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
Police response during Uvalde school shooting will be scrutinized again in Justice Department report	Austin American Statesman	Bleiberg, J.	01/18/24	1 doc(s)
Too cool for school? Hardly. Districts overreacted by closing for arctic blast	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/18/24
We shouldn't have to be so thankful that the state power grid held up	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/18/24	2 TX bill(s)
Why we need stronger monitoring in Texas gas pipelines	Dallas Morning News	Haverlah, S.	01/18/24
Controversial Texas law requiring book sellers to rate books blocked by appeals court	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	01/18/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
In blunt letter, AG Ken Paxton rejects demand to give feds access to section of Rio Grande	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	01/18/24	4 doc(s)
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg pours $250M to open health care high school in Dallas, others	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	01/18/24
What to know about Texas’ clash with federal Border Patrol	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weber, P.	01/18/24	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
In first 2024 campaign swing, Abbott turns to school culture wars to boost support for vouchers	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	01/18/24
Texas’ migrant-deterring buoys can remain in Rio Grande after appeals court ruling	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	01/18/24	3 doc(s)
Texas ban on ‘sexually explicit’ books in school libraries halted by federal appeals court	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	01/18/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Federal appeals court blocks Texas ban on 'sexually explicit' books in public schools	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	01/18/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Border Patrol official says migrants drowned before agents were blocked by Texas guardsmen	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/18/24	3 doc(s)
As power demand soared, Texas solar set a record as grid passed its latest wintertime test	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	01/18/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Abbott wins legal maneuver in Fifth Circuit to keep buoy barrier in Rio Grande	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	01/18/24	6 doc(s)
Medicaid coverage for Texas mothers to increase to 12 months postpartum after federal sign-off	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	01/18/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Children will pay if WIC remains underfunded	San Antonio Express News	Hare, S.	01/18/24	1 doc(s)
Galveston County school districts should reject 'chaplain' bill	Galveston Daily News	Tillotson, D.	01/15/24	1 TX bill
Under Oath: Texas AG should be happy to give deposition in lawsuit	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	01/14/24	3 doc(s)
Valley emergency officials warn against using generators indoors to combat cold	McAllen Monitor	Rodriguez, M.	01/15/24
NWS: Arctic blast to bring subzero wind chills to Panhandle, South Plains	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Addison, B.	01/12/24
Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct reprimands Progreso municipal judge	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	01/16/24	1 doc(s)
A look into TPWD's annual budget, where money goes, top brass salaries	Lufkin Daily News	Williams, M.	01/13/24	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson visits Amarillo to educate voters on new rules	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	01/12/24	1 doc(s)
Seven candidates stump at Angelina County GOP Forum at Fairview Baptist Church	Lufkin Daily News	Barbe, A.	01/12/24
TxDOT preparing roads for possible winter event	Lufkin Daily News	Staff	01/12/24
Turning Down Food Aid for Millions of Children Reflects Shocking Political Callousness	New York Times	Blow, C.	01/18/24
How Texas Kept the Lights On in the Recent Deep Freeze	New York Times	Searcey, D.	01/18/24

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