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
Worried that schools are passing along sexual predators? A new 'Do Not Hire' registry could put an end to that	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/16/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
It’s cheating time for American college students, but are we leading them down that path?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/16/19
Stop suspensions	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/16/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
If it’s untrue, why is it still on Twitter?	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	09/16/19	1 doc(s)
Two Views: More gun control isn’t the solution	Austin American Statesman	Malone, R.	09/16/19
Two Views: There are answers on gun violence	Austin American Statesman	Smith, G.	09/16/19	2 doc(s)
TxDOT funds I-35 expansion projects, but not through Central Austin	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	09/16/19	1 doc(s)
Central Texas counties roll out new voting machines for November election	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	09/16/19	1 TX bill
UT audit says fraud scheme cost school $1.6 million	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	09/16/19
Red or blue? Whatever color Tarrant County becomes in 2020, the country is watching	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	09/16/19
ERCOT facing loss of power	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	09/16/19	5 doc(s)
Harlandale eyes use of voter law to battle state	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	09/16/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Court fight over lakes entering second round	San Antonio Express News	Baugh, J.	09/16/19	3 doc(s)
Beto O'Rourke steers donors to Briscoe Cain's rival over Texas rep’s threat that AR-15 is 'ready for you'	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	09/16/19
Beto O'Rourke won't back down on AR-15 buyback, says Democrats should stop playing defense	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/16/19
Zoom around lines at the DPS	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	09/16/19
Report: Employee defrauded UT out of nearly $1.6M	Houston Chronicle	Najmabadi, S.	09/16/19
Abbott’s plan lacks resolve to prevent gun violence	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	09/15/19	2 doc(s)
Thumbs up, down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/14/19
D-i-v-o-r-c-e letters game cloaks public documents	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	09/14/19	1 doc(s)
School safety starts in our homes and neighborhoods	Austin American Statesman	Payne, R.	09/15/19	1 TX bill
Why are we so bad at prosecuting sexual assault?	Dallas Morning News	Anderson, L.	09/15/19	7 doc(s)
‘We’re going to take your AR-15’: Beto’s big debate moment could cost him in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	09/15/19
‘Unacceptable’ violence, yet no will to halt it	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	09/15/19	1 doc(s)
Redistricting will shape Texas, so make your voice heard	San Antonio Express News	Burke, T.	09/15/19	1 doc(s)
Summer crimes highest in years	Dallas Morning News	Jaramillo, C.	09/15/19	1 doc(s)
Raising hope and alarm	Dallas Morning News	Allen, R.	09/15/19
O’Rourke turns up gun debate	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	09/15/19	2 doc(s)
Ogg cites poker clubs’ ties to Dems, Paxton for tossing criminal cases	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	09/15/19	3 doc(s)
Foes claim crime is up; stats say not so	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	09/15/19	1 doc(s)
O’Rourke’s gun policy met with threat	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	09/14/19
‘AR’ tweet ignites firestorm	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	09/14/19
Texas bullet train has a builder, but it’s still far from the end of the line	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	09/14/19	5 doc(s)
Attack on Biden could be Castro’s key to success	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	09/14/19
Snubbed by Dallas, Pickens, Jerry Jones became friends	Dallas Morning News	Hall, B.	09/15/19
Law affects teachers’ savings	Dallas Morning News	Burns, S.	09/15/19	1 TX bill
The end of a fun ride	Dallas Morning News	Hall, C.	09/15/19
States crack down on informants’ lies	Dallas Morning News	Collins, D.	09/15/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, more Texans in Ken Burns ‘Country’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	09/15/19
‘He embodied an entrepreneurial spirit’	Houston Chronicle	Chapa, S.	09/15/19	1 doc(s)
Drawn to Houston for work? It pays to know local labor laws	Houston Chronicle	Wu, G.	09/15/19	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
The book on which Ken Burns based ‘Country Music’ gives Texas its due	Houston Chronicle	Gray, C.	09/15/19
Poker clubs growing in Texas, but their legality still unclear	Houston Chronicle	Despart, Z.	09/15/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Ship channel protesters released, plead not guilty	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	09/15/19
Rodriguez, Democratic senator from El Paso, to retire	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/14/19
County judge, sheriff compromise on deputy pay	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	09/14/19	1 TX bill
Officer shot in struggle with suspect in priest’s beating	Dallas Morning News	Warren, D.	09/14/19
Caucus election good for Bonnen	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	09/14/19
95-year-old with expired license once again legal	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	09/14/19	1 doc(s)
State rep’s AR-15 tweet is taken as threat	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	09/14/19

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