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
Turn toward safety	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/17/19	1 doc(s)
Something to hide on the census?	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/17/19	2 doc(s)
Thank you, Texas legislators, for doing right by our teachers and students	Dallas Morning News	Addy, B.	06/17/19	1 TX bill
Pipeline an imminent threat to Hill Country	San Antonio Express News	Sanchez-Navarro, P.	06/17/19	3 doc(s)
Classrooms are not shooting ranges	San Antonio Express News	Moore, D.	06/17/19	1 TX bill
Abbott veto keeps veil of secrecy over judge misconduct investigations	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	06/17/19	2 TX bill(s)
With 51 vetoes, Abbott kills what he says are some good bills gone bad	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/17/19
Will Texans give up gun rights to get medical marijuana? Federal government says they have to	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	06/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Census to test response to question on citizenship	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	06/17/19	2 doc(s)
Roe v. Wade attorneys revisit case, look to future	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	06/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas town with no abortion clinics bans the procedure, declares itself 'sanctuary city for the unborn'	Dallas Morning News	Sarder, S.	06/17/19	2 doc(s)
Will Dallas' Royce West challenge MJ Hegar for the chance to unseat Senate incumbent John Cornyn?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/17/19
Final vetoes by Gov. Greg Abbott erase bill to make parents keep kids in rear-facing car seats	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/17/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abbott OKs bill to hike groping penalty	Houston Chronicle	Sparber, S.	06/17/19	2 TX bill(s)
I-45’s massive rebuild has massive implications, too	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	06/17/19
Drug court aims to tackle family violence	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	06/17/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
E. Texas town first in state to outlaw abortion	San Antonio Express News	Stanley-Becker, I.	06/17/19	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Breaking it down: This is how the new Texas property tax law affects you	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/16/19	1 TX bill
Black pastors, elected officials show 'unquestionable support' for Dallas police Chief U. Reneé Hall	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	06/16/19
Texas expands access to medical marijuana	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	06/15/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Dallas Mayor-elect Eric Johnson working on plan to bring state police to city's streets	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/15/19
Google's massive $600M data center takes shape in Ellis County as tech giant ups Texas presence	Dallas Morning News	Brown, S.	06/15/19
The future of conservation is collaboration	San Antonio Express News	Carswell, J.	06/16/19
Pre-k 4 USA? Not a good idea	San Antonio Express News	Baecker, C.	06/16/19	7 doc(s)
Texas Public Policy Foundation touts fossil fuel benefits beyond Texas	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	06/16/19
'Kumbaya session' continues: Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas budget without changing a thing	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/16/19	1 TX bill
Education board rejects Austin charter school bid	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	06/15/19	2 doc(s)
‘The water’s gonna win:’ Despite risks, backers say plan to move, repair Battleship Texas may be last chance to save it	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	06/15/19	1 TX bill
‘It’s tough to go around without teeth’: Texas prisons start 3D-denture printing program	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	06/15/19
After fight, state education panel OKs new San Antonio charter schools	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	06/15/19	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott serves up beer to go to Texas brewers	Austin American Statesman	Auber, A.	06/16/19	1 TX bill
TxDOT unveils schedule for Texas 71 construction over Colorado River in Bastrop	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	06/16/19
How I almost single-handedly blocked property tax reform in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	06/16/19	1 TX bill
Abbott says Biden will fade and Trump will win Texas	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	06/16/19	1 doc(s)
Texas breweries will finally get to sell beer to go, starting Sept. 1	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	06/16/19	2 TX bill(s)
How UTEP's president made the university into a national research institute and a model for educating first-generation students	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	06/16/19
Luxury yacht buyers in Texas get big tax break	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/16/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Laredo congressman draws fiery challenger	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	06/16/19
Battle lines forming in GOP primary to oppose Fletcher	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	06/16/19
Abbott’s revival of the state plumbing board sets worrisome precedent	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	06/16/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bush birthday skydive celebrating grandparents scuttled by wind	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	06/16/19
New law limits secrecy in Texas government contracts	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	06/16/19	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott says he won’t challenge GOP incumbents, a departure from 2018	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	06/16/19
Groups tout program they say rebuilds faster after disaster	Austin American Statesman	Lozano, J.	06/15/19
Supreme Court allows Michael Quinn Sullivan case to continue	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	06/15/19	2 doc(s)
Boat dealers expect new tax cap to buoy luxury sales	Houston Chronicle	Takahashi, P.	06/15/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
King Ranch Backed Study Says Off-Shore Tanker Loading Facility 12 Miles From South Padre Island Is Safe	Houston Chronicle	Diamond, R.	06/15/19	3 doc(s)
New law allows unlicensed Texans to carry handguns in public after disasters	Houston Chronicle	Sparber, S.	06/15/19	1 TX bill
Under new law, Texas public schools to make Holocaust a teaching tool	Houston Chronicle	LaMantia, B.	06/15/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
When We Kill	New York Times	Kristof, N.	06/15/19

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