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
Texas must retire paperless voting systems to prevent hacking	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/09/18	2 doc(s)
It’s time to recognize Texas women who are making history	Austin American Statesman	Rouhani, J.	04/09/18
Lawmakers, stop avoiding your voters	Houston Chronicle	Beck, D.	04/09/18
Dual credits ease financial burden	San Antonio Express News	Katz, Y.	04/09/18	1 doc(s)
Austin’s only historically black legislative seat at risk in run-off	Austin American Statesman	Walsh, S.	04/09/18
Stocks, T-bills on campaign spending agendas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Root, J.	04/09/18
Quiet couple in rural Doss donates $1.5 million to Greg Abbott, GOP-related PAC	Houston Chronicle	Drew, J.	04/09/18
Austin bombings cast unwelcome spotlight on home schooling	San Antonio Express News	Zelinski, A.	04/09/18	1 doc(s)
Texas State Board of Education is poised for a first — a good first	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	04/09/18
In drafting border plan, Trump uses road map drawn by Bush and Obama	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/09/18	5 doc(s)
Town hall on school shootings discusses fears, political inaction	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	04/09/18
New bill follows call to action	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	04/09/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘Parents complain all the time’	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	04/09/18
Texas intensifies efforts to boost maternal health care	Houston Chronicle	Milburn, F.	04/09/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Cecile Richards, in Houston to promote memoir, urges Texans to the polls	Houston Chronicle	Elliott, R.	04/09/18
Inmates train service dogs for vets, learn new skills themselves	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	04/09/18
Gov. Abbott says he’ll face Valdez, but White hopes to prove him wrong	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	04/09/18
Self-driving cars need safety regulations	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	04/08/18	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Who Should Lead UT?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/08/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Border absurdity	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
Stop shirking obligations to higher ed	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/08/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Hits and Misses	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Thumbs up, down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/07/18
Be An Informed Voter	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/06/18	1 doc(s)
Educating Betsy DeVos	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/06/18	1 doc(s)
Texas GOP favors politics over reason with immigration	Austin American Statesman	Blank, J.	04/08/18	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Why bodycam footage might not clear things up	Austin American Statesman	Strange, D.	04/08/18	5 doc(s)
Election might purge seat for Austin blacks in Legislature	Austin American Statesman	Phillips, A.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
Tough as Texas? How about ‘Tough on Texas’	Dallas Morning News	Parker, R.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
Texas hasn’t seen a Senate underdog like Beto O’Rourke since 2012, when Ted Cruz ran	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramsey, R.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
Pray for victims, but work to stop shootings	Houston Chronicle	Fiorenza, J.	04/08/18
Against abortion? Then address teen pregnancy	Dallas Morning News	Curry, M.	04/07/18	3 doc(s)
The news you haven’t heard about DISD	Dallas Morning News	Malonson, K.	04/06/18	1 doc(s)
Bomber's confession may go unreleased	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	04/08/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Ex-doctor with 2 revoked licenses on health panel	Austin American Statesman	Walsh, S.	04/08/18	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Contradictions abound on border	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	04/08/18	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Older Texans armed and ready – even in golden years	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	04/08/18
High court sharply split on same-sex harassment case	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Rep. Farenthold quits Congress	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	04/07/18
Fewest teens behind bars since early ’80s	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Texas Guard troops deploy to border	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Pollution rules are reinstated	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Troopers killed hostage by accident	San Antonio Express News	Tedesco, J.	04/07/18
Pair of Democrats aim for Uresti’s Senate seat	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	04/07/18
Texas Guard reinforces the border	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Trump says he’ll send up to 4,000 troops to border	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	04/06/18	3 doc(s)
Texas National Guard sends troops to border	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
What’s more Texan: Patrick’s Chevy or Collier’s Ford?	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	04/08/18
Let voices carry on school finance	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	04/08/18	2 doc(s)
Women dig for health care data	Dallas Morning News	Floyd, J.	04/08/18	4 doc(s)
Ryan raises funds in Texas swing	Dallas Morning News	Svitek, P.	04/08/18
Hastier executions debated	Dallas Morning News	McCullough, J.	04/08/18	3 doc(s)
Texas bluebonnet deserves more respect	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	04/08/18	2 TX bill(s)
Students ‘not going to give up’ on gun law	Houston Chronicle	Cruz, M.	04/08/18
A harsh spotlight on home schooling	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	04/08/18
China cultural programs under fire	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	04/08/18	1 doc(s)
4 Alamo Colleges trustees facing contests	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	04/08/18
Court voids suit by woman arrested at Capitol hearing	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Embattled U.S. Rep Faenthold resigns seat	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	04/07/18	3 doc(s)
Runoff to replace Rep. Blake Farenthold could be a toss-up	Austin American Statesman	Livingston, A.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
Texas A&M severs China ties	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	04/07/18	3 doc(s)
Patients’ financial risk at freestanding ERs still a concern	Dallas Morning News	Rice, S.	04/07/18	2 TX bill(s)
Rep. Farenthold, facing ethics probe, resigns	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	DeBonis, M.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Water purification system shows potential	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
Town halls to focus on guns	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	04/07/18
Police get $1M to cover costs of gang, gun violence crackdown	Houston Chronicle	Jordan, J.	04/07/18
GOP hopefuls reckon with gun-rights split	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	04/07/18
Electricity rate increase sought	San Antonio Express News	Handy, R.	04/07/18	2 doc(s)
If fuel exported, are powers of eminent domain curtailed?	San Antonio Express News	Sixel, L.	04/07/18	1 doc(s)
School safety tied to money, state rep finds	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	04/07/18
FourWinds investor payment fraudulent, judge rules	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	04/07/18	3 doc(s)
A&M cuts ties with Chinese program	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	04/06/18	3 doc(s)
Abbott declares Valdez his fall foe	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	04/06/18
America’s State Courts Are Under Partisan Attack	New York Times	Editorial	04/09/18
Democrats Crowd Midterm Field, Banking on Turnout Surge	Wall Street Journal	Andrews, N.	04/09/18
Watch Out, Ted Cruz. Beto is Coming.	New York Times	Bruni, F.	04/08/18
Texas Congressman Who Settled Harassment Case With Taxpayer Funds Resigns	New York Times	Cochrane, E.	04/07/18
Texas Begins Sending National Guard Troops to Mexican Border	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	04/07/18

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