Hurricane Harvey	Houston Chronicle	McCaul, M.	04/16/18
Education inequality the Texas way	San Antonio Express News	Flores, J.	04/16/18	2 doc(s)
Pressure builds for Lupe Valdez to agree to debate Andrew White	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	04/16/18
Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health	Austin American Statesman	Graczyk, M.	04/16/18
Texas Latinas are finally set to make history	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	04/16/18	2 doc(s)
Ex-first lady in failing health, halts treatment	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Watkins, M.	04/16/18
Some Texas Republicans fear Trump may hurt them, help Democrats in November	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	04/16/18
With health failing, former first lady Barbara Bush forgoes treatment for comfort care	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	04/16/18
Budget woes causing more than a pinch for area school districts	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	04/16/18	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Report: Teen pregnancy rate 5 times higher among Texas foster youth	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/16/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Some spring thoughts about toll road and scooter bans	Austin American Statesman	Wear, B.	04/16/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UIL concussion database struggles to get started	Dallas Morning News	Florek, M.	04/16/18	1 doc(s)
O’Rourke doubles up Cruz on fundraising	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	04/16/18
Fallout over tolls divides local, state leaders	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	04/16/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Gay Republicans still call GOP home after snub, but will they vote in November?	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	04/16/18
Backpage is gone, but sex trafficking needs to remain on the front burner for Texas	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/15/18	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Want to reduce your property taxes? Here’s how	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	04/15/18	1 doc(s)
How can Houston live with the certainty of flooding?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/15/18	2 doc(s)
The state’s war on public education hits home	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/15/18	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Hits and Misses: A carrot for not texting while driving, a stick for lawn care	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/14/18	4 doc(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down: Astros, Rockets and art car parade - all rate No. 1	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/14/18	3 doc(s)
Home schooling comes under spotlight	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/14/18	2 doc(s)
Adults will outnumber kids in 2035. Plan for aging, Texas	Austin American Statesman	Angel, J.	04/15/18	1 doc(s)
Yes, Austin, your taxes are rising (and more to come)	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	04/15/18	3 doc(s)
Texas Democrats are doomed until they can rally Hispanic voters	Dallas Morning News	Parker, R.	04/15/18	1 doc(s)
Face the facts: Beto will lose	Houston Chronicle	Reynolds, R.	04/15/18
Were lawmakers drunk when they wrote Texas alcohol laws?	Dallas Morning News	Kelly, M.	04/14/18	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Drawing on his own fight, Michael Morton joins Reed bid for DNA tests	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/15/18	7 doc(s)
Democratic runoff foes differ on best way to oust Republican incumbent Culberson	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	04/15/18	1 doc(s)
Border wall plans bring more uncertainty fear to Valley residents	San Antonio Express News	Nelsen, A.	04/15/18	5 doc(s)
Efforts to curb Texas methane emissions to face headwinds at Capitol	Austin American Statesman	Gibson, L.	04/14/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Dallas could save big on pension costs because so many workers have left City Hall	Dallas Morning News	Hallman, T.	04/14/18	1 TX bill
As Texas makes billions from oil and gas, counties say rural roads are being destroyed	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Samuels, A.	04/14/18
Facebook may not sell the data it collects, but the state of Texas sure does	Houston Chronicle	Milburn, F.	04/14/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Convicted state Sen. Uresti surrenders law license	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	04/14/18	1 doc(s)
As parents of disabled adults grow old, they can grow desperate too	Dallas Morning News	Floyd, J.	04/15/18
Immigrants in Texas are among the least likely to have a lawyer, most likely to get deported	Dallas Morning News	Aguilar, J.	04/15/18	4 doc(s)
It's not easy being Green: Third party faces long odds to make it onto Texas ballot	Dallas Morning News	Samuels, A.	04/15/18
Lawsuit seeks breakup of Galveston Co. ship pilots ‘monopoly’	Houston Chronicle	Rumbaugh, A.	04/15/18	3 doc(s)
Politicians can get 'lost in translation' when engaging Latino voters	Houston Chronicle	Tallet, O.	04/15/18
Democrats face tough call in gubernatorial race	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	04/15/18
Hyphen isn’t enemy in ‘Mexican-American’ debate; ignorance is	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	04/15/18	2 doc(s)
CHIP services will continue in South Texas, despite canceled contracts	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	04/15/18	1 doc(s)
Beto strikes out but is a hit at baseball fundraiser	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	04/15/18
Fire danger prompts disaster declaration for 5 Central Texas counties	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	04/14/18	1 doc(s)
Texas panel gives final OK to Mexican-American studies course	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/14/18	2 doc(s)
UT, A&M to learn fate of Los Alamos bids by end of May, if not sooner	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	04/14/18	1 doc(s)
Texas considers yanking products that have added CBD from cannabis	Dallas Morning News	Repko, M.	04/14/18	2 doc(s)
How Dallas voters could get a chance to require private companies to offer paid sick leave	Dallas Morning News	Hallman, T.	04/14/18	1 doc(s)
National Guard troops headed for West Texas to restore 'control'	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	04/14/18	1 doc(s)
Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, Democratic hopefuls for governor, share Plano stage but don't debate	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/14/18
Education Dems blocked by GOP majority that approved controversial Mexican-American Studies course name	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/14/18	2 doc(s)
Key lawmaker opposes drug testing for food stamp recipients	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Linderman, J.	04/14/18	4 doc(s)
Board of Education member denounces “Mexican-American Studies” name-change as “discrimination”	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	04/14/18	2 doc(s)
Houston ISD leaders remain tight-lipped on partnerships ahead of April 30 deadline	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/14/18	2 TX bill(s)
Metal Detectors the Norm at Schools and Ballparks. State Capitols? Not So Much	New York Times	Blinder, A.	04/15/18

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