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
Black student should be back in regular class while Texas sorts out hair suspension	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/27/23	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Is Abbott trying to co-opt faith leaders for his political ends?	Austin American Statesman	Snead, L.	09/27/23
Why so few women become Texas superintendents	Dallas Morning News	Aquino-Garza, P.	09/27/23	1 doc(s)
Law aiming to ban drag performances in Texas is unconstitutional, federal judge rules	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	09/27/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Battling fentanyl from within: Texas-based vaccine would make antibodies protect the brain	Dallas Morning News	Ramakrishnan, A.	09/27/23	1 doc(s)
As Houston turns more blue, the mayoral race thrusts young progressives into the political limelight	Houston Chronicle	Cheng, Y.	09/27/23	1 doc(s)
Crime, corruption dominate first Houston mayoral debate. Here are the five takeaways.	Houston Chronicle	Cheng, Y.	09/27/23
Texas drag ban blocked, federal judge rules new law unconstitutional	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	09/27/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Ken Paxton must sue the state if he wants $50,000 in back pay, Comptroller says	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	09/27/23	2 doc(s)
Houston mayoral candidates' plans for transportation cover METRO ridership, bike safety and I-45	Houston Chronicle	Cheng, Y.	09/27/23	1 doc(s)
Texas prison inmate dies after physical altercation with another inmate, TDCJ says	Houston Chronicle	Nickerson, R.	09/27/23
Federal judge blocks Texas bill restricting drag shows as unconstitutional	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	09/27/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Gasoline prices are going up as companies slash production for one last oil boom	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	09/27/23
Texas law banning ‘sexually explicit‘ books in schools takes effect after appeals court ruling	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	09/27/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Pay teachers more to inspire our children	Waco Tribune Herald	Rosen, J.	09/26/23
Get back to basics to improve America's schools	Waco Tribune Herald	Mitchell Jr., B.	09/26/23	1 doc(s)
Local groups, TxDOT to hold Gateway to the Big Thicket Project meeting	Beaumont Enterprise	Pedersen, C.	09/22/23	1 doc(s)
Texas No. 2 in school book bans. Nationwide they've increased 33%	Victoria Advocate	St. Martin, E.	09/22/23	5 doc(s)
North Texas State Hospital to be demolished, replaced	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	09/26/23
In Summer Heat, ‘Artificial Shortages’ in Texas Grid May Have Cost $8 Billion	New York Times	Goodman, J.	09/27/23
Giant Batteries Helped the U.S. Power Grid Eke Through Summer	Wall Street Journal	Hiller, J.	09/27/23
California Enacts First Statewide Gun and Ammunition Tax in U.S.	Wall Street Journal	Mai-Duc, C.	09/27/23

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