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
SB9 is a bad idea	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Anti-abortion not same as pro-life	San Antonio Express News	Lane, E.	04/16/19	1 doc(s)
Taxable home values climb 7.4% in Travis County	Austin American Statesman	Novak, S.	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Senate approves limits on property tax collection	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s)
With obstacles out of the way, Texas Senate passes property tax overhaul bill	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s)
Dems set up shop in state for ’20 push	Houston Chronicle	Lambrecht, B.	04/16/19	1 doc(s)
Mom wants adults in alert system, too	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s)
Ex-UT tennis coach Center could get at least a year in prison in admissions scandal	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	04/16/19	1 doc(s)
Senate votes to require paper ballots, harsher election penalties	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/16/19	1 TX bill
The Texas Senate ‘nuclear option’ recalls an old Texas parable I just made up	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/16/19
Coalition says Dallas schools, governments suffer because commercial properties don't pay 'fair share' of taxes	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	04/16/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
'That's socialism': Texas Gov. Abbott says Dallas DA's justice reform plan is 'wealth distribution'	Dallas Morning News	Sarder, S.	04/16/19	1 doc(s)
Wrongfully convicted man closer to answer on compensation	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	04/16/19	3 doc(s)
GOP bill alleges social media bias	Houston Chronicle	Sparber, S.	04/16/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Property tax reform passes the Senate	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/16/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Man killed by DPS trooper identified	San Antonio Express News	Sabawi, F.	04/16/19
Poll: Texans back raising education funding	San Antonio Express News	Cobler, P.	04/16/19	1 doc(s)
Republicans urge end to House probe of Texas voter purge	San Antonio Express News	Lambrecht, B.	04/16/19	4 doc(s)
Fiesta Was Brainchild Of Italian Sculptor	San Antonio Express News	Marini, R.	04/16/19
Lawmakers should OK Galveston pension deal	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	04/14/19	1 TX bill
Moving to increase legal age for tobacco use wise	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	04/14/19	1 TX bill
Paying tribute to the fallen heroes of West	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	04/14/19
Four Harvey bills show real response by state	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Is raising Texas' sales tax a solution to rising property tax? Here's how we see it	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
It's been a busy week in Texas Legislature	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/15/19	4 TX bill(s)
Legislators checking off to-do list	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	04/15/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Windstorm coalition battling for coastal residents	Galveston Daily News	Freudenburg, H.	04/14/19	1 TX bill
Time to get rid of Texas' antiquated 'blue laws' on liquor	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Swonger, C.	04/13/19	2 TX bill(s)
Heather Wilson is not representative of El Paso community	El Paso Times	Rodriguez, J.	04/13/19
Analysis: For the Texas Legislature right now, it’s bipartisan or bust	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	04/13/19	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Allow possession of medical cannabis for individuals with debilitating conditions	Rio Grande Guardian	Lucio III, E.	04/13/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
If property taxes go down, sales taxes could go up	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	04/15/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Oversight of recreational red snapper catch falls to state	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	04/15/19	1 doc(s)
Realtors visit Capitol to advocate for Texas real estate consumers	Victoria Advocate	Staff	04/15/19	2 TX bill(s)
Islanders worried state to remove rental control	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	04/14/19	1 doc(s)
Rep. Longoria appointed to committee on HB 1	McAllen Monitor	Staff	04/13/19	1 TX bill
TSTC, Valley Regional Medical Center receive grant to fund customized training	Valley Morning Star	Sotelo, A.	04/13/19
How even proposing a tax increase can follow a Texas politician to his grave	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/12/19	2 TX bill(s)
Bill to fix Galveston police pension inches through Austin	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	04/12/19	1 TX bill

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