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
See the Editorial Board's full list of recommendations for the 2022 Texas runoff election	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/16/22
Our choices in Dem, GOP runoff races	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/16/22
The GOP keeps handing Democrats ammunition	Dallas Morning News	Leubsdorf, C.	05/16/22
Reform property taxes — then eliminate them	San Antonio Express News	Englert, A.	05/16/22
These parents didn’t embrace gender-affirming care. Texas investigated them	Dallas Morning News	Davis, L.	05/15/22	7 doc(s)
Trump highlights Gov. Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton policies at Austin Convention Center rally	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	05/16/22
Most Texans do not want Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, new poll shows	Dallas Morning News	Hollers, B.	05/16/22	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Detainees under Abbott’s Operation Lone Star in Texas lack proper legal access	Dallas Morning News	Pacheco, M.	05/16/22	4 doc(s)
Fort Worth schools chief pushes back on Gov. Abbott’s comments on undocumented students	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	05/16/22	1 doc(s)
Merit pay program for Texas teachers pushes salaries past $100,000. But is it fair?	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	05/16/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott’s border policies backed	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	05/15/22
Texas’ bus plan? ‘It’s a dud’	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	05/15/22
Korean Americans in North Texas react to potential hate crime at Dallas salon	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	05/16/22
Early voting starts today in May 24 Texas primary runoffs	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	05/16/22
Advocate supports government relations	Odessa American	Campbell, R.	05/06/22
Republicans should back George P. Bush in attorney general runoff	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	05/15/22
In GOP runoff, we recommend Stogner for Railroad Commissioner	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	05/15/22
Westley offers most substance in GOP land commissioner runoff	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	05/15/22
Our recommendation in the GOP primary runoff for Texas attorney general	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/15/22
Texas Republicans have a chance to be done with Ken Paxton. Here’s why they should take it	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	05/15/22
We recommend George P. Bush for Texas attorney general in the GOP runoff	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/15/22
We recommend Jay Kleberg in the Democratic runoff of Texas land commissioner	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/15/22
We recommend Dawn Buckingham in GOP runoff for Texas land commissioner	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/15/22
We recommend Joe Jaworski for Texas attorney general in the Democratic runoff	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/15/22
In Operation Lone Star, Abbott has created a quagmire	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/15/22	3 doc(s)
We recommend in the GOP runoff for Railroad Commissioner Place 2	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/14/22
Newcomer, Texas House incumbent battling in north Tarrant. Here’s our recommendation	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	05/14/22
We recommend Mike Collier in Democratic runoff for Texas lieutenant governor	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/14/22
Buckingham, Kleberg best GLO candidates	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/14/22
STAAR is changing for the better	Dallas Morning News	Waters, K.	05/15/22
Today they are the Mavericks, but UT Arlington once celebrated Texas’ Confederate past	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gonzales, R.	05/15/22	1 TX bill
So, you think Texas is a free-market paradise? Try buying a car direct from Tesla	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Giovanetti, T.	05/15/22
There's nothing godly about the 'only Christian' in the Texas Railroad Commission runoff	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	05/15/22
Babies suffer; Abbott, ever cynical, sees a wedge	San Antonio Express News	Clack, C.	05/15/22
Consider the ‘damaging consequences’ post-Roe	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	05/15/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
With inflation and property taxes squeezing residents, governments need to slash spending	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Wright, S.	05/14/22
Gov. Abbott signals new push for school choice in Texas. Can he convince the Legislature?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Russell, N.	05/14/22
While your home value skyrockets, Texas businesses have gotten a break. Who pays? You	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hardin, J.	05/15/22
Texas GOP passed voter fraud laws based on this small county race. Now no one wants to discuss it.	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	05/15/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Following orders is an absolute in the military — but with vaxx orders, it absolutely depends	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	05/15/22	2 doc(s)
Texas can resume child abuse investigations for transgender care, Supreme Court says	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/14/22	1 doc(s)
This 19-year-old is about to become SMU Law’s youngest-ever graduate	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	05/14/22
Texas Supreme Court says governor cannot order trans child abuse investigations	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	05/14/22
George P. Bush talks tough on border ‘invasion’ in bid for Texas attorney general	Dallas Morning News	Morris, A.	05/14/22	1 doc(s)
Texas A&M offers Tarrant County College students a new path to an engineering degree	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mantas, H.	05/14/22
Texas can launch more investigations into families of trans kids, state Supreme Court says	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	05/14/22
In emergency filing, tech groups ask US Supreme Court to block Texas social media law	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/15/22	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
'We're going to fight back': Austinites gather at Texas Capitol rally for abortion rights	Austin American Statesman	Figueroa, F.	05/15/22	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
ERCOT urges Texans to cut back on power usage over weekend	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	05/15/22
Salon shooting one of many attacks against Asian Americans during pandemic	Dallas Morning News	Keomoungkhoun, N.	05/15/22	1 doc(s)
Once again, Denton County homeowners are angry. Their appraisal district is in turmoil	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	05/15/22
Did Texas Republican House candidate own FindSomeSex.com? He calls mailer ‘misleading’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	05/15/22
‘We need to do something’: Protest over jail gets Tarrant County leaders’ attention	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Manna, N.	05/15/22
Heat putting grid fixes on hot seat	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	05/15/22	3 TX bill(s)
Now playing in downtown Austin: An angry abortion rights rally, and a celebration of Trump	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	05/15/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
I fought for a pro-life Texas. We can be proud of the resources for women and children.	Houston Chronicle	Pojman, J.	05/15/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas laws requiring companies to be politically correct are a bad trend, unconstitutional	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, M.	05/15/22	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
‘Absolutely atrocious’: Hundreds of abortion-rights activists protest prospective bans at downtown San Antonio rally	San Antonio Express News	Tien, C.	05/15/22	1 doc(s)
The same governor who champions the ‘sanctity of life’ wants migrant babies to starve	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	05/15/22	1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Rep. Beth Van Duyne, others blame Biden for baby formula shortage	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	05/14/22
Gov. Abbott blasts Biden for providing baby formula to migrants while nation faces shortage	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	05/14/22	2 doc(s)
How Overturning Roe Could Backfire for Republicans	New York Times	Burns, A.	05/14/22
Alabama’s Transgender Youth Can Use Medicine to Transition, Judge Rules	New York Times	Rojas, R.	05/14/22
Texas Court Allows Abuse Inquiries of Parents of Transgender Children	New York Times	Goodman, J.	05/14/22
Abortion-Pill Providers Prepare to Reach Patients in Restrictive States	Wall Street Journal	Mosbergen, D.	05/14/22
Texas Supreme Court Clears Way for Transgender Investigations	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	05/14/22

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