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
A Warning To Us All	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/18/18
Getting Out the Vote	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/18/18
Don’t make our kids your bargaining CHIP	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
Bind up the nation’s wounds	Austin American Statesman	Dale, T.	01/18/18	1 TX bill
A Jim Crow divide in college sports	Dallas Morning News	Jackson, V.	01/18/18	2 doc(s)
Texas is too right for White	Dallas Morning News	Reynolds, R.	01/18/18
There's a reason Texas governors keep failing to lower property taxes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramsey, R.	01/18/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
In just two months, Adler amasses $283k campaign war chest	Austin American Statesman	Findell, E.	01/18/18
GOP plan to avert shutdown leaves out Harvey aid	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	01/18/18	3 doc(s)
Infant mortality still hits harder in certain Houston areas	Houston Chronicle	Ackerman, T.	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
Uresti trial set to begin as most salacious criminal case in years	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	01/18/18	3 doc(s)
George P. Bush tops Patterson in fundraising in land commissioner race	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/18/18
Paxton: School voting action appears to violate state law	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
Two Smithville families get keys to new state-financed homes	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
DPS acts to prevent violent confrontations at capitol	Austin American Statesman	Sterling, E.	01/18/18	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
$23 million in state-funded vests to raise police safety to new level	Austin American Statesman	Rice, R.	01/18/18	1 TX bill
Workman out-raises opponents in western Travis County primary	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	01/18/18
Challenger airs ad in agriculture race	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
After loan, Dem tops Paxton in fundraising	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	01/18/18	2 doc(s)
Abbott seeks minority support	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/18/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Huffines, Paxton bring big money to race	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/18/18
Valdez camp short on cash and contact	Dallas Morning News	Ragland, J.	01/18/18
City of Dallas picks up $2.4M tab for service	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	01/18/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott wants to limit property tax increases	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/18/18	1 doc(s)
Candidates spend $1.3 million running for ag commissioner	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/18/18
Demetria Smith still campaigning as a Democratic candidate for governor	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	01/18/18
If federal government shuts down, what will that mean for Texas?	Houston Chronicle	Matos, A.	01/18/18
What a federal shutdown could mean for San Antonio’s missions	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	01/18/18
Austin entrepreneur Kopser leads money chase in S.A. congressional district	San Antonio Express News	Lambrecht, B.	01/18/18
Abbott's tax plan overlooks some real problems	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/17/18	1 doc(s)
Good Luck With That	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	01/17/18	2 doc(s)
Politicians lag behind people on pot law changes	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	01/12/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Clean up the Agua SUD water district in Hidalgo Co.	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	01/12/18	2 TX bill(s)
Redistricting makes Texas ‘better politically’	Abilene Reporter-News	Stenholm, C.	01/14/18	1 doc(s)
'The Post 'movie dramatizes the importance of government in the sunshine	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/13/18	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Democrats line up to compete in vulnerable congressional race	El Paso Times	Mekelburg, M.	01/17/18
Schools gain authority under new anti-bullying law	Waco Tribune Herald	Conlon, S.	01/17/18	1 TX bill
Voting centers OK'd for future, not March primary	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	01/17/18	1 doc(s)
Isaiah Roby Jackson running as 441st District Court candidate	Midland Reporter Telegram	Jasper, S.	01/16/18
Abbott's endorsement should be considered baggage	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	01/14/18
Democratic Senate hopeful O’Rourke talks issues and his campaign challenging Ted Cruz	McAllen Monitor	Ferman, M.	01/14/18	4 doc(s)
Conaway: Republicans earn B+ in 2017	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	01/14/18	5 doc(s)
Law never intended for taxpayers to pay sexual harassment settlements, author says	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/13/18	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court will review effects of Texas redistricting	Wichita Falls Record News	Moritz, J.	01/13/18	4 doc(s)
Democrat Andrew White says he wants death penalty abolished	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	01/12/18	1 doc(s)
20 Harvey-damaged homes helped by state program	Galveston Daily News	Wells, V.	01/12/18
UTMB fire caused estimated $7.8 million in damage	Galveston Daily News	Ketterer, S.	01/12/18
The Power of Clemency	New York Times	Hernandez, J.	01/18/18
When States Make It Harder to Enroll, Even Eligible People Drop Medicaid	New York Times	Sanger-Katz, M.	01/18/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/17/18

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