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
This crime fighting idea warrants praise	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	02/13/18
For Ag Commish: GOP should pick Trey Blocker to replace Sid Miller	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	02/13/18
McClendon and Kling in SD25	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/13/18
Texans see little sizzle in Trump infrastructure plan	Austin American Statesman	Wear, B.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Trump says ‘OK with me’ if plan to rebuild roads founders	Austin American Statesman	Thomas, K.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Dallas won't wait on Arlington, Grand Prairie for Fort Worth high-speed rail connection	Dallas Morning News	Hallman, T.	02/13/18
Fort Worth mayor likens Trump's infrastructure push to Eisenhower's interstate plan	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Once a Trump skeptic, Fort Worth’s GOP mayor now helps him pitch infrastructure	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Republican senators: Day of truth-telling about property taxes full of falsehoods	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Trump's infrastructure spending plans raise questions in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	02/13/18	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Lawsuit: Prairie View A&M coach helped student accused of sexual assault flee Texas	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	02/13/18	3 doc(s)
PolitiFact: Texas tops in feral pig population	Austin American Statesman	Selby, W.	02/13/18	3 doc(s)
Trump taps Abbott’s top legal adviser for U.S. appeals court	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/13/18
New program expands voter registration effort at Travis County Jail	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	02/13/18	1 doc(s)
Disability group threatens to sue Texas over voter registration policy	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	02/13/18
Who's the luckiest of seven? Democrats fight for chance to challenge Pete Sessions	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	02/13/18
President Trump names Gov. Abbott’s general counsel to federal appeals court	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	02/13/18
Disability rights group threatens to sue Texas for not offering voter registration services	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	02/13/18
Trump taps another Texan for 5th Circuit court of appeals bench	Houston Chronicle	Ward, A.	02/13/18
Tear gas, pepper spray use up in Texas prisons, including on suicidal inmates	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	02/13/18
Abbott to announce 'hundreds of millions' of dollars to mitigate future floods, disasters	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	02/13/18
Houston ISD removes 3 more campuses from list of struggling schools facing makeover	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	02/13/18
Uresti criminal trial delayed until Tuesday	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	02/13/18
Battling extremism in the Texas Legislature: Q&A with Texas House District 12 candidate Marianne Arnold	Waco Tribune Herald	Ed.	02/11/18
Offering a voice for rural, urban voters: Q&A with Texas House District 12 candidate Chris Miller	Waco Tribune Herald		02/11/18
Closing more youth prisons makes sense	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	02/09/18
Mexican-American studies curriculum needed in Texas	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	02/09/18	3 doc(s)
Is Texas Attorney General Paxton obstructing public info releases?	Waco Tribune Herald	Editorial	02/09/18	1 doc(s)
Sanford Schmid	Fayette County Record	Staff	02/13/18
In GOP House 23 race, the question is about focus	Galveston Daily News	Ferguson, J.	02/12/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas schools hiring uncertified teachers, but local districts not using option	Longview News-Journal	Staff	02/12/18	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas A&M University System regents approve RELLIS Campus tuition rate	Bryan Eagle	Kuhlmann, S.	02/11/18	2 doc(s)
Democrat Mike Collier hopes to parlay policy wonk chops into political success	San Angelo Standard Times	Moritz, J.	02/11/18	1 doc(s)
Superintendent's column: Equitable school funding solution is crucial	Victoria Advocate	Jaklich, R.	02/11/18	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Medical personnel, schools lead sources locally of CPS reports	Wichita Falls Record News	Johnston, P.	02/11/18	1 doc(s)
Healthcare world of retired public school employees turned upside down	Rio Grande Guardian	Ardis, C.	02/11/18	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Lubbock Primary Preview: Texas House District 84	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	02/10/18
Congressional candidates want to help with hurricane recovery	Victoria Advocate	Riker, M.	02/10/18
Moxley throws his hat in the ring for TTC commissioner	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	02/10/18	1 TX bill
Patrick will try to stop Wendy Davis filibuster movie from using Senate chamber	El Paso Times	Mekelburg, M.	02/09/18	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Boosted by PACs, incumbents running for Texas House outraise rivals	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Mansfield, E.	02/09/18
State Rep District 13 Republican nominees share priorities	Victoria Advocate	Aldaco, A.	02/09/18
Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water	New York Times	Plumer, B.	02/13/18
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Burden on State and Private Money	New York Times	Cohen, P.	02/13/18
Infrastructure Plan Puts Onus on Local Governments	Wall Street Journal	Mann, T.	02/13/18
Trump’s Big Public Works Dig	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	02/13/18
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			02/12/18

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