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
Revenue caps will cripple local services	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/22/19	2 TX bill(s)
Moving more oil and gas is a win for all Texans	Austin American Statesman	Deason, J.	04/22/19
In pipeline politics, love of the land is a shared value	Austin American Statesman	Smith, G.	04/22/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
It’s time to reform Texas’ outdated liquor laws	San Antonio Express News	Swonger, C.	04/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Time to reform eminent domain law	San Antonio Express News	Boening, R.	04/22/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
‘Freedom City’ policies yield drop in misdemeanor arrests, Austin police say	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	04/22/19	1 doc(s)
How Dallas County's DA shook — and confused — police and politicians with plan for 'ending mass incarceration'	Dallas Morning News	Tarrant, D.	04/22/19
Ellis wagers on markets to pad war chest	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	04/22/19
Democrats try to fortify Texas push	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/22/19
Capitol conundrum: Should Texas change how judges are elected?	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/22/19	3 TX bill(s)
Texas again lags in pre-K funding, but there’s talk of change	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	04/22/19	3 doc(s)
Dallas ISD considers changes to its much-touted teacher pay system	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	04/22/19
Give neighbors a say in short-term rental rules	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/22/19	2 TX bill(s)
MeToo bills find bipartisan aid	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	04/22/19	6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Sifting through abortion numbers	Houston Chronicle	Mekelburg, M.	04/22/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Legislature needs other paths to property tax relief	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	04/21/19	7 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
We Recommend	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/21/19
Cities have rights, too	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/21/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
San Jacinto Day	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/21/19
Thumbs up, down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/20/19
Independent oversight for Texas prisons	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/20/19	5 TX bill(s)
Predatory lending that is ill-disguised	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/19/19	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Tap higher education institutions to address environmental challenges	Austin American Statesman	Walker, J.	04/21/19	2 doc(s)
Renewable energy in Texas on a roll	Dallas Morning News	Beach, F.	04/21/19	1 TX bill
‘Fringe’ abortion bill clouds fact that pro-life is pro-love	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Wright, K.	04/21/19	1 TX bill
Your tax money, city services, at real risk in Texas Legislature	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Greene, R.	04/21/19	5 TX bill(s)
True Justice POINT: Compensation, declaration of actual innocence needed	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, R.	04/21/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
True Justice COUNTERPOINT: The special prosecutor’s cherry-picking shows guilt	Houston Chronicle	Acevedo, A.	04/21/19	3 doc(s)
Statue must be placed in a museum	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	04/21/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Medicaid’s missing children? There’s 350,000 of them	San Antonio Express News	Bresette, P.	04/21/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Making a Difference: Focus on core areas helps editorial page move the needle on issues	Dallas Morning News	Miniter, B.	04/20/19
Judgeships shouldn’t be political positions	Houston Chronicle	Beck, D.	04/19/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
New Light On Old Cases	Austin American Statesman	Ball, A.	04/21/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UTEP president dedicated herself to lasting change’	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	04/21/19
Democrats eye 2020 potential	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	04/21/19
Abbott is ‘man on a mission’	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	04/21/19	2 TX bill(s)
Texas lawmakers consider raising smoking age to 21	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	04/21/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Medical pricing hard to pin down	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	04/21/19
Nirenberg seeks to move past Chick-fil-A flap	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	04/21/19
Big businesses getting big appraisal reductions	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	04/21/19
For many, turning on the AC is not an option	San Antonio Express News	Riker, M.	04/21/19	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Does plan do enough for English learners?	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	04/20/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
DA making new rules on drug cases	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	04/20/19
For state Rep. Anchia, pipeline safety is top priority	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	04/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dallas-Fort Worth gains 1M people in 8 years	Dallas Morning News	Lamm, S.	04/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
America’s Boomtowns	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hanna, B.	04/19/19
Mediation ordered in Prop B dispute	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/19/19
Mayor is able to win on two issues	San Antonio Express News	McGuinness, D.	04/19/19
Constitutional spending limit almost always followed	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/21/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Our property tax protest campaign appears to be working	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/21/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Early voting to begin in city contests	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/21/19
Flag stays, but does Texas need a Confederate Heroes Day holiday?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	04/21/19	1 TX bill
288 tollway nearly done, but concerns remain	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	04/21/19
‘He was a monster when he got out of the pen’	Houston Chronicle	Batson, M.	04/21/19
UTSA works to help ease college student transfers	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	04/21/19	1 doc(s)
An end to the state tyranny of regulating barbers?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/20/19	4 TX bill(s)
Eminent domain now in spotlight	San Antonio Express News	Brezosky, L.	04/20/19	2 TX bill(s)
DA: Cite-release program almost set	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	04/20/19
Alamo Heights ISD races draw 3	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	04/20/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
House bill would end Confederate Heroes Day	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	04/19/19	3 TX bill(s)
Del Valle schools to boost pay	Austin American Statesman	Taboada, M.	04/19/19
Bill would ban abortions for disabilities	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/19/19	1 TX bill
No infant has been reported ‘born alive’ after an abortion in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/19/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abbott and Paxton blast DA proposal	Dallas Morning News	Jaramillo, C.	04/19/19	3 doc(s)
$3.1 billion chip plant slated for Richardson	Dallas Morning News	Repko, M.	04/19/19	1 doc(s)
Bill to lower temps at jails replaced with cost study	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	04/19/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Patrick calls Pelosi a ‘slaveholder’ for her position on border crime	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/19/19
States Tempt Recent College Graduates With Student-Loan Payoffs	Wall Street Journal	Hackman, M.	04/22/19
A Leading Cause for Wrongful Convictions: Experts Overstating Forensic Results	New York Times	Murphy, H.	04/21/19
How Banning Abortion in the Early Weeks of Pregnancy Suddenly Became Mainstream	New York Times	Tavernise, S.	04/19/19

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