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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
No one loves Botanic Garden entrance fees, but here’s how Fort Worth eased the pain Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Editorial 06/27/19  
Justice still denied Houston Chronicle  Editorial 06/27/19 3 doc(s)
Abbott’s veto on car seats not about kids San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/27/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
America, we are not a nation that allows little girls, of any color, to drown silently in our streams Dallas Morning News  Villalba, J. 06/27/19  
Texans, it’s time we lead the border debate Houston Chronicle  Nixon, D. 06/27/19  
Tarrant County prosecutors dismiss more than 200 marijuana cases due to changes in law Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Boyd, D. 06/27/19 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Battle starts over sex-ed revisions San Antonio Express News  Zelinski, A. 06/27/19 4 doc(s)
Hill Country landowners lose legal fight over $2 billion gas pipeline Austin American Statesman  Autullo, R. 06/27/19 2 doc(s)
Abortion opponent, ‘bathroom bill’ supporter among nominees to sex ed panel Austin American Statesman  Chang, J. 06/27/19 3 doc(s)
Former Texas House Speaker Straus launches new PAC Austin American Statesman  Chang, J. 06/27/19  
Bastrop school district approves $3.4 million in pay increases for teachers, staff Austin American Statesman  Sevilla, A. 06/27/19 1 TX bill
Round Rock ISD passes budget with $22.3M in pay raises Austin American Statesman  Sprague, D. 06/27/19 1 TX bill
Eanes bumps staff pay by 4.5% but faces deficit Austin American Statesman  Davis, S. 06/27/19 1 TX bill
Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is back in politics. Here's what he's up to Dallas Morning News  Barragan, J. 06/27/19  
Paul McCartney urges Texas A&M to end golden retriever experiments in muscular dystrophy research Dallas Morning News  Allen, R. 06/27/19 1 doc(s)
Texas prisoner dies of severe heatstroke Houston Chronicle  Banks, G. 06/27/19 1 doc(s)
Waiver for Harvey rebuild denied Houston Chronicle  Despart, Z. 06/27/19 1 doc(s)
Ground broken for mental health facility Houston Chronicle  Weber, N. 06/27/19  
New beer-to-go law will level craft beer playing field Amarillo Globe-News  Editorial 06/26/19 1 TX bill
It’s time for a complete overhaul of the property appraisal system Victoria Advocate  Koehler, T. 06/26/19  
Texas Tech moves forward with design phase for Amarillo vet school Amarillo Globe-News  Dotray, M. 06/26/19  
Texas A & M officials laud opening of new medical research building Bryan Eagle  Katz, C. 06/26/19  
New state law forces Lubbock to reverse regulation prompted by deadly fire Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Dotray, M. 06/26/19 1 TX bill
Residents ask state Rep. Jay Dean for highlights, details of recently concluded legislative session Longview News-Journal  Evans, G. 06/26/19 2 TX bill(s)

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