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
Judicial activism can be a right-wing problem, too, as the Texas Obamacare ruling clearly shows	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/18/18	5 doc(s)
Texas is being irresponsible with its $12 billion rainy day fund. Here's a better plan	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/18/18	3 doc(s)
The ACA works	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Texas a leader in robocalls	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/18/18
Preserve the Dream Act so that all Texans can contribute	Austin American Statesman	Tufino, L.	12/18/18	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Collin College plan to train armed employees as marshals is short-sighted	Dallas Morning News	Gavran, J.	12/18/18	2 doc(s)
Some pharmacies put Texans at risk	Houston Chronicle	Yadav, P.	12/18/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Pflugerville school contractor challenges anti-Israel boycott law	Austin American Statesman	Price, A.	12/18/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Gus Garcia, Austin’s first elected Hispanic mayor, dies at 84	Austin American Statesman	Wear, B.	12/18/18
Gov. Abbott says Texas will prioritize Obamacare replacement as health care lawsuit continues	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	12/18/18	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
‘A life well lived’: Fort Worth gathers to celebrate the life of Reby Cary	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tameez, H.	12/18/18
Harlandale trustees’ removal is urged	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	12/18/18
UT poised to get $300 million arena	Austin American Statesman	Davis, B.	12/18/18
Williamson County leaders set to vote on Apple incentives package	Austin American Statesman	Sechler, B.	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Greg Abbott appoints deputy chief of staff to secretary of state post	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	12/18/18
Cap Metro board approves Project Connect mass transit plan	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Study rejects link between DPS traffic stops, racial profiling	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Contract worker sues school district, Texas AG for right to boycott Israel	Dallas Morning News	Coello, S.	12/18/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Dallas County doing random checks on jailers after inmate's death	Dallas Morning News	Chiquillo, J.	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Inmate sues over bacterial infection	San Antonio Express News	Blakinger, K.	12/18/18	1 doc(s)
Abbott aide to oversee voting	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	12/18/18
Abbott is getting there on school funding	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	12/15/18	1 doc(s)
Texas turned amarillo, not purple	Amarillo Globe-News	Leeson, J.	12/16/18
Neal brought honor to the title 'politician'	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Jimenez, N.	12/15/18
Time for turnaround in Texas voting laws	Waco Tribune Herald	Burleson, B.	12/15/18	1 doc(s)
Days may be numbered for one ode to the Confederacy in the Texas Capitol	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/17/18	3 doc(s)
UTRGV rolls out first merit-based pay adjustments	Valley Morning Star	Perez-Hernandez, D.	12/17/18
City of Brady approved for $28.9 million to fund water infrastructure projects	San Angelo Standard Times	Staff	12/16/18
Local lawmakers look ahead to next year's Texas Legislature	Texarkana Gazette	Richter, K.	12/16/18
Local land dispute heads to Texas Supreme Court	Texarkana Gazette	LaRowe, L.	12/16/18	2 doc(s)
Tyler hires lobbying firm for $200,000 to represent interests in Austin	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Mansfield, E.	12/16/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Democrats made gains in McLennan County despite clear Cruz victory	Waco Tribune Herald	Smith, C.	12/16/18
Beto O’Rourke and the biggest no-experience-required job in America	Midland Reporter Telegram	Ramsey, R.	12/16/18
Congress passes post-Blake Farenthold sexual misconduct rules	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/15/18	3 doc(s)
The Texas Coastal Bend needs a real water park, like this	Corpus Christi Caller Times	McKinney, L.	12/15/18
Bush favors building coastal barriers along the beach	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	12/15/18	2 doc(s)
An eye on enhancements: New Texas Tech athletics dining hall a feature of sports heavy regents meeting	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Michael, K.	12/15/18
Athens ISD will move to 4-day instructional week in 2019-20	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McCoy, C.	12/15/18	1 doc(s)
Harvey was a wake-up call for Texas, report concludes	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	12/14/18	2 doc(s)
Paredes: Our No. 1 concern is the well-being of poor students in K-16 system	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	12/14/18	3 doc(s)
Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin	Rio Grande Guardian	Reyes, D.	12/14/18
States Ask Judge to Declare Health Law Still in Effect While Ruling Is Appealed	New York Times	Pear, R.	12/18/18
States Race to Catch Up With Electric Scooters	Wall Street Journal	Calvert, S.	12/18/18

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