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
The Texas Legislature is considering opening the door to new payday lending abuses	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/01/19	3 TX bill(s)
UT Southwestern is on pace to get an important funding victory from the Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Put party aside on Judicial reform	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
Encourage, don’t stymie, voter turnout	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/01/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Why pre-K is critical for the Texas economic miracle	Dallas Morning News	Manns, K.	05/01/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Give state parks the funding they so desperately need	Houston Chronicle	Cyrier, J.	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Ticket tax is needless baggage for air travelers	Houston Chronicle	Sullivan, M.	05/01/19	2 doc(s)
Bill puts religion in public schools	San Antonio Express News	Seidel, A.	05/01/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas House approves property tax legislation	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
House approves expansion of free speech rights on campus	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas House passes massive property tax overhaul, moving one step closer to Gov. Abbott’s desk	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
SBC panel puts abuse crisis in spotlight	Houston Chronicle	Tedesco, J.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
What time is it going to be? That’s up to the Texas Senate	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	05/01/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas stops sharing death row inmates’ final written statements	Austin American Statesman	Weber, P.	05/01/19
Patrick says pot bill dead, but supporters vow to push on	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	05/01/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Pflugerville ISD non-teaching staff call for pay raise	Austin American Statesman	Sanders, A.	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s)
Pflugerville parents fight to keep Spanish immersion program	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	05/01/19
'We don't need fixing': Bill to ban gay conversion therapy up for debate in Texas	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declares marijuana bill 'dead in the Texas Senate'	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Which Democrats are giving back campaign cash from indicted Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton?	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	05/01/19	1 doc(s)
American Airlines, IBM, others come out against Texas bills that could open door for LGBTQ discrimination	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	05/01/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Millions of dollars are made playing video games. Could eSports be sanctioned by UIL?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gosset, B.	05/01/19
Whitmire’s criticism leads to new TDCJ policy	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	05/01/19
Pot bill deserves a debate in Senate	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	05/01/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Patrick: Pot bill ‘dead’ in Texas Senate	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Every property owner should protest every tax appraisal	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	05/01/19	1 doc(s)
Baker Hughes to debut cleaner fracking	Houston Chronicle	Chapa, S.	05/01/19
LifePATH program beginning at college	Houston Chronicle	Stueckemann, J.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Council members clash with union on contributions	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	05/01/19
County supports commercial vehicle legislation	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Houston killer gets last-minute reprieve	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	05/01/19
Statues for ‘Alamo Sculpture Trail’ go up on grounds	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	05/01/19
State’s alcohol laws should get long look	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	04/30/19	1 TX bill
State reverses course on voter rolls	Bryan Eagle	McNeely, D.	04/30/19	4 doc(s)
The Texas House is handcuffing property tax relief to education reforms	Longview News-Journal	Ramsey, R.	04/30/19	4 TX bill(s)
Medical branch names Harlin new CEO	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	04/30/19

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