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
Voter support of public education welcome	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/15/18	1 doc(s)
Not wearing a seat belt should never be an option	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/15/18
Texas judges are leading the way on court reforms	Dallas Morning News	O'Neill, H.	05/15/18	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court ends sports betting ban; Texas unaffected	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/15/18	4 doc(s)
Sports betting wins an OK	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	05/15/18	6 doc(s)
Mexican national indicted for illegal voting in Harris County	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	05/15/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Number of uninsured Americans on the rise, especially in Texas, new study finds	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	05/15/18	4 doc(s)
Golden’s nuggets: Former Horns standout Redding an example for us all	Austin American Statesman	Golden, C.	05/15/18	1 doc(s)
What you should know about early voting for Texas primary runoffs	Austin American Statesman	Staff	05/15/18
Kopser, Roy have big cash advantages over rivals in CD 21 runoffs	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	05/15/18
Chancellor urged to reduce methane emissions from UT oil lands	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	05/15/18
Japan-America Society hosts Sun & Star Legacy Dinner	Dallas Morning News	Fleck, D.	05/15/18
Authorities: Mexican citizen stole woman’s identity to vote	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	05/15/18	2 doc(s)
Race to replace Barton a clash of personalities	Dallas Morning News	Hallman, T.	05/15/18
Candidates head down stretch as early voting begins	Dallas Morning News	Leszcynski, R.	05/15/18
Don’t bet on legal sports gambling in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Engel, M.	05/15/18	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Early voting in Texas off to slow start	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	05/15/18
Odds still against expanding gambling in Texas despite Supreme Court ruling	Houston Chronicle	Gravois, J.	05/15/18	3 doc(s)
Pro leagues not prepared to go all in after betting ruling	Houston Chronicle	Barron, D.	05/15/18	3 doc(s)
Plano company targets local homeowners for exemption refunds	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	05/15/18	2 TX bill(s)
Why we endorse Bech Bruun, Eric Holguin in Texas Congressional District 27 runoff	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	05/12/18
Early voting for runoff elections begins May 14	San Angelo Standard Times	McDaniel, M.	05/14/18
Beto late than never for supporters of Senate candidate in Abilene	Abilene Reporter-News	Kirk, S.	05/13/18
RELLIS Campus to hold 'transfer fairs'	Bryan Eagle	Clark, C.	05/13/18
How politics and religion sometimes make for an unholy mixture in Texas	San Angelo Standard Times	Moritz, J.	05/13/18
Heat turns up among Democrats in low-key Texas governor's race runoff	San Angelo Standard Times	Moritz, J.	05/13/18	1 doc(s)
UT Tyler officials address withdrawal of full-ride scholarships, vow to make changes	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McCoy, C.	05/13/18
Early voting in runoff election to start Monday	Valley Morning Star	Martinez, L.	05/13/18
Can Valley’s big highway plan deliver on $3.3 billion tab?	Valley Morning Star	Kelley, R.	05/13/18
Campaign finance loophole allows super PAC to back Michael Cloud for Congress	Victoria Advocate	Priest, J.	05/13/18
Early voting starts Monday for primary runoff election	Victoria Advocate	Riker, M.	05/13/18	1 doc(s)
Our Home, Our Decisions	Rio Grande Guardian	Gray-Moore, H.	05/13/18
U.S. Rep. O’Rourke to make campaign stop tonight in Amarillo	Amarillo Globe-News	Farris, J.	05/12/18
Lupe Valdez, Andrew White mix it up in Democratic runoff debate	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	05/12/18
Arrington continues push for term limits, this time with support from President Trump	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	05/12/18	1 doc(s)
Clifton Tanabe of UH Manoa to take over as new UTEP College of Education dean July 1	El Paso Times	Sanchez, S.	05/11/18
Nicol: If levee border wall is built, Bentsen State Park could close	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	05/11/18	1 doc(s)
Will the Supreme Court Scrutinize Solitary Confinement? One Justice Offers a Map	New York Times	Liptak, A.	05/15/18
Supreme Court Ruling for New Jersey Opens Door to Sports Betting	Wall Street Journal	Kirkham, C.	05/15/18
The Issue Is Liberty, Not Gambling	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	05/15/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			05/14/18

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