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
All our recommendations in the May 7 school board, municipal elections	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/25/22	1 doc(s)
Angry parents, budget battles...and compromise? HISD earns a pass.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/25/22
Our recommendations in school, city bond elections	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/25/22	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott, you aren’t done fixing the electrical grid	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/24/22	2 doc(s)
Is the border ready for the lifting of Title 42, the health policy that turns away asylum seekers?	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	04/25/22	6 doc(s)
Ahead of Texas school elections, ‘parental rights’ issues in focus as nitty-gritty work awaits	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	04/25/22
Rep. Chip Roy’s supporters are loyal, even when they’re angry. His 2020 election texts show why.	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/25/22
How many innocent people are executed in Texas? Melissa Lucio case spotlights a troubling list	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	04/25/22	5 doc(s)
Travis County ramps up pressure on commercial owners with unpaid property taxes	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	04/24/22
Bastrop County home values soar by 44% on average, appraisal district says	Austin American Statesman	Sevilla, A.	04/25/22	2 doc(s)
Tech offers a way gas companies can reduce their climate impact and prove it if it’s working	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/25/22	2 doc(s)
EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio’s execution nears	Houston Chronicle	Lozano, J.	04/25/22	4 doc(s)
Guard identifies missing GI, but hasn’t found his body	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/25/22
Property tax relief on May 7 ballot should get voters' support	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	04/24/22	3 TX bill(s)
Our recommendations for constitutional amendments	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/24/22	2 TX bill(s)
Abbott’s abuse of emergency powers is at odds with Texas Constitution	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/24/22	5 doc(s)
Air Force shields its own against anti-trans efforts	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/24/22	1 doc(s)
Abbott border antics make Sid Miller look good	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/23/22	1 doc(s)
The next border dispute: Water	Dallas Morning News	Gurley, P.	04/24/22	3 doc(s)
Essay: America is running out of babies — Texas could be a life line	Houston Chronicle	Suskind, D.	04/24/22	2 doc(s)
How many Lizelle Herreras will there be?	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	04/24/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Medicaid isn’t serving Texas patients well. Expanding it would be a mistake.	Dallas Morning News	Balat, D.	04/23/22	2 doc(s)
In Mexico, unease after Abbott’s border inspections, and a renewed emphasis on communication	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	04/24/22
Too big to fail? Texas’ largest teacher prep program riddled with problems, state finds	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/24/22
Aggies are fighting over Texas A&M's soul. One conflict? A campus drag show.	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	04/24/22	1 doc(s)
Crime Stoppers is using cash once spent on anonymous tip rewards for celebrating police, travel costs	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	04/24/22
Texas sues Biden administration over plans to end Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/23/22
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Austin's ban on digital billboards	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	04/23/22	1 doc(s)
‘Tampon tax’ critics hope state-court lawsuit can build pressure for the Texas Legislature to repeal	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/23/22
AG Ken Paxton's claimed 90% success rate in Biden lawsuits is actually much lower, analysis shows	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/23/22
Gaps in Texas' sexual assault law mean some survivors are overlooked	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	04/24/22	2 doc(s)
Texas’ ‘wild west’ teacher prep landscape could make teacher shortage worse	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/24/22	3 doc(s)
Property tax time: Get ready to play Godzilla to your appraisal district’s King Kong	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/24/22	1 TX bill
How much did increased trucking inspections at Mexican border end up costing Texans?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Faheid, D.	04/24/22	2 doc(s)
Public heath, not health care, will lower Texans’ medical costs	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/24/22
GOP can no longer claim to be the party of business	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	04/24/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas Guard: Missing soldier tried to rescue 2 migrants in Rio Grande	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/24/22
Austin Community College celebrates opening of new building at Highland Campus	Austin American Statesman	Menchaca, M.	04/23/22
Texans can save on these emergency supplies during this weekend's sales tax holiday	Austin American Statesman	Staff	04/23/22
With Melissa Lucio's execution just days away, her family hopes and prays for a miracle	Houston Chronicle	Hennes, R.	04/23/22	2 doc(s)
Texas sues to keep COVID-era border expulsion policy in place	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/23/22	2 doc(s)
Houston police union spars with UT-Austin professor over Texas execution of Carl Wayne Buntion	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	04/23/22	1 doc(s)
2020 Census undercounted Latinos, to the detriment of Texas	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	04/23/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Democratic runoff candidates for Bexar County judge square off on property taxes, COVID-19	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	04/23/22
San Antonio’s Van de Putte moved to University Hospital’s rehab unit	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	04/23/22
‘A no-brainer issue’: High-powered law firm teams up with youth-led groups to end ‘tampon tax’	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/23/22	1 TX bill
Texas National Guard Releases Name of Missing Soldier	New York Times	Heyward, G.	04/25/22
Texas National Guard Soldier Feared Drowned in Rio Grande	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	04/23/22
In Polarized Texas, Rare Accord: A Hispanic Mother Shouldn’t Be Executed	New York Times	Goodman, J.	04/23/22

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