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
When kids use guns, adults need tougher consequences	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/212/23	1 doc(s)
Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage	Austin American Statesman	Loeb, D.	07/212/23
After Texas used cruel tactics at Mexico border: Why didn't Biden speak out?	Austin American Statesman	Groppe, M.	07/212/23	2 doc(s)
Houston doctor faces discipline after prescribing ivermectin	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	07/212/23	4 doc(s)
Texas school districts forgo new buses, pursue layoffs to fund teacher raises after state inaction	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	07/212/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
10 people died at the Astroworld music festival two years ago. Will anyone be held accountable?	Austin American Statesman	Miller, K.	07/212/23	2 doc(s)
Law enforcement responds to four 'street takeover' incidents throughout Austin	Austin American Statesman	Seipp, S.	07/212/23
Texas Republicans target federal funding unless Homeland Security chief Mayorkas is removed	San Antonio Express News	Choi, M.	07/212/23	3 doc(s)
Political meddling threatens academic freedoms in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	07/211/23	1 TX bill
From poker houses to panhandling, Dallas residents won last week	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Impeachment trial is serious business. But Lt. Gov. Patrick, AG Paxton are mocking it	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
A&M's Sharp should heed calls for academic freedom. Let Dan Patrick go to voicemail.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/211/23	2 TX bill(s)
Texas fighting the renewable energy that has saved ERCOT this summer	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/211/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Pass Kids Online Safety Act to curb online harassment	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/211/23	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/210/23
Latent intolerance drove the McElroy fiasco at Texas A&M	Dallas Morning News	DeFrank, T.	07/211/23
It is time to revisit the roots of our food system	Dallas Morning News	Locke, T.	07/211/23	2 doc(s)
Texas law requires high schools to register students to vote	Dallas Morning News	Paige, M.	07/211/23	3 doc(s)
Reactionary conservatives won against diversity at Texas A&M	Dallas Morning News	Tucker, C.	07/211/23	1 TX bill
Texas A&M journalism debacle was president’s fault	Dallas Morning News	Kolasinski, A.	07/211/23	1 TX bill
Rural Texas’ opposition to school vouchers comes down to 3 words: Friday Night Lights	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Palko, S.	07/211/23
Business leader: Let's get asylum seekers working	Houston Chronicle	Yancy, J.	07/211/23	3 doc(s)
Abbott’s performative cruelty at the border	San Antonio Express News	Reichlin-Melnick, A.	07/211/23	3 doc(s)
Newsrooms haven’t made headlines in ending racial bias	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	07/211/23	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s veto of licensing regulation is a good first step	Dallas Morning News	Timmons, E.	07/210/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
End Abbott’s border actions the Eisenhower way	San Antonio Express News	McCorkle, W.	07/210/23
Texas pushes back against court order to ease ballot access for third party candidates	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse	Dallas Morning News	Fernando, C.	07/211/23	2 doc(s)
Exclusive: Texts show lawmakers were ‘pissed off’ at Ken Paxton before impeachment	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	07/211/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Overpass at Griggs-Long-Mykawa offers relief from one rail line, a path for another	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	07/211/23
HISD's Miles will convert some libraries into discipline areas, eliminate librarians	Houston Chronicle	Bauman, A.	07/211/23
New Texas charter schools regularly overpromise on student enrollment, data shows	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Texas was made for pickup trucks, but an electric revolution is underway. Will drivers buy in?	San Antonio Express News	Leinfelder, A.	07/211/23
Texas AG Ken Paxton says impeachment is a criminal trial. Experts say he is wrong	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	07/210/23	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
If migrant ‘invasion’ justifies Rio Grande blockade, could Texas send troops into Mexico?	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	07/210/23	10 doc(s)
Houston police release full Astroworld concert report, hours after Travis Scott's new album drops	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	07/210/23	1 doc(s)
Scott told HPD he would’ve ended show if made aware of emergency	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	07/210/23	1 doc(s)
Lawsuit against Texas a no-lose bargain for Abbott - and maybe a no-win for Biden	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
From Greg Abbott to Ted Cruz: Austin-based Mothers PAC identifies new Republican target	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	07/211/23
Neighbors win in fight against proposed 'forever chemical' plant near Florence	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	07/211/23
Ready for school? Add vaccines to your back to school to-do list. Here's what to do in Austin.	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Worker warned organizer ‘Someone’s going to end up dead’ before crowd surge at ’21 Travis Scott show	Dallas Morning News	Lozano, J.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Appeals court judge rules controversial Dallas prostitution ordinance unconstitutional	Dallas Morning News	Volmert, I.	07/211/23	2 doc(s)
Is the Texas slide in CNBC’s best states for business a ‘canary in a coal mine’?	Dallas Morning News	O'Donnel, P.	07/211/23	2 doc(s)
Texas has set aside $200M of incentives toward media production. How did we get here?	Dallas Morning News	Weeks, J.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Prosper DJ, wife ordered to pay $10.7 million for pyramid scheme targeting Black investors	Dallas Morning News	Skores, A.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Updates to SNAP food benefits in Texas could help more residents qualify	Dallas Morning News	Adatia, N.	07/211/23	3 TX bill(s)
Safety net with holes? Programs to help crime victims can leave them fronting bills	Dallas Morning News	Catalano, A.	07/211/23
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials	Dallas Morning News	A.P. Wire	07/211/23	3 doc(s)
Should Dallas sue Texas? Some council members hope city joins lawsuit to block new law	Dallas Morning News	Bailey Jr., E.	07/211/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How Plano builds relationships with SK Signet, Toyota, other Asian-based subsidiaries	Dallas Morning News	Taylor, M.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
States siphoned away $750 million in infrastructure law climate funds	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Duncan, I.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
Weird GOP mailer launches a wild 2024 campaign: ‘It’s like one-party rule on Red Bull’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	07/211/23
Texas has 4 of the 10 least educated cities in the US, and just one of the most educated	Houston Chronicle	Breen, P.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
More student loans doesn’t mean more education	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, M.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
After Bronny James story, ignorance gets a megaphone	Houston Chronicle	Finger, M.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
A&M board set to meet to name interim president, settle with journalism director	San Antonio Express News	Ketterer, S.	07/211/23
Gov. Abbott says his border tactics are protecting migrants, not endangering them	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
“Scared out of my mind”: A family scrambles after their disabled 3-year-old loses Medicaid	San Antonio Express News	Bohra, N.	07/211/23
U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress	San Antonio Express News	Alafriz, O.	07/211/23
'Tax holiday' coming up for back-to-school supplies and clothing -- how does it work?	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	07/211/23	1 doc(s)
'Three-peat': Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announces he's seeking another term	San Antonio Express News	Delgado, R.	07/211/23
Replace Alamodome? Develop Lone Star? Breaking down likely options for a new Spurs arena	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	07/211/23
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, mother of Uvalde shooting victim, among two running for mayor	San Antonio Express News	Lopez, N.	07/211/23
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, mom of slain Robb Elementary student, announces run for Uvalde mayor	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	07/210/23
Former Hays County jailer sued for allegedly shooting, killing inmate Joshua Wright	Austin American Statesman	Maxin, R.	07/210/23	1 doc(s)
‘Only the beginning’: Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim announces run for mayor	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	07/210/23
HHS Sec. Becerra visits Houston to talk Medicaid as 400K Texans lose coverage for procedural reasons	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	07/210/23	3 doc(s)
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows	San Antonio Express News	Douglas, E.	07/210/23	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity	New York Times	Davenport, C.	07/212/23
Transgender America Fights Back	Wall Street Journal	Armour, S.	07/212/23
Beto O’Rourke: One Person Can End Cruelty at the Border	New York Times	O'Rourke, B.	07/210/23
The Economic Cost of Houston’s Heat: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore’	Wall Street Journal	Wolfe, R.	07/210/23

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