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
Amid death threats, House Speaker Bonnen is right to kill 'constitutional carry' bill	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/02/19	1 TX bill
Make eminent domain fair, open in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/02/19	2 TX bill(s)
Medication stability means stability for mental health patients and communities	Austin American Statesman	Hansch, G.	05/02/19	2 TX bill(s)
Two ways Texas can save money and reduce teen pregnancies	Austin American Statesman	Clayton, M.	05/02/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Time to give retail, hospitality workers their due	Houston Chronicle	Foster, E.	05/02/19	3 TX bill(s)
Putting books in students’ hands	San Antonio Express News	Longoria, W.	05/02/19
Texas House moves to legalize daily fantasy sports betting	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	05/02/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Joaquin Castro won’t challenge Texas Sen. John Cornyn, marking second pass on Senate run in 2 cycles	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	05/02/19	1 doc(s)
Sales tax vote a gamble for GOP	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	05/02/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
No Senate run for Rep. Castro	San Antonio Express News	Lambrecht, B.	05/02/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Amid concerns about changes, House school funding bill advances to Texas Senate	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	05/02/19	3 TX bill(s)
Texas House tentatively approves border trafficking bill	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	05/02/19	1 TX bill
Senate approves limits on motorized scooters	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/02/19	1 TX bill
Joaquin Castro says he’s not running for U.S. Senate	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	05/02/19
House begins work on sick leave, other employment bills	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/02/19	5 TX bill(s)
House seeks to end Driver Responsibility Program	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/02/19	1 TX bill
Texas Senate passes bill making clear guns are allowed in churches	Austin American Statesman	Silber, C.	05/02/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UT grad students rally for higher pay, tuition support	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	05/02/19	1 doc(s)
Bastrop, Buescher state parks report $30 million in needed repairs	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	05/02/19	4 TX bill(s)
Without funding source, teacher pay and school funding bill passes Texas Senate committee	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	05/02/19	2 TX bill(s)
UT Dallas won’t fire instructor who said she was ‘collateral damage’	Dallas Morning News	Boucher, D.	05/02/19
Massive trees litter Denton neighborhood after city's first tornado in over two years	Dallas Morning News	Sarder, S.	05/02/19
Cap on local tax hikes before vote clears key hurdle	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	05/02/19	2 TX bill(s)
Debate sharpens over paid sick leave bills	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	05/02/19	5 TX bill(s)
Bill would let owners without license carry guns during disasters	Houston Chronicle	Cobler, P.	05/02/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Number of uninsured Texas kids ‘disturbing’	Houston Chronicle	Deam, J.	05/02/19	1 doc(s)
Students go public with allegations of campus assaults	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	05/02/19	1 doc(s)
Inmate’s last words should be available	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	05/01/19
Tax wrangling further threatens local control in Texas	Longview News-Journal	Editorial	05/01/19	3 TX bill(s)
State probation protocols way too cumbersome	Waco Tribune Herald	Forbes, T.	05/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Working to close rural Texas' digital divide	Longview News-Journal	Kamerman, L.	05/01/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick may have ended Joe Moody's marijuana decriminalization bill	El Paso Times	Moritz, J.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Sam's Law received well in Senate Education Committee hearing; bill memorializes Kilgore H.S. honor student	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	05/01/19	1 TX bill
Vela: Time to address misconceptions about trauma services in RGV	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	05/01/19

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