Daily Legislative Clipping Service for October 8, 2019Select another date

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
Prison needs to be tough. But price-gouging prisoners is wrong Dallas Morning News  Editorial 10/08/19  
Rejection of e-cigarettes the right move San Antonio Express News  Editorial 10/08/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin mayor’s staff to identify ways state can help with homeless camps Austin American Statesman  Osbourne, H. 10/08/19 2 doc(s)
At Texas A&M University System, an experiment in education access Austin American Statesman  Korte, L. 10/08/19  
Robert Stephen Bickerstaff Austin American Statesman  Staff 10/08/19 1 doc(s)
With nearly $11M banked, John Cornyn in strong shape for reelection fight after raising $3.2M last quarter Dallas Morning News  Gillman, T. 10/08/19  
Texas execution halted over claims judge was anti-Semitic Fort Worth Star-Telegram  A.P. Wire 10/08/19 3 doc(s)
County was right to pass on crime lab expansion for pot tests Beaumont Enterprise  Editorial 10/05/19 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
East Texans should seek state positions Lufkin Daily News  Ashby, T. 10/06/19 2 TX bill(s)
Two more months of musical chairs for Texans seeking office in 2020 Victoria Advocate  Ramsey, R. 10/04/19  
Area school districts face school meal debt Amarillo Globe-News  Gay, D. 10/07/19 1 TX bill
Texas considers changes to sex ed curriculum in public schools Longview News-Journal  Barton, K. 10/06/19 4 doc(s)
Speer suspends Texas House 83 campaign Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Dotray, M. 10/05/19 1 doc(s)
Texarkana College to receive $1M in grants from Texas Workforce Commission Texarkana Gazette  Staff 10/05/19  
Gov. Abbott reappoints McAllen’s Farias to higher ed board McAllen Monitor  Staff 10/04/19  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     10/07/19  

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