Daily Legislative Clipping Service for September 18, 2024Select another date

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
We recommend Stephanie Morales for Texas House District 138 Houston Chronicle  Editorial 09/18/24  
Ensure community college credits transfer at Texas universities Dallas Morning News  Schudde, L. 09/18/24 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Paxton’s voting lawsuits continue Texas tradition of suppression San Antonio Express News  Fischer, T. 09/18/24 3 doc(s)
Travis County claims Paxton violated voter registration law, takes case to federal court Austin American Statesman  McCarthy, E. 09/18/24 7 doc(s)
Pastor, wife who helped organize 'Trump Train' to follow Biden bus testify: 'It was cool' Austin American Statesman  Wagner, B. 09/18/24 2 doc(s)
East Texas man seeks clemency as execution date in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case approaches Dallas Morning News  Landers, J. 09/18/24 7 doc(s)
Tarrant GOP: Republicans’ vote on college polling sites undermines party’s ability to win Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Copeland, C. 09/18/24  
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a crackdown on Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Here’s what you need to know Houston Chronicle  Wermund, B. 09/18/24 3 doc(s)
Elon Musk moved Tesla and SpaceX to Texas. They could test the state’s new business courts Houston Chronicle  Wermund, B. 09/18/24 1 TX bill
Texas driver license appointments now available last 2 Saturdays in September, DPS says Austin American Statesman  Simmerman, A. 09/18/24  
5.1-magnitude earthquake hits West Texas, tremors felt as far as Austin, DFW Austin American Statesman  Simmerman, A. 09/18/24  
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designates Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as terrorist organization Austin American Statesman  Malenfant, M. 09/18/24 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
On-campus nuclear reactor approved for university in Texas Dallas Morning News  Jankowski, P. 09/18/24 3 doc(s)
University of Texas restricts automatic admissions threshold to 5% for fall 2026 applicants Houston Chronicle  Menchaca, M. 09/18/24 1 TX bill
Medical costs lead Texans to delay health care and medication, study finds Houston Chronicle  Babbar, T. 09/18/24  
Texas Supreme Court decision could kill hemp, delta-8 industry due to confusion with pot Houston Chronicle  Tomlinson, C. 09/18/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Why a Hill Country nature preserve is growing by more than 600 acres San Antonio Express News  Delgado, R. 09/18/24  
Renewables, and Good Luck, Prop Up Power Grid Through Extreme Heat Wall Street Journal  Hiller, J. 09/18/24  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     09/17/24  

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