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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 needs a study on how abortion ban has affected pregnancy care Dallas Morning News  Editorial 12/04/24 2 doc(s)
Supreme Court to weigh key transgender care case: What’s at stake for minors Austin American Statesman  Moritz, J. 12/04/24 3 doc(s)
‘It made me feel helpless’: 20-year-old Texas woman mistakenly sterilized during C-section Dallas Morning News  Brindley, E. 12/04/24 3 doc(s)
ERCOT meteorologist warns of elevated chance of severe weather this winter Dallas Morning News  Jankowski, P. 12/04/24 1 doc(s)
Texas won't investigate maternal mortalities for the years immediately following its abortion ban Houston Chronicle  Gill, J. 12/04/24 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas A&M’s Mark Welsh wants to re-embrace the spirit of Aggieland Houston Chronicle  Ketterer, S. 12/04/24  
Texas State Board of Education wants power to ban ‘sexually explicit’ books from public school libraries San Antonio Express News  McKinley, E. 12/04/24 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas governor warns of 'consequences' to hospital funding after doctor's viral TikTok Austin American Statesman  Simmerman, A. 12/04/24 1 doc(s)
Democratic judge narrowly wins Dallas appeals court seat, official election results show Dallas Morning News  Prosser, M. 12/04/24  
Tarrant commissioners to request state Legislature fund mental health facility in county Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Copeland, C. 12/04/24 2 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard to protect coal Houston Chronicle  Tomlinson, C. 12/04/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
After Abbott's threat to limit Medicare, Medicaid funding, Texas Children's Hospital responds San Antonio Express News  Castillo, R. 12/04/24 1 doc(s)
ERCOT says Texas ‘in a pattern’ for a deep freeze that could boost likelihood of winter grid outages San Antonio Express News  DiNatale, S. 12/04/24 1 doc(s)
Henry Cuellar: It was my idea to use buoy barrier on Texas-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration San Antonio Express News  Scheve, A. 12/04/24 3 doc(s)
TxDOT opens San Antonio's tallest flyover ramp at 1604 and I-10 San Antonio Express News  Webner, R. 12/04/24  
Texas A&M Innovation unveils 12 innovations to look for in coming years Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 12/03/24 1 doc(s)
Judge Steps Aside in ‘Shaken Baby’ Death Penalty Case in Texas New York Times  Goodman, J. 12/04/24  
Supreme Court Returns to a Culture War Battleground: Transgender Rights New York Times  Lipton, E. 12/04/24  
Transgender Minors at the Supreme Court Wall Street Journal  Editorial 12/04/24  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     12/04/24  

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