Daily Legislative Clipping Service for December 5, 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
Gov. Greg Abbott’s heavy-handed, undignified social media threat to hospitals San Antonio Express News  Editorial 12/05/24 1 doc(s)
Don’t get burned by solar; it’s time to get bad actors out of Texas San Antonio Express News  Biggart, B. 12/05/24  
Austin police officer Christopher Taylor released on bond after receiving prison sentence Austin American Statesman  Plohetski, T. 12/05/24 3 doc(s)
Traffic snarls North Texas roads as state’s population booms Dallas Morning News  Gaudet, A. 12/05/24 1 doc(s)
Dallas teachers among those being investigated for certification fraud Dallas Morning News  Richman, T. 12/05/24 1 doc(s)
Researchers using AI identified 1,300 undocumented oil wells. Here’s what that could mean for Texas Houston Chronicle  Drane, A. 12/05/24 2 doc(s)
Former Uvalde mayor says he would consider raising age to buy guns but that it's "not the answer" Austin American Statesman  Wagner, B. 12/05/24 1 TX bill
Could Texas see a cold snap similar to 2021 freeze this winter? ERCOT's top meteorologist thinks so. Houston Chronicle  Hao, C. 12/05/24 1 doc(s)
Another Texas grid regulator plans to step down by the end of the year, leaving two vacancies Houston Chronicle  Hao, C. 12/05/24  
DPS set up email to report driver license sex changes. Critics sent 'Shrek' script and cat photos. San Antonio Express News  Scheve, A. 12/05/24  
ERCOT tells CPS it must keep operating its big Braunig gas-fired plant to keep Texans' lights on San Antonio Express News  DiNatale, S. 12/05/24 1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott visits Disaster City to receive tool donation Bryan Eagle  Southern, J. 12/04/24  
On the Border, Texas Shows Trump the Way New York Times  Goodman, J. 12/05/24  
Some Justices Appear Ready to Allow Bans on Transgender Care. One Is a Mystery. Wall Street Journal  Bravin, J. 12/05/24  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     12/05/24  

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