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
Ken Paxton verdict is an injury for Texas and conservatism	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/18/23
An overdue funding boost for San Antonio's Animal Care Services	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	09/18/23
Health care should never be a corporate bargaining chip	San Antonio Express News	Wilson, C.	09/18/23	1 doc(s)
Fentanyl victims’ families applaud Abbott’s efforts, but many want a broader approach	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/18/23	5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Do Texas prison lockdowns limit inmates’ food, water? Families, officials disagree	Dallas Morning News	Jones, A.	09/18/23
TxDOT pushing for more crossings, bridges to protect wildlife	Houston Chronicle	Johnson, O.	09/18/23	1 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s acquittal sets stage for 2024 election showdown	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/17/23
Paxton is acquitted, and Texans and good government are the losers	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	09/17/23
A sad day for Texas: Acquitting Ken Paxton condones corruption, abuse of power	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	09/17/23
Acquitted AG Paxton got off and Texas politics is Dunn for	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/17/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Why did Ken Paxton beat impeachment? Not enough evidence, too much partisan politics	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	09/17/23
How to send $1 billion to Texas state parks	Houston Chronicle	Walle, A.	09/17/23	2 TX bill(s)
Texas prisoner: Lockdown is only making prisons' problems worse	Houston Chronicle		09/17/23	3 doc(s)
School vouchers have failed; time for lawmakers to expel them	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	09/17/23	3 TX bill(s)
Not guilty: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted in impeachment trial	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	09/17/23
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beats impeachment, returns to office	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	09/17/23	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Senate vote to acquit Paxton ends impeachment saga, but not his legal troubles	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	09/17/23
Texas Senate acquits Ken Paxton of impeachment charges, reinstating him as attorney general	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	09/17/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Buoys aren't going anywhere at least until October, so they remain an advantage to Abbott	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	09/17/23	1 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick takes off judge's hat, calls impeachment a waste of taxpayers' money	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	09/17/23
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan trade barbs after Paxton acquittal	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/17/23
What exactly did Texas senators do for nine hours as they mulled Ken Paxton’s fate?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/17/23	1 TX bill
The Texas power grid is still broken. We must fix it for the future, not the past.	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	09/17/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Batteries added to Texas power grid this summer may have helped avert blackouts, companies say	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	09/17/23	1 doc(s)
How each Texas Senator voted in Ken Paxton's impeachment trial	Austin American Statesman	Autullo, R.	09/17/23	1 TX bill
Behind Paxton’s Impeachment, a Republican Battle for Control of Texas	New York Times	Goodman, J.	09/18/23
Ken Paxton’s Trial Became a Contest Over Republican Politics	New York Times	Goodman, J.	09/18/23
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Avoids Conviction in Impeachment Trial	Wall Street Journal	Flores, A.	09/18/23
Why Ken Paxton Was Acquitted	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	09/18/23
Texas Attorney General Is Acquitted in Landmark Senate Trial	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	09/17/23

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