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
Closed-minded student protesters are creating chaos	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/26/24
Attempt to oust Travis County DA shows the damaging effects of HB17	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/26/24
Texas’ oil and gas patents need protection from infringement	Dallas Morning News	Dalton, R.	04/26/24	1 doc(s)
Faculty, students at protest call for UT President Hartzell to resign after police response	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	04/26/24	3 doc(s)
Abbott's condemnation of UT protesters contrasts with his 2019 stance on campus free speech	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/26/24
Charges dropped against most UT Austin protesters	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/26/24	4 doc(s)
Tarrant County DA appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/26/24	3 doc(s)
UT-Austin protesters released from jail, charges dropped for many after Gaza rally	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/26/24
DA Ogg, Texas AG Paxton join forces on criminal cases against Lina Hidalgo's former staffers	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	04/26/24
Texas Southern University regents select James Crawford III as sole finalist for president	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	04/26/24
Should Americans be worried about the border? The first Texas border czar says yes.	Austin American Statesman	Villagran, L.	04/26/24	1 doc(s)
Prosecutor appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/26/24	3 doc(s)
Texas has a $20 billion surplus. How would you pretend spend it?	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/26/24
UT Austin faculty rally behind pro-Palestinian protesters as university defends crackdown	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	04/26/24
Texas gas producers face uncertain future under new EPA power rules	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	04/26/24
What does state law say about the pro-Palestinian protests at UT Austin? Here are the details.	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	04/26/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Tearing down DEI at Texas universities only perpetuates inequities and neglect	San Antonio Express News	Pierce, A.	04/26/24
Texas opioid grants are a much needed step in the crisis	Galveston Daily News	Woolsey, L.	04/25/24	2 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			04/25/24

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