Daily Legislative Clipping Service for May 21, 2024Select another date

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 for the May primary runoffs in 2024 Dallas Morning News  Editorial 05/21/24  
With pardon of murderer, Abbott shows all lives don't matter to him San Antonio Express News  Editorial 05/21/24 3 doc(s)
Texas needs more teachers, here is one way to get them Dallas Morning News  Coates, G. 05/21/24 4 doc(s)
Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general? Here's what Donald Trump said about the idea Austin American Statesman  Gore, H. 05/21/24  
Unlike other states, Texas lags behind in toll discounts Dallas Morning News  Berard, Y. 05/21/24 1 doc(s)
Critics of proposed Texas emergency abortion rules say they won't help doctors or patients Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 05/21/24 3 doc(s)
Houston officials urge Mayor Whitmire to put pressure on HISD leadership amid widespread job cuts Houston Chronicle  Cheng, Y. 05/21/24 2 doc(s)
Does Donald Trump really want to retire in Texas? Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 05/21/24  
West Texas lizard listed as endangered after 42 years. Will it affect oil and gas? Austin American Statesman  Addison, B. 05/21/24 14 doc(s)
Invasive emerald ash borer, which kills trees, spreads to 5 Texas counties. See where Austin American Statesman  Addison, B. 05/21/24 2 doc(s)
Tollway authorities woo creditors with hefty reserves, aggressive collections Dallas Morning News  Berard, Y. 05/21/24 3 doc(s)
A bad address for a TxTag account cost a Cedar Park man hundreds in toll fines Dallas Morning News  Berard, Y. 05/21/24  
Southlake schools officials want federal findings before considering resolution Dallas Morning News  Olivares, V. 05/21/24 1 doc(s)
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz files longshot bill to protect IVF while locked in tough reelection bid Houston Chronicle  Harris, C. 05/21/24 2 doc(s)
Winter Texan numbers falling; we should seek to draw retirees as permanent residents McAllen Monitor  Editorial 05/17/24  
Politics, not justice at root of Abbott's killer pardon Galveston Daily News  Tillotson, D. 05/18/24 4 doc(s)
Perryman: Proved oil and gas reserves hit record highs Longview News-Journal  Perryman, M. 05/17/24  
Sen. Cornyn proposes withholding funding for Mexico over Valley’s water crisis McAllen Monitor  Arevalo, D. 05/18/24 3 doc(s)
Pro-Palestinian protestors rally at UTRGV; call for divestment from Israel McAllen Monitor  Zapata, O. 05/18/24  
Texas A&M University at Galveston relocates students after barge crash Galveston Daily News  McLendon, B. 05/17/24  
Barge crash could alter timeline for Pelican Island bridge replacement Galveston Daily News  Prejean, L. 05/17/24  
More East Texans are hungry as new data shows region's level of food insecurity Tyler Morning Telegraph  Villatoro, R. 05/17/24 1 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     05/20/24  

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