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
Coal belt to sun belt? Texas has a golden opportunity for clean energy.	Houston Chronicle	Holleman, B.	12/01/17
Texas congressman not seeking re-election after lewd photo made public	Austin American Statesman	Recio, M.	12/01/17	1 TX bill
Barton won’t seek re-election	Dallas Morning News	Leslie, K.	12/01/17
Barton won’t seek re-election	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	12/01/17
Texas Congressman Joe Barton, hit with 'sexting' revelation, bows out of 2018 race	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	12/01/17	1 TX bill
Harvey aid falls 'hostage' to year-end spending battles in Congress	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	12/01/17	3 doc(s)
Texas lagging in higher education attainment, commissioner warns	Austin American Statesman	Haurwitz, R.	12/01/17	1 doc(s)
State health building in Central Austin infested by hundreds of rats	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	12/01/17
District drops charter hopes, focuses on closings	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	12/01/17	1 TX bill
Texas has $2.1M for Cognizant	Dallas Morning News	Joseph, L.	12/01/17	1 doc(s)
Political ‘rookie’ joins GOP race to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Smith, D.	12/01/17
Legislator explores 'flood pool' disclosure	Houston Chronicle	Drew, J.	12/01/17	2 doc(s)
Flap over Montgomery County resolution reflects transgender rights debate	Houston Chronicle	Snyder, M.	12/01/17	1 TX bill
Texas juvenile justice advocates call for closing of all state-run youth lockups	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	12/01/17	3 doc(s)
Homeowners now can vote on whether their communities are annexed	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	12/01/17	1 TX bill
South San ISD trustee says she’s running for state rep	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	12/01/17	1 doc(s)
Lubbock area Texas lawmakers answer questions in group town hall	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dotray, M.	11/30/17	1 TX bill
House Leaders Call on Conyers to Resign After an Accuser Details Her Charges	New York Times	Alcindor, Y.	12/01/17
Electricity Prices Plummet as Gas, Wind Gain Traction and Demand Stalls	Wall Street Journal	Gold, R.	12/01/17
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/30/17

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