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
Examine Enterprise Fund	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/13/17	4 doc(s)
UNT Dallas Law Success	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/13/17
TWO VIEWS: Stop attacks on Affordable Care Act	Austin American Statesman	Smith, G.	11/13/17	2 doc(s)
TWO VIEWS: Time for action on health care	Austin American Statesman	Quintero, J.	11/13/17	2 doc(s)
Sutherland Springs may have been preventable	Dallas Morning News	Nanasi, N.	11/13/17	2 doc(s)
E-medicine will help long after Hurricane Harvey	Houston Chronicle	Waldman, D.	11/13/17	3 TX bill(s)
Tourism much too important to San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Matej, C.	11/13/17
Why a binational conference on migrants is needed	San Antonio Express News	Saenz, R.	11/13/17
Why consular rights were not a relevant issue in death row case	Austin American Statesman	Sharp, D.	11/10/17	3 doc(s)
Evil is always with us, but we are not powerless	Austin American Statesman	Fritzsche, D.	11/10/17	1 doc(s)
Former RideAustin driver’s rape case reignites debate over ride-hailing background checks	Austin American Statesman	Herrera, S.	11/13/17	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
How loopholes, lapses and politics stymie gun-buyer background checks	Austin American Statesman	Walsh, S.	11/13/17	5 doc(s)
How Texas A&M became a top-100 law school in four years	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Osborne, R.	11/13/17
Barton continues to evolve in Congress	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	11/10/17	2 doc(s)
Texas colleges see fewer foreign faces	Houston Chronicle	Ellis, L.	11/10/17
Man who shot back a reluctant hero	San Antonio Express News	Foster-Frau, S.	11/10/17
Paxton prosecution continues to be clouded by politics	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	11/13/17	3 doc(s)
Silence Lifts in Statehouses as Harassment Scandals Bring Swift Penalties	New York Times	Robertson, C.	11/13/17
Coastal officials: Where’s Harvey help?	Austin American Statesman	Formby, B.	11/10/17
Settlement brings end to Red River land dispute	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/10/17	3 doc(s)
State Rep. Jason Isaac announces congressional run	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	11/10/17
Regents postpone vote to bid to run Los Alamos laboratory	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	11/10/17
Church targeted by killer may be torn down	Austin American Statesman	Bacon, J.	11/10/17
Landowners taste victory — for now	Dallas Morning News	Light, N.	11/10/17	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘This is another gut punch’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	11/10/17	1 TX bill
How population growth fits into the grand scheme of things	Houston Chronicle	Snyder, M.	11/10/17
Harvey-damaged libraries receive nearly $300,000	Houston Chronicle	George, C.	11/10/17	1 doc(s)
Texas Democrats seek marquee candidates	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	11/10/17
HISD trustees OK calendar for 2018-19	Houston Chronicle	Webb, S.	11/10/17	1 doc(s)
Special ed rolls rise in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Matos, A.	11/10/17	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Kevin Wolff no longer wants Smith’s seat	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	11/10/17
Voters spoke: We need 21st-century schools	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/12/17
Stepping Up On Gun Control	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/12/17
After Sutherland Springs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/12/17	2 doc(s)
Valley’s gains in education positive trend	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Texas must help — not hurt — children with disabilities	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/11/17	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Hits and Misses	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/11/17	2 doc(s)
Thumbs Up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/11/17
A pro-choice pastor weighs in on mothers and the beginning of life	Austin American Statesman	Fulbright, A.	11/12/17	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas will put veterans first with array of services	Austin American Statesman	Abbott, G.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Good guy, bad guy, guns: Our dilemma	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	11/12/17
Seeking common ground for Americans	Dallas Morning News	Rather, D.	11/12/17
Our duty to act	Dallas Morning News	Parker, R.	11/12/17	4 doc(s)
Letter to Amazon: Please don’t locate your second headquarters in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Harrington, J.	11/12/17	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Hundreds of dams in Texas risk failure	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	11/12/17	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Democrats in disarray as Abbott files for re-election	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	11/12/17
Can height reverse a conviction?	Dallas Morning News	Grissom, B.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
As gun law debates rage, many agree ‘you cannot legislate evil’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/12/17
Can King make leap from gang cop to House speaker?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Montgomery, D.	11/12/17
At churches, safety concerns intrude	Houston Chronicle	Rhor, M.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
GOP exits lift Dems’ hopes	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	11/12/17
Domestic violence links are debated	San Antonio Express News	Eaton, E.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Opioid rise ‘cries out for something like this’	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	11/11/17	2 doc(s)
$61M deal on back pay reached	Dallas Morning News	Hallman, T.	11/11/17	1 TX bill
For town, guns are protection	Dallas Morning News	Martin, N.	11/11/17
Pick who sees ‘Satan’s plan’ gets ‘qualified’ rating	Dallas Morning News	Cobler, N.	11/11/17	2 doc(s)
Republican primary challenge to Cruz could come from North Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Drusch, A.	11/11/17
Strict gun laws in Texas loosened over time	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	11/11/17	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Abbott offers plans to boost veterans	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Former Mayor Narvaiz seeks congressional seat	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	11/12/17
Abbott starts fast on re-election bid	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Filing period begins for Texas primaries	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
First day of filing for 2018 election begins with rush of candidates	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
Ready to celebrate Christmas Bush style — from 2005?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/12/17
Abbott to seek second term	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
O’Rourke supporters ready for turning point in Congress	Houston Chronicle	Najarro, I.	11/12/17
Times are challenging for Texas’ oysters	Houston Chronicle	Tompkins, S.	11/12/17	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
We must talk now about preventing future mass shootings	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	11/12/17	2 doc(s)
Cattle raisers face tick woes	San Antonio Express News	Brezosky, L.	11/12/17	2 doc(s)
So far, few to oppose Abbott	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	11/12/17	1 doc(s)
LBJ High aide loses job over student affair	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	11/11/17	1 TX bill
Mexican-American book tossed	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	11/11/17	4 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott endorses Workman for re-election	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	11/11/17
Event honors what vets tried to forget	Dallas Morning News	Wang, J.	11/11/17
DA drops plan to seek death penalty	Dallas Morning News	Tsiaperas, T.	11/11/17
O’Rourke hits trail in Cruz country	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/11/17
AG flags city’s plan to annex	Dallas Morning News	Leszcynski, R.	11/11/17	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Survivors of ’91 massacre at Luby’s grieving anew	Dallas Morning News	Thompson, S.	11/11/17
Family sues in girl's death	Dallas Morning News	Rice, S.	11/11/17	4 doc(s)
Wade Birdwell appointed to Fort Worth appeals court	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Baker, M.	11/11/17
AG Paxton takes aim at grand juries, prosecutors	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	11/11/17	1 doc(s)
Proposed film would have Bullock as Davis	San Antonio Express News	Cobler, P.	11/11/17	1 TX bill
$90M to expedite debris removal	San Antonio Express News	Ward, M.	11/11/17	1 doc(s)
Cuomo, a Master of the $50,000 Fund-Raiser, Bypasses Small Donors	New York Times	Goldmacher, S.	11/13/17
Despite Recent Wins for Democrats, Gerrymanders Dim Hopes for 2018	New York Times	Gabriel, T.	11/13/17
This Sunday, Some Churchgoers May Choose to Pack Guns With Their Bibles	Wall Street Journal	Ailworth, E.	11/13/17
Lessons From Hurricane Harvey: Houston’s Struggle Is America’s Tale	New York Times	Kimmelman, M.	11/12/17
Days After Church Shooting, Texas Town Begins to Bury Its Dead	New York Times	Romero, S.	11/12/17
Trump Administration Guiding Health Shoppers to Agents Paid by Insurers	New York Times	Pear, R.	11/12/17
$300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace America’s Water Pipes	New York Times	Tabuchi, H.	11/11/17
Welcoming Houses of Worship, Prepared for the Worst	New York Times	Goodstein, L.	11/11/17
Release Video Of a Shooting? ‘It’s Too Raw’	New York Times	Healy, J.	11/10/17

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