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
Speak up for safety	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/07/19	1 doc(s)
No more fall back, spring forward	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/07/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Needed: Real bail reform in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Lilly, J.	05/07/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Sales tax increase dims as Senate approves school finance bill	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	05/07/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Lawmakers take aim at rising veteran toll discounts	Austin American Statesman	Schwartz, J.	05/07/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
School funding bill with $5,000 teacher pay raise clears Texas Senate, inches toward governor's desk	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	05/07/19	1 TX bill
Exemptions for measles vaccine rise across Texas	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	05/07/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers tackle tax relief. Well, sort of	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	05/07/19	1 TX bill
Williamson County approves $4.4 million voting system that provides paper trail	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	05/07/19	1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers mull tax breaks for disaster-struck property	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	05/07/19	2 TX bill(s)
Most Texans don't want to pay higher sales tax	Dallas Morning News	Jones, M.	05/07/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Most Texans’ wallets would suffer under state GOP leaders’ tax swap, Democrats warn	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	05/07/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Former Dallas mayors Tom Leppert, Ron Kirk, Steve Bartlett back Eric Johnson in runoff	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	05/07/19
Bedford Republican Stickland leaves Freedom Caucus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	05/07/19
State senators balk at proposed tax trade-off	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	05/07/19	3 TX bill(s)
San Jacinto Battleground to reopen after Deer Park fire	Houston Chronicle	Trevino, J.	05/07/19	1 doc(s)
Legislature should act on storage tank safety	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	05/06/19	1 TX bill
Last Words: Lawmaker right to demand Texas Department of Criminal Justice change its execution-day procedures	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	05/05/19
Bloc against pot-law reform out of step with everybody	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	05/04/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Engaging the business community in disaster recovery	Victoria Advocate	Bush, G.	05/06/19	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Legislative session drawing to a close	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	05/06/19	3 TX bill(s)
Take precautions to ensure shelter from the storm	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	05/05/19	1 TX bill
Two bills would help break the cycle of incarceration	Galveston Daily News	Forbes, T.	05/04/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
TxDOT, DPS stressing efforts against sex trafficking	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Pauda, E.	05/06/19
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is wrong about marijuana decriminalization	El Paso Times	Kelly, W.	05/05/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Craddick comes through for a region that increasingly matters	Midland Reporter Telegram	Doreen, S.	05/05/19	1 TX bill
Texas Gov. Abbott and legislative leaders warm up for what they see as a victory lap	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	05/04/19	3 TX bill(s)
Power line safety bill passes Texas House; legislation renamed for Scouts who died	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	05/04/19	1 TX bill
Craddick’s GROW Fund bill passes Texas House	Midland Reporter Telegram	Staff	05/03/19	1 TX bill
CBD Is Wildly Popular. Disputes Over Its Legality Are a Growing Source of Tension.	New York Times	Williams, T.	05/07/19

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