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
Opportunity to fix Texas’ marijuana laws is going up in smoke	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	05/09/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Education priority	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s)
Amid runoff for mayor, a storm brews	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/09/19	1 TX bill
The anti-LGBT threat	Houston Chronicle	Trason, E.	05/09/19	1 TX bill
Paltry pension fund for teachers needs a fast fix	Houston Chronicle	McGee, J.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bill would help protect all students from predators	Houston Chronicle	Colangelo, L.	05/09/19	1 TX bill
Bill protects lives of new mothers	San Antonio Express News	Sanborn, B.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
House votes to end red-light cameras in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	05/09/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bromance on the rocks? Failed push to hike sales tax splits Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, longtime ally	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s)
Want to see red-light cameras banned in Texas? That effort just got a big boost.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	05/09/19	1 TX bill
Corps’ barrier plan ditches levees	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	05/09/19	4 doc(s)
Cenotaph repairs could be thwarted	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	05/09/19	3 TX bill(s)
Death penalty bill faces uncertain vote in House	Austin American Statesman	Downey, R.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Senators unanimously sign off on Muny legislation	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	05/09/19	1 TX bill
Funding prospects brighten for Abbott’s research initiative	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas House passes bill to suspend STAAR penalties	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Imagine how it feels to be African American amid Confederate tributes	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	05/09/19	2 TX bill(s)
ERCOT: Summer demand will strain state’s power grid	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	05/09/19	1 doc(s)
Texas House gives final approval to bill phasing out red-light cameras over the next few years	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	05/09/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas could add tax on e-cigs and vape products to try to prevent minors from using them	Dallas Morning News	Selby, W.	05/09/19	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Big endorsements keep coming for Texas Rep. Eric Johnson's Dallas mayoral bid	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	05/09/19
Record electric usage expected across Texas this summer, report says	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	05/09/19	3 doc(s)
'End the silence': Texas House advances bill for churches, charities to report sexual predators	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	05/09/19	1 TX bill
Ruling delayed on killer’s execution date	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	05/09/19
Record power demand, emergency alerts forecast	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	05/09/19	1 doc(s)
Proposed changes would fix Galveston police pension, board says	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	05/08/19	1 TX bill
Gov. Abbott prepares resources as potential bad weather approaches, sends task force to area	Wichita Falls Record News	Staff	05/08/19
Ensuring Health Coverage for Texas Children	Rio Grande Guardian	Cortez, P.	05/08/19	1 TX bill
Whitney Wolfe Herd’s Work Diary: Fighting Misogyny, One Bumble Brand at a Time	New York Times	Griffith, E.	05/09/19
The Death of Sandra Bland: Is There Anything Left to Investigate?	New York Times	Montgomery, D.	05/09/19

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