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
Baylor and its brave survivors offer important lessons for #MeToo movement	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/12/17
Diesel technology can reduce air pollution in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Schaeffer, A.	12/12/17	2 doc(s)
Texts raise questions about Texas special education director’s firing	Austin American Statesman	Ball, A.	12/12/17	5 doc(s)
Former Farenthold staffer says Texas congressman made lewd jokes about women with aides	Dallas Morning News		12/12/17
‘Duck Dynasty’ relative, ex-NBC 5 anchorman vying to be Tarrant County tax official	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	12/12/17
The Texas primaries are 3 months away. Here are 5 races to watch.	Austin American Statesman	Gee, R.	12/12/17
Gov. Abbott posthumously honors World War II, Korean War veteran	Austin American Statesman	Silver, J.	12/12/17	1 TX bill
After GOP family fight, 2018 elections will show if Democrats can close gap	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	12/12/17
What does Texas need to do to get its students ready for the world?	Dallas Morning News	Ayala, E.	12/12/17	2 doc(s)
Fields are set in 2018 elections to remake Texas political landscape	Houston Chronicle	Diaz, K.	12/12/17
Filing is over, now the hard part begins - raising money and wooing voters	Houston Chronicle	Ward, M.	12/12/17
With costs soaring, college ADs are fundraisers, first and foremost	San Antonio Express News	Finger, M.	12/12/17	2 doc(s)
Primary filing deadline yields few surprises, sets GOP primary race focused on Alamo	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	12/12/17
Crowded field vies for Lamar Smith’s open seat	San Antonio Express News	Diaz, K.	12/12/17
TEA audit dismisses concerns over award of special education contract	San Antonio Express News	Matos, A.	12/12/17
Legislators must be open about conflicts of interest	Beaumont Enterprise	Editorial	12/11/17	1 doc(s)
Women in the Texas Legislature: Rep Lina Ortega	El Paso Times	Ortega, L.	12/10/17	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
TEA gives firm deadline for Waco ISD to submit plan to save 5 campuses	Waco Tribune Herald	Conlon, S.	12/11/17	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
George P. Bush draws formidable opponent in GOP primary	Abilene Reporter-News	Moritz, J.	12/10/17
Local lawmakers continue push for CHIP funding	Valley Morning Star	Garcia, B.	12/10/17	3 doc(s)
TSTC shares education offering with officials	Waco Tribune Herald	Staff	12/10/17
Texas Education Agency releases school report cards for individual campuses	Longview News-Journal	Shamburger, M.	12/10/17	2 doc(s)
Dominguez files to run for Texas House District 37	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	12/10/17
Annie's List calls for Texas state senators accused of sexual harassment to resign	El Paso Times	Mekelburg, M.	12/09/17	2 doc(s)
Local educators slam TEA report cards as redundant	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	12/09/17	2 doc(s)
TJC celebrates milestone by awarding first Bachelor of Science degrees to dental hygiene students	Tyler Morning Telegraph	McCoy, C.	12/09/17	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Former Wichitan aiming for governorship	Wichita Falls Record News	Choate, T.	12/09/17
Democrat Andrew White officially announces for Texas governor	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	12/08/17
Tawdry Tales Depict a Texas Congressman’s Frat House on the Hill	New York Times	Stolberg, S.	12/12/17
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			12/11/17

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