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
Two-thirds of the federal government is failing at the border	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/26/22	4 doc(s)
Finally! Thank goodness a court stopped death penalty in case of Texas mom Melissa Lucio	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Time to vote: Here’s our recommendation on Texas taxes, Fort Worth roads and more	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	04/26/22	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas gave Melissa Lucio a stay of execution. Now give her justice.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/26/22	1 doc(s)
Students losing as tax language lies to voters	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/26/22	1 TX bill
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy at the border: Biden should not lift Title 42	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/26/22	6 doc(s)
Texas court halts execution of Melissa Lucio with 2 days to spare	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Texas’ largest teacher prep program faces probation after state finds continued problems	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Melissa Lucio gets stay of execution 2 days before scheduled killing by lethal injection	Houston Chronicle	Hennes, R.	04/26/22	2 doc(s)
Texas leader overseeing state psychiatric hospitals resigns in lieu of being fired	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	04/26/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke tests positive for COVID-19	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	04/26/22
Cecile Richards, daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, joins Beto O'Rourke's campaign	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/26/22
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Rodney Reed appeal on DNA testing issue	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/26/22	4 doc(s)
Body of missing Texas National Guard soldier recovered near U.S.-Mexico border	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	04/26/22	1 doc(s)
Federal judge says he’ll grant temporary restraining order blocking end of Title 42	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invites the public to help pay for migrants’ bus rides to Washington, D.C.	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/26/22	4 doc(s)
Texas legal battles over library books intensifies with latest lawsuit	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	04/26/22	4 doc(s)
Debate over executing Melissa Lucio leads some Texas conservative lawmakers to rethink death penalty	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Body of missing Texas National Guardsman from Arlington has been found	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Cardona, M.	04/26/22
Houston sells water rights in undeveloped Allens Creek Reservoir after long battle with state	Houston Chronicle	Mishanec, N.	04/26/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas library censorship violates First Amendment, federal lawsuit says	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	04/26/22	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Early voting underway for May 7 local and constitutional amendment elections	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	04/26/22	1 doc(s)
Top congressional Republicans tour border to pressure Biden over asylum rule	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	04/26/22	2 doc(s)
U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed’s DNA-testing appeal	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	04/26/22	2 doc(s)
Missing Texas National Guard soldier’s body recovered from Rio Grande	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/26/22
Too Many Questions: Texas should delay Melissa Lucio's execution, set for Wednesday	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	04/25/22	1 doc(s)
TEA guidance around books brings consistency to process	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	04/24/22	4 doc(s)
Misused Restrictions on immigration for health, not convenience	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	04/23/22	4 doc(s)
Book bans based on fear	Bryan Eagle	Micek, J.	04/24/22
Vote on these Texas propositions to lower your property taxes	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Hinojosa, J.	04/24/22	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas children need a healthy Medicaid program	El Paso Times	Wilson, S.	04/24/22	1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers listen to the voters who show up	Waco Tribune Herald	Ramsey, R.	04/24/22
Melissa Lucio will be executed in just a few days if Texas officials don't block this injustice	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Beety, V.	04/23/22	4 doc(s)
The high cost of Abbott's border order	Longview News-Journal	McNeely, D.	04/23/22	2 doc(s)
New law's effect on mail-in ballots no surprise	Longview News-Journal	Foster, J.	04/23/22	1 TX bill
The Economist: Russia and Texas	Victoria Advocate	Perryman, M.	04/25/22
Early voting to start Monday in Waco-area city, school elections	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	04/25/22	2 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott joins Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine for ribbon cutting	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	04/24/22
As Melissa Lucio’s fate hangs in balance, prosecutors chart two different paths over death penalty	McAllen Monitor	Henry, R.	04/24/22	4 doc(s)
East Texas nonprofit among those honored as 2021 Governor's Volunteer Award recipients	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	04/24/22
State propositions on May ballot would provide tax relief to homeowners	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McHam, M.	04/24/22	1 doc(s)
Early voting in May 7 race starts Monday; expect stricter voter ID standards at polls	Victoria Advocate	Coryell, G.	04/24/22	1 TX bill
Too many stresses, too few replacements: Waco ISD faces thorny problem of maintaining teaching force	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	04/24/22	4 doc(s)
A&M Economist: Property tax increase overstated for many Texans	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	04/24/22	1 TX bill
TxDOT initiatives aim to improve safety, reduce traffic fatalities statewide	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McHam, M.	04/23/22
Governor to attend Memorial Day event in Longview	Longview News-Journal	Romero, Y.	04/23/22
Testing violations alleged at East Texas Advanced Academies; more details emerge of child abuse investigation	Longview News-Journal	Ferguson, J.	04/23/22	1 doc(s)
Brownsville mayor highlights progress	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	04/22/22
A death row visit unlike any before: Eldest son ponders fate of Melissa Lucio	McAllen Monitor	Henry, R.	04/22/22	4 doc(s)
Judge Says Migrants Must Still Be Denied Entry for Health Reasons	New York Times	Jordan, M.	04/26/22	3 doc(s)
Texas Court Halts Execution of Mother Convicted of Killing Child	New York Times	Goodman, J.	04/26/22
‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Goes to the Supreme Court	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	04/26/22
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/25/22

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