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Current Issues

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The Library offers a variety of sources to help legislators keep up with current issues.

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  • Newspapers
  • Daily Legislative Clipping Service  Available in the capitol complex only.
    The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for members of the Legislative community.
  • Daily Legislative Clipping Service Archive Available in the capitol complex only.
    The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for members of the Legislative community.
  • Media links
    Find websites for Texas newspapers, television stations, and radio stations.
  • Magazines & Journals
  • Current articles  Available in the capitol complex only.
    The Legislative Reference Library produces a weekly list of current journal articles for members of the legislative community.
  • TexShare databases Available in the capitol complex only.
    Capitol complex users can access indexes, journal articles, book chapters, and reference resources from a variety of online services made available through the TexShare program.
  • Books
  • New books
    See a list of recently acquired books available at the Legislative Reference Library.
  • New & Noteworthy Available in the capitol complex only.
    Review a bibliography of new books, reports, and documents available to the legislative community.