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
Marvin Nichols project is necessary for North Texas’ future	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/18/24	2 doc(s)
Two commissioners say Harris County pays too much for 'boutique' police. They renewed the policy anyway	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	11/18/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
25 years after the Texas A&M bonfire collapse, the Aggie community remembers a deadly tragedy	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/18/24	1 doc(s)
After election losses, Texas Democrats search for what's next on abortion messaging	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	11/18/24
Proposed Texas bill would pave way for US Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn to be ousted midterm	Austin American Statesman	Simmerman, A.	11/18/24	1 TX bill
Texas Senate committee hearing reveals clash between child care centers, state pre-K program	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	11/18/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
ERCOT says Texas could see a significant chance of outages if 2021 freeze were to repeat	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	11/18/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Conference at Witte Museum will examine Juneteenth, slavery in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	11/18/24
Texas Michelin awards are something to be proud of	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/16/24
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/16/24
Texas secessionists are reading too much into this year’s election results	San Antonio Evening News	Editorial	11/16/24
Gambling business model depends on risky choices	Dallas Morning News	Mann, R.	11/17/24	3 doc(s)
Texas Rangers exec: Legalize sports betting	Dallas Morning News	Leibman, N.	11/17/24
Texas must support working parents	Dallas Morning News	Button, A.	11/17/24	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Trump didn't win; Democrats lost by not connecting to the working class	San Antonio Express News	Wilson, W.	11/17/24
Democrats in Texas need to focus on the fundamentals	Dallas Morning News	Warford, L.	11/16/24
Deadly Hays crash reveals Texas school buses lack seat belts: 'They should know better.'	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	11/17/24	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
‘Tell me exactly what happened’: Digging into Robert Roberson’s trial, hearing transcripts	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	11/17/24	1 TX bill 14 doc(s)
$1M for lobbyists, $17M for lawyers: Who profited as a Texas agency used an affordable housing loophole	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	11/17/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
‘Kneel for the deal’: Inside the high-pressure sales culture that powered Texas’ solar energy boom	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	11/17/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court clears way for death row inmate Robert Roberson's execution. Here's why	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	11/16/24	32 doc(s)
‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say	Dallas Morning News		11/16/24	1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers can’t stop executions, state Supreme Court says	Dallas Morning News	Prosser, M.	11/16/24	9 doc(s)
Beryl triggered a dramatic retreat of the Texas shoreline	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	11/16/24
PUC to audit CenterPoint Energy following Dan Patrick's criticism over Hurricane Beryl failures	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	11/16/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
HISD's $4.4 billion bond failed in November. Can it ever pass one during a yearslong state takeover?	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	11/16/24
Texas Supreme Court clears way for new Robert Roberson execution date, but says he can also testify	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	11/16/24	32 doc(s)
SpaceX backed out of a land swap that would have given the company Boca Chica parkland, report says	San Antonio Express News	Leinfelder, A.	11/16/24	6 doc(s)
TEA to begin looking for replacements for South San ISD trustees	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	11/16/24	5 doc(s)
Are seat belts required on school buses? Here are the nine states with laws in the books	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	11/17/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Why Texas employers are urging lawmakers to expand access to, reduce cost for child care	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	11/17/24	4 doc(s)
Were Texas Democrats defeated before they started? 2024 election data says it's likely.	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	11/17/24
How much do teachers make in North Texas?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	11/17/24
Dear Watchdog: What’s the story with sexual blackmail, electric car fees and Cirro Energy?	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	11/17/24
Texas restaurants, businesses reveal child care reform demands for upcoming session	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	11/17/24	2 doc(s)
These tiny agencies are known as 'the invisible government of Texas.' Here's why they're so powerful	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	11/17/24	1 TX bill
Colin Allred fared far worse than Beto O’Rourke in the fight against Ted Cruz. Explore our map	Houston Chronicle	Zdun, M.	11/17/24
Texas lawmakers jumpstart 2025 session by filing bills on abortion, education and property taxes	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	11/17/24	11 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Provisional and mail votes swing Harris County district judge race back to Democrat in final tally	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	11/17/24
How Texas barbecue came to dominate the new Michelin Guide	Houston Chronicle	Reid, J.	11/17/24
Inflation, immigration and natural disasters share a common cause: Climate change	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/17/24	2 doc(s)
Texans can weigh in this month on TxDOT's environmental oversight of highway expansions	San Antonio Express News	Kimble, M.	11/17/24	2 doc(s)
Texas Space Commission’s search for ideas comes to San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	11/17/24	1 doc(s)
‘Zombie wells,’ oil and gas companies and other expected winners in the new Trump administration	San Antonio Express News	Drane, A.	11/17/24	1 doc(s)
'Uvalde's Darkest Hour' details Robb Elementary School shooting and its aftermath	San Antonio Express News	Martin, D.	11/17/24
Lawsuit says it's unconstitutional for Texas to bar felons from becoming social workers	Austin American Statesman	Simpson, S.	11/16/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Allen getting multimillion-dollar wafer facility backed by Texas semiconductor fund	Dallas Morning News	Womack, B.	11/16/24	1 TX bill
Activists plea for halt to execution planned for man convicted of killing Arlington pastor	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	11/16/24
Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge say	Dallas Morning News	Lozano, J.	11/16/24	2 doc(s)
Nate Paul, Austin donor at center of Ken Paxton impeachment, jailed for contempt of court	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	11/16/24	3 doc(s)
Community speaks out against Mike Miles' role in Houston ISD's $4.4B bond failure	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	11/16/24	3 doc(s)
Mike Miles cautiously heralds new HISD test results in first year under his leadership	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	11/16/24
Texas leads U.S. in most tornado reports in 2024, an active year for hurricane-spun twisters	San Antonio Express News	Ballard, J.	11/16/24	1 doc(s)
How “wildly successful” anti-trans ads fired up Texas voters for Republicans	San Antonio Express News	Klibanoff, E.	11/16/24
Texas labor force grows to record high for 10th straight month	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	11/16/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court Paves Way for Execution in ‘Shaken Baby’ Case	New York Times	Goodman, J.	11/18/24

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