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
Too much of a good thing? Education board is overdoing it with more Texas history lessons	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	04/20/22
Heroes in our schools are saving Texas’ mentally ill kids. They need help.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/20/22	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Vote to approve amendments on tax relief	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/20/22	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Some passengers unmask at Austin airport; others say, 'Better safe than sorry'	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	04/20/22	2 doc(s)
Former state Sen. Wendy Davis files federal suit challenging Texas abortion law as unconstitutional	Dallas Morning News	Hollers, B.	04/20/22	4 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
Biden asks Supreme Court for OK to scrap Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy on asylum-seeking migrants	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	04/20/22	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County College communication director sues college for wrongful termination	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Harkay, J.	04/20/22	1 doc(s)
As rates rise for customers, CenterPoint CEO David Lesar's compensation triples	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	04/20/22	1 doc(s)
Abbott's Astroworld task force says all Texas venues should follow the same rules for events	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/20/22	3 doc(s)
Mask mandate dropped, many San Antonio travelers celebrate	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	04/20/22	1 doc(s)
Federal judge rules UNT can’t charge out-of-state students more tuition than undocumented students	Austin American Statesman	McGee, K.	04/20/22	2 doc(s)
Abbott-appointed task force releases concert safety strategies in response to Astroworld	Dallas Morning News	Cummings, T.	04/20/22	3 doc(s)
SMU wants to cover college costs for more first-generation, underrepresented Texas students	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	04/20/22
Dallas Democratic establishment split in race to replace Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress	Dallas Morning News		04/20/22
Gov. Abbott threatens to shut down border trade with Mexico again	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/20/22	2 doc(s)
State of the Texas Power Grid discussion shares energy insights	Houston Chronicle	Maness, T.	04/20/22
Emergency supplies are tax-free this weekend, and that includes ice chests and generators	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	04/20/22	1 doc(s)
Texas AG finds no violations by Montgomery County in distribution of COVID relief funds	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	04/20/22	1 doc(s)
Texans should not have to visit New Mexico for weed	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/20/22	2 doc(s)
Bexar County officials worry voters will confuse two May elections	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	04/20/22
‘A lot more homework’ — New voter registration cards don’t reflect changing Bexar cities and school districts	San Antonio Express News	Bryan, C.	04/20/22
As Gov. Abbott plays politics at the border, Texans pay the price	El Paso Times	Editorial	04/17/22	3 doc(s)
Officials must do everything they can to ensure mail-in voters meet new law requirements	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	04/17/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Melissa Lucio death-penalty case concerns deserve to be heard	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	04/16/22	4 doc(s)
Higher Values, Higher Taxes: Property owners to see another hit to their wallets	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	04/16/22	1 TX bill
Was STAAR test a solution in search of a problem?	Victoria Advocate	Editorial	04/15/22	3 doc(s)
Vote yes on constitutional amendments	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	04/14/22	1 TX bill
Texans without high-speed internet are getting closer, slowly	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	04/19/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas’ new standard is abortions for those who can afford to leave Texas	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	04/19/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Analysis: Texas schools need support from politically distracted state leaders	Bryan Eagle	Ramsey, R.	04/18/22	1 doc(s)
Texas is likely to remain among strongest global economies	Victoria Advocate	Perryman, M.	04/18/22
Abbott battles, baits feds over border	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/16/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Get outside, soak up springtime in Texas	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/16/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott should ask teachers how to end the shortage	Galveston Daily News	Willis, J.	04/14/22	1 doc(s)
Returning starfish to the ocean	Lufkin Daily News	Sparks, A.	04/14/22	1 doc(s)
Caution: Elections ahead - don't get confused	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	04/18/22	1 doc(s)
Can Nueces County find a solution to illegal game rooms? Here's what other counties do.	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Rogers, C.	04/17/22	2 doc(s)
Here's your guide to casting a ballot in the Texas primary runoff elections	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	04/17/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
9% of Smith County mail-in ballots rejected in March primary	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McHam, M.	04/17/22	1 TX bill
Get ready -- tax appraisals are in the mail	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	04/17/22	1 doc(s)
'Bring it': Rural Texans talk broadband access during comptroller's Tyler stop	Longview News-Journal	McHam, M.	04/16/22	1 doc(s)
Chihuahua governor reaches deal with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over cross-border trade slowdown in El Paso	El Paso Times	Villagran, L.	04/15/22	1 doc(s)
Abbott reverses course on inspections amid pressure	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	04/15/22	2 doc(s)
Abbott ends commercial traffic inspections in the Valley	McAllen Monitor	Gonzalez, V.	04/15/22	2 doc(s)
State emergency management officials to be stationed in Gregg, 3 surrounding counties	Longview News-Journal	Romero, Y.	04/15/22
Local, state emergency response leaders discuss preparations for hurricane season	Lufkin Daily News	Fraze, K.	04/15/22	2 doc(s)
Border agencies, truckers, leaders blast 'unnecessary' increased inspections stymying commerce	El Paso Times	Pskowski, M.	04/14/22
Texas homeowners should vote for Props 1 and 2	Galveston Daily News	Bettencourt, P.	04/14/22	2 TX bill(s)
DPS to continue time-consuming inspection of commercial traffic in RGV, El Paso	McAllen Monitor	Arevalo, D.	04/14/22	2 doc(s)
Two more Valley international bridges shut down amid Abbott’s new mandate, insider says	McAllen Monitor	Arevalo, D.	04/14/22	1 doc(s)
Border coalition blasts Operation Lone Star expansion	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	04/14/22	2 doc(s)
Final tally: Missing ID info resulted in rejection of 10% of Gregg County mail-in ballots	Longview News-Journal	Romero, Y.	04/14/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/19/22

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