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
Legislature improved transparency	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/11/19	3 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Texas icon dies at age 79	Austin American Statesman	Barnes, M.	06/11/19
After storms knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, how long will Dallas be in the dark?	Dallas Morning News	Coello, S.	06/11/19
Dallas City Council puts police chief on defensive as city on pace for decade-high homicide total	Dallas Morning News	Jaramillo, C.	06/11/19	1 doc(s)
Expect a large field in Texas House race to replace newly elected Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/11/19
Tariff talk heightens supply chain anxieties	Houston Chronicle	Corchado, A.	06/11/19
Mayoral hopeful King touts transparency	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/11/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
‘Texas 7’ inmate on death row says judge is a bigot	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	06/11/19	2 doc(s)
Community troubled by I-45 expansion	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	06/11/19	1 doc(s)
It’s official: Legal age to smoke, vape in Texas is 21	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	06/11/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas backs Trump in insurance appeal	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	06/11/19	3 doc(s)
Texas rape-kit backlog must finally be cleared	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	06/10/19	1 TX bill
Lawmakers stepped up with Harvey responses	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	06/09/19	2 TX bill(s)
Let’s hope our schools are safer places after new state laws	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	06/09/19	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Plumbing blockage gets strange, solution needed	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	06/08/19	3 TX bill(s)
Whitley's short tenure best outcome for state	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	06/08/19	3 doc(s)
This is how Gov. Greg Abbott responded to a failed attempt to purge voters	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	06/07/19	3 doc(s)
Preparing for board budget workshops	Victoria Advocate	Shepherd, Q.	06/10/19	1 TX bill
For most part, session productive for West Texas business climate	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Johnson, N.	06/08/19	5 TX bill(s)
Triumphs of the 86th Legislature	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Hinojosa, J.	06/07/19	7 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
State approves dining with doggies in designated areas	Galveston Daily News	Eastburn, K.	06/10/19	1 TX bill
Bill would prevent cities from regulating building materials	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	06/10/19	1 TX bill
Galveston stakeholders praise end of bill removing rental control	Galveston Daily News	Heath, K.	06/10/19	2 TX bill(s)
UTRGV adding grad programs in move toward research	McAllen Monitor	Hoang, J.	06/10/19
Hughes: Legislature accomplished major goals, couldn't please all conservatives	Longview News-Journal	Evans, G.	06/09/19	5 TX bill(s)
Though CBD oils aren't yet legal in Texas, they remain a popular commodity	Lufkin Daily News	King, A.	06/09/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
New law spurs building, inspection fee revision	Amarillo Globe-News	Clark, D.	06/08/19	1 TX bill
Rep. Raney reflects on Texas Legislature's 86th session	Bryan Eagle	Wiley, K.	06/08/19	4 TX bill(s)
State Reps: Drop plans for tariffs on Mexican imports	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	06/08/19
Layoffs the latest fallout in burns research suspension	Galveston Daily News	Elder, L.	06/07/19
State legislators speak to Chamber	Texarkana Gazette	Richter, K.	06/07/19	5 TX bill(s)

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