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
Texas isn’t ready for a special session on guns. But leaders must get ready to act	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	09/05/19	6 doc(s)
Selling guns contrary to DPS mission	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
Supporting LGBTQ students can lead to safer, stronger schools for all	Austin American Statesman	Russell, S.	09/05/19
Badly needed jail diversion programs coming to Hays County	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats push for special session on gun violence	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	09/05/19	5 doc(s)
Texas sues opioid drug maker, alleging fraud, says it misled doctors	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	09/05/19	2 doc(s)
63 Democratic state lawmakers renew calls for a special session on gun violence	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	09/05/19	4 doc(s)
Abbott shrugs off calls for special session	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
Residents trying to keep Guadalupe lakes afloat	San Antonio Express News	Baugh, J.	09/05/19	2 doc(s)
Tech could revive pot cases sidelined by hemp law, Austin police say	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	09/05/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Rep. Bill Flores to leave Congress, the 5th Texas Republican to retire	Austin American Statesman	Roldan, R.	09/05/19
Gun safety group focuses on safety at Round Rock, Pflugerville schools	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	09/05/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Facebook keeps growing Austin presence; now tops 1,200 Central Texas employees	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	09/05/19
Texas House Democrats urge Gov. Abbott to call special session to curb gun violence, hate crimes	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/05/19	4 doc(s)
‘Surprising’ poll: Texans strongly back voter ID law, increased ballot access	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
With temperatures expected to hit the 100s, ERCOT urges Texans to reduce electricity usage	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
Texas exodus from Congress grows as Bill Flores become 5th Republican to retire	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	09/05/19
Man executed for killing 89-year-old woman, her daughter in Fort Worth home	Dallas Morning News	A.P. Wire	09/05/19
A Texas mayor steps down to run for state office and fight for conservative values	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	09/05/19
Killer in 2003 double stabbing is executed	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	09/05/19
City eyes 2-cent cut in property tax rate	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	09/05/19
Cruz touts bill to toughen background check system	San Antonio Express News	Doreen, S.	09/05/19	1 doc(s)
Flores becomes 5th in Texas GOP to quit Congress	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	09/05/19
Standardizing Title IX reporting rules make sense	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	09/04/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott: Task force won't stop until all steps taken to end domestic terrorism	El Paso Times	Dearman, E.	09/04/19	2 doc(s)
Tyler Rep. Matt Schaefer’s gun comments provoke national rebuttal and support	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Mansfield, E.	09/04/19
VC president to retire	Victoria Advocate	Aldaco, A.	09/04/19
Three North Carolina Judges Step In Where the Supreme Court Refuses	New York Times	Editorial	09/05/19
Man Probed in Sale of Gun Used in Rampage	Wall Street Journal	Frosch, D.	09/05/19
The National Battle for Redistricting	Wall Street Journal	Rove, K.	09/05/19
The Toxic Online World Where Mass Shooters Thrive	Wall Street Journal	Lovett, I.	09/05/19
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			09/04/19

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