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
We Recommend: Allred in Dem race for 32nd Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/07/18
We Recommend: Woolridge in Dem race for 6th Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/07/18
We Recommend: Burch in Dem race for 3rd Congressional District	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/07/18
TWO VIEWS: It’s a dog-eat-dog world for paid sick leave in Austin	Austin American Statesman	Smith, G.	05/07/18	3 doc(s)
TWO VIEWS: Paid sick leave ordinance should be fought, pre-empted	Austin American Statesman	Quintero, J.	05/07/18	4 doc(s)
Chip Roy, conservative, runs in shadow of Cruz	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	05/07/18
Travis County sex assault cases lack resources, yield few convictions	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	05/07/18	2 doc(s)
Matt McCall hopes third run for Congress is the charm	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	05/07/18
Catholic churches providing IDs	Dallas Morning News	Limon, E.	05/07/18	1 TX bill
Landmark lawsuit brings heat relief to inmates	Houston Chronicle	Banks, G.	05/07/18	3 doc(s)
Valdez, White brag about their records but get jabs on them, too	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	05/07/18
State Budgets Get Lift From Economy, Tax Bill	Wall Street Journal	Kamp, J.	05/07/18
RideAustin battles to survive in space dominated by Uber, Lyft	Austin American Statesman	Herrera, S.	05/07/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
School responds to criticism of program	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	05/07/18
Security at sanctuary: Debate over carrying guns in church	Houston Chronicle	West, A.	05/07/18	3 doc(s)
Debate is high stakes for Valdez, White in race for governor	San Antonio Express News	Fikac, P.	05/07/18
We recommend Andrew White in the Democratic runoff for Texas governor	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/06/18	1 TX bill
Paxton's DACA lawsuit is a waste of money and bad for Texas business	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	05/06/18	4 doc(s)
On Harvey’s anniversary, a multi-billion dollar decision	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/06/18
Don’t give up on HISD	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/06/18	1 TX bill
Needle exchanges merit role in battle against opioid epidemic	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/06/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Thumbs: Don’t punish yourself like Giles, get vexed like Ted Cruz or manipulated like Abbott	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/05/18	1 doc(s)
We Texas school superintendents are struggling to help low-income students succeed	Dallas Morning News	Hinojosa, M.	05/06/18
Choosing the next Texas House speaker is a game played by very fuzzy rules	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramsey, R.	05/06/18	2 doc(s)
Voter ID isn’t racist — it's there to protect GOP rule in Texas.	Houston Chronicle	Reynolds, R.	05/06/18	1 doc(s)
Texas must take advantage of federal funds to keep kids out of foster care	Dallas Morning News	Smith, V.	05/05/18	1 doc(s)
Divisive issues being allowed to dominate Texas politics	San Antonio Express News	Nixon, D.	05/05/18	2 TX bill(s)
In Texas’ 21st Congressional District, Republicans racing to the right	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	05/06/18
Fired for calling a witness ‘attractive,’ judge opens a #MeToo debate	Austin American Statesman	Dexheimer, E.	05/06/18	2 TX bill(s)
‘Digital trails:’ Cameras, electronics track all of us, all the time	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	05/06/18	3 doc(s)
Lupe Valdez's immigration record scrutinized as she criticizes Andrew White's 'changing values'	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	05/06/18	1 doc(s)
High expectations surround Ruth Simmons' presidency at Prairie View A&M University	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	05/06/18	2 doc(s)
Sutherland Springs horror energizes NRA, gun-rights supporters	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	05/06/18
Texas officials ignore spread of dioxin in key Houston waterways	Houston Chronicle	Olsen, L.	05/06/18	4 doc(s)
President Trump warns NRA against complacency in midterm elections	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	05/05/18
Trump rallies NRA 'patriots' in Dallas, says, 'We have to win the midterms'	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	05/05/18
Trump: Second Amendment rights will 'never ever be under siege' with him as president	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	05/05/18
Trump stirs NRA in Dallas with a classic Lone Star slogan: 'Come and take it'	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	05/05/18
PolitiFact: Cruz overstates O’Rourke’s stance on drug legalization	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	05/06/18	1 doc(s)
Giving City: Nonprofit expands mental health first aid training	Austin American Statesman	Williams, M.	05/06/18
Texas AG Ken Paxton just made it harder for Dallas to attract Amazon HQ2	Dallas Morning News	Schnurman, M.	05/06/18	2 doc(s)
Frequently asked questions about your 2018 property tax protest	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	05/06/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bhojani overcomes Tea Party candidate, takes Euless City Council seat in close vote	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	05/06/18
Cinco de Mayo parade a colorful expression of heritage, pride	Houston Chronicle	Jones, J.	05/06/18
Patients locked out	Houston Chronicle	Najarro, I.	05/06/18	2 TX bill(s)
Politics is skewing our common-sense gun debates	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	05/06/18	1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott should approve Harris County’s request for special election	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	05/06/18
Fast-fading Municipal Court might depart downtown for Southeast Austin	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	05/05/18
PolitiFact: Soros’ giving to Texas candidates is limited	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	05/05/18
Expletive-laced tirade against Dallas lawmaker for 'Dreamers' defense unacceptable, colleagues say	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	05/05/18	1 doc(s)
Alarming suicide rate jolts East Texas 'Bible Belt' community into action	Dallas Morning News	Huff, C.	05/05/18	3 doc(s)
John Cornyn on Ted Cruz-Beto O'Rourke Senate showdown: 'Beto has no chance'	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	05/05/18
Candidate for Farenthold's seat is 2016 'faithless elector' whose 9/11 record was questioned	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	05/05/18	2 doc(s)
Texas Republicans tout gun rights, praise Sutherland Springs heroes at NRA convention	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	05/05/18
Mayor, Microsoft join forces for latest tech push in Houston	Houston Chronicle	Rumbaugh, A.	05/05/18
Gun rights activist targeting GOP candidate	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	05/05/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Hysteria over Jade Helm exercise in Texas was fueled by Russians, former CIA director says	San Antonio Express News	Samuels, A.	05/05/18	2 doc(s)
Tough Choices, and Criticism, for Emily’s List as Democratic Women Flood Primaries	New York Times	Stolberg, S.	05/05/18

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