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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
When Texas reaches its bicentennial in 2036, how much will we have to celebrate? Dallas Morning News  Editorial 07/01/19 1 doc(s)
Veto harms sex-trafficked kids further San Antonio Express News  Editorial 07/01/19 1 TX bill
Paxton to high court: Block abortion providers from suing to overturn laws Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 07/01/19 4 doc(s)
Can your elected official block you on Twitter or Facebook? New Texas case may provide an answer Dallas Morning News  Barragan, J. 07/01/19 2 doc(s)
All aboard? Officials split over Battleship Texas Houston Chronicle  Powell, N. 07/01/19 1 doc(s)
No backup plan in Texas if ACA falls San Antonio Express News  Morris, A. 07/01/19 3 doc(s)
A hankering for hemp San Antonio Express News  MacCormack, J. 07/01/19 1 doc(s)
Cornyn overstates drug death numbers Houston Chronicle  Mekelburg, M. 07/01/19  
Texas voters must do what the Supreme Court wouldn’t Austin American Statesman  Editorial 06/30/19 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers could have avoided crime lab mess Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Editorial 06/30/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Put the Paddles Down Dallas Morning News  Editorial 06/29/19 2 doc(s)
Thumbs up, down Houston Chronicle  Editorial 06/29/19  
Unions’ pain from policies they pushed San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/29/19 1 TX bill
Actually, Austin could use Abbott’s help on homelessness Austin American Statesman  Grumet, B. 06/30/19 3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
‘Energy sprawl’ threatens Texas’ wide-open spaces Houston Chronicle  Young, M. 06/30/19 1 doc(s)
Two goals behind citizenship question San Antonio Express News  Kauffman, A. 06/30/19 2 doc(s)
Question the value of college? Look toward the future San Antonio Express News  Paredes, R. 06/30/19 1 doc(s)
Court washes its hands of the sabotage of democracy Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Lo. 06/29/19 2 doc(s)
Castro says he is no longer ‘the other Texan’ in race Austin American Statesman  Tilove, J. 06/30/19 1 doc(s)
HB 3 to ease, but not erase, sting of tax bills Austin American Statesman  Taboada, M. 06/30/19 1 TX bill
How an Abbott aide became a top lobbyist Austin American Statesman  Price, A. 06/30/19 6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
First debate ignites clash of the Texans Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 06/30/19 1 doc(s)
Will schools really get all those billions? Dallas Morning News  Smith, C. 06/30/19  
Nearly 1 million Texans on verge of getting driver’s licenses back Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Tinsley, A. 06/30/19  
Supreme Court to rule on bid to end DACA Austin American Statesman  Sherman, M. 06/29/19  
Block on abortion law stands Dallas Morning News  Sherman, M. 06/29/19  
Justices to take on DACA Dallas Morning News  Manuel, O. 06/29/19  
Law alarms transparency backers Dallas Morning News  McGaughy, L. 06/29/19  
Regulators find string of violations at KMCO Houston Chronicle  Trevizo, P. 06/29/19  
Pain doctors face backlog in transition to new pads Houston Chronicle  Weber, N. 06/29/19  
Sidewalk ban on scooters set to go San Antonio Express News  Selcraig, B. 06/29/19  
Pay increases at Judson ISD flunk teachers’ test San Antonio Express News  Teitz, L. 06/29/19  
Pot smokers could catch a break starting Monday San Antonio Express News  Eaton, E. 06/29/19  
News wins award for investigation Dallas Morning News  Sarder, S. 06/30/19 1 TX bill
Coalition brings on new muscle Dallas Morning News  Norimine, H. 06/30/19  
What’s slowing Texas’ economy? Labor shortage Dallas Morning News  Schnurman, M. 06/30/19 3 doc(s)
Dense 410-lot subdivision planned for southwestern Bastrop County Austin American Statesman  Mulder, B. 06/29/19 2 doc(s)
Court rejects death row inmate’s appeals Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 06/29/19 2 doc(s)
Charter debate ignites at meeting Dallas Morning News  Ayala, E. 06/29/19 1 TX bill
Supreme Court to make election year DACA decision Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Savage, D. 06/29/19 4 doc(s)
Man wrongfully convicted aims to resume lawsuit Houston Chronicle  Blakinger, K. 06/29/19 2 doc(s)
2,000 Cameras Will Be Watching How You Drive in New York City New York Times  Hu, W. 07/01/19  
Voting Rights Were Already a Big 2020 Is-sue. Then Came the Gerrymandering Rul-ing. New York Times  Astor, M. 06/29/19  
With No Supreme Court End to Gerrymandering, Will States Make It More Extreme? New York Times  Fausset, R. 06/29/19  
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Bid to Revive Alabama Abortion Ban New York Times  Liptak, A. 06/29/19  
It’s Now the Supreme Court’s Turn to Try to Resolve the Fate of the Dreamers New York Times  Liptak, A. 06/29/19  

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