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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
Texas isn’t purple yet, but all of these retirements will undercut the GOP in the short run Dallas Morning News  Editorial 10/02/19  
Justice is served Houston Chronicle  Editorial 10/02/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Latino students deserve a functioning HISD board Houston Chronicle  Diaz-Gonzalez, I. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Legal experts say Amber Guyger guilty verdict signals major shift in how juries view police officers Dallas Morning News  Krause, K. 10/02/19 1 doc(s)
DPS adds new gauge of troopers’ success: waistline measurements Houston Chronicle  Morris, A. 10/02/19 1 doc(s)
Ex-girlfriend: Police warned of alleged killer Houston Chronicle  Barned-Smith, S. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
'In the world we live in ... we got to be prepared': YISD holds active shooter training Austin American Statesman  Smith, M. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
Texas A&M bans vaping and e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns Austin American Statesman  Korte, L. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas A&M system bans e-cigarettes amid national outcry over vaping deaths Dallas Morning News  Allen, R. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
New rule at Texas A&M: Vaping is now banned on ‘every inch’ of the college’s campuses Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Tinsley, A. 10/02/19 2 doc(s)
Abbott asks feds for assistance for counties hit by Imelda Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 10/02/19 1 doc(s)
In the hot seat, Texas power grid proves critics wrong again Houston Chronicle  Tomlinson, C. 10/02/19 3 doc(s)
Montgomery County extends disaster declaration 30 days Houston Chronicle  Dominguez, C. 10/02/19  
Klein ISD gives update Houston Chronicle  Pryce, C. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Trustees discuss impact of state bills Houston Chronicle  Zurawski, K. 10/02/19 2 TX bill(s)
Innocent man gets aid from ex-justice Houston Chronicle  Blakinger, K. 10/02/19 2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Expert discusses how seniors can avoid scams Houston Chronicle  Wedding, P. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
PISD falls short of A by 10 students’ scores Houston Chronicle  Lamkahouan, C. 10/02/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Fence erected at Rollover Pass Houston Chronicle  Faye, M. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
Tax rate stays the same in Huffman district Houston Chronicle  Lapin, E. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
E-cig use banned in A&M system; officials point to ill health effects Houston Chronicle  Ackerman, T. 10/02/19 1 doc(s)
Hinaman aims to keep Cy-Fair trustee seat Houston Chronicle  Pryce, C. 10/02/19  
Cy-Fair schools adjust to SB 11 Houston Chronicle  Pryce, C. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
Liberty County OKs budget, tax rate for ’20 Houston Chronicle  Taylor, D. 10/02/19 1 TX bill
Hurd’s old foe is seeing financial success San Antonio Express News  Lambrecht, B. 10/02/19  
Bonnen holds $10,000 per ticket fundraiser San Antonio Express News  Zelinski, A. 10/02/19 1 doc(s)
It doesn't take a genius to figure out what poor Texas schools need Corpus Christi Caller Times    09/30/19 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
We've Got Mail: Postal Service finally moving forward with plans to open new downtown post office Lufkin Daily News  Editorial 09/30/19  
Barrios Gómez: Mexico is not a neighbor of Texas, it’s a roommate Rio Grande Guardian  Taylor, S. 10/01/19  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     10/02/19  

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