Daily Legislative Clipping Service for April 18, 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
Barbara Bush Dallas Morning News  Editorial 04/18/18  
A continuing border blunder could waste billions Houston Chronicle  Editorial 04/18/18 2 doc(s)
Higher ed expansion merits closer scrutiny San Antonio Express News  Editorial 04/18/18 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
SBOE’s priorities misplaced San Antonio Express News  Editorial 04/18/18 1 doc(s)
The wild, wildly regulated West Dallas Morning News  Broughel, J. 04/18/18 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Segregation poses an immediate, existential crisis Dallas Morning News  Villalba, J. 04/18/18 1 doc(s)
True tales of abortion help start an important conversation Houston Chronicle  Stewart, N. 04/18/18 2 TX bill(s)
Barbara Bush, a First Lady Without Apologies New York Times  Meacham, J. 04/18/18  
Barbara Bush, matriarch of American political dynasty, dies at 92 Austin American Statesman  Romano, L. 04/18/18  
‘Fierce and feisty’ Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 04/18/18  
Barbara Bush, wife and mother of presidents, dies at 92 Houston Chronicle  Hines, C. 04/18/18  
The passing of an unelected Texas political icon Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 04/18/18  
Texas pre-K poorly funded but still excels for one key student group Austin American Statesman  Taboada, M. 04/18/18 1 doc(s)
Why Lupe Valdez? Why Andrew White? Let’s have a debate Austin American Statesman  Herman, K. 04/18/18  
Some celebrate as Texas State student president Clegg is impeached Austin American Statesman  Schwartz, J. 04/18/18  
Event nurtures women leaders Dallas Morning News  Wade, N. 04/18/18  
Toll road should ease congestion for commuters in south Arlington, Mansfield Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Hanna, B. 04/18/18  
New rules to limit contact in practice considered Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Gosset, B. 04/18/18  
Texas making strides, but still needs improvements in early education, report finds Houston Chronicle  Zelinski, A. 04/18/18 1 doc(s)
Funding an issue for Woodlands drainage groups Houston Chronicle  Iracheta, M. 04/18/18  
Tax day came and went without governor candidates disclosing returns San Antonio Express News  Fikac, P. 04/18/18  
Crack Down Texarkana Gazette  Editorial 04/17/18 2 doc(s)
Harvey-hit districts should get special consideration Galveston Daily News  Mathews, D. 04/17/18 1 doc(s)
Six months after texting ban, few area drivers cited Galveston Daily News  Ferguson, J. 04/17/18 1 TX bill
TAMUK President Steven Tallant announces retirement; plans to expand Weslaco offerings McAllen Monitor  Perez-Hernandez, D. 04/17/18  
Analysis: When it comes to replacing Speakers Paul Ryan and Joe Straus, your vote belongs to someone else Longview News-Journal  Ramsey, R. 04/17/18  
Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92 New York Times  Nemy, E. 04/18/18  
Barbara Bush Dies at Age 92 Wall Street Journal  Seib, G. 04/18/18  
Barbara Bush Wall Street Journal  Editorial 04/18/18  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     04/17/18  

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