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
Border crisis calls for serious solutions, not stunts	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	04/17/19
House Bill 2 harms working-class Texans	Austin American Statesman	Israel, C.	04/17/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Beating cancer meant an uphill battle with my insurer. That must change.	Austin American Statesman	Penepacker, K.	04/17/19	1 doc(s)
Fixing trauma care is a life-saving move	Houston Chronicle	Flanagan, T.	04/17/19
Higher pay will not solve teacher shortage	Houston Chronicle	Gardner, W.	04/17/19	5 doc(s)
Six-figure severance for superintendents?	San Antonio Express News	Quintero, J.	04/17/19	3 TX bill(s)
House takes on rape kit backlog, other sexual violence bills	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/17/19	6 TX bill(s)
Divided House backs ‘born-alive’ abortion bill	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/17/19
Charter targets rate of expelled	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/17/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Sales tax plan already is in jeopardy	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	04/17/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers revive bid to phase out state’s franchise tax	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	04/17/19	3 TX bill(s)
Senate votes to limit city regulations on private businesses	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	04/17/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Parents air sex education transparency concerns	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Statesmanship vs. blunt force political power	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/17/19	3 TX bill(s)
Texas House approves bill penalizing doctors who fail to care for infants born after abortions	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	04/17/19
The 'brain is something that's forever': Concussions are major concern in youth soccer – here's what is being done to combat them	Dallas Morning News	Caplan, C.	04/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UT student fears military scholarship lost after Trump administration transgender troop ban	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	04/17/19	4 doc(s)
Dallas County commissioners want to see a citizen-led group redraw state, U.S. district maps	Dallas Morning News	Branham, D.	04/17/19	1 doc(s)
Texas House unanimously passes Dallas Rep. Victoria Neave’s bill to end state’s rape kit backlog	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/17/19	4 TX bill(s)
Bills to help cops pay back student loans approved in Texas House, Senate	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/17/19
Top Republican says House investigation into voter suppression exceeds authority	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lightman, D.	04/17/19
State grant boosts Grapevine park project to help residents connect with nature	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mauch, R.	04/17/19
Texas’ GOP leaders deserve credit for yielding to fiscal reality	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	04/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
County tax assessor appointed to state board	Houston Chronicle	Stueckemann, J.	04/17/19
After initial delays, mouth bar dredging in Army Corps’ hands	Houston Chronicle	Contreras, K.	04/17/19	2 doc(s)
Superintendents discuss districts’ plans at luncheon	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	04/17/19	1 TX bill
Residents asked to support flood-mitigation legislation	Houston Chronicle	Zurawski, K.	04/17/19	2 TX bill(s)
LSC-Tomball seeks accreditation for lifePATH program	Houston Chronicle	Cruz, M.	04/17/19	1 TX bill
#Feelingcute challenge sparks investigation	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	04/17/19
Taxpayers have brought property taxes to the forefront	Houston Chronicle	Meyers, A.	04/17/19	1 TX bill
Constable backs ‘Good Samaritan’ bill	Houston Chronicle	Glenn, M.	04/17/19	2 TX bill(s)
Bill would stop two exams	Houston Chronicle	Kent, R.	04/17/19	1 TX bill
House members abstain from voting on abortion bill that targets doctors	San Antonio Express News	Zelinski, A.	04/17/19	2 TX bill(s)
From education to gun control, your legislators outsource their jobs and you get copycat laws	El Paso Times	Editorial	04/16/19	2 doc(s)
Going Too Far: Committee chair rightly kills extremist abortion bill	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	04/16/19	1 TX bill
The Texas Legislature is stuck. Don’t worry about it.	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	04/16/19	6 TX bill(s)
Children should be given same fair shot in court as adults	Rio Grande Guardian	Wu, G.	04/16/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Craddick bill offers help to MISD transformation process	Midland Reporter Telegram	Doreen, S.	04/16/19	1 TX bill
Craddick: House sends hospital tax election bill to Senate	Midland Reporter Telegram	Doreen, S.	04/16/19	1 TX bill
Texas bill would establish first-time rights for grandparents to seek visitation	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	04/16/19	1 TX bill
Hughes' election security bill passes in Senate	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	04/16/19	1 TX bill

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