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
Conservative appeals court gets it right	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/19/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Are Abbott and Paxton creating a constitutional crisis at border?	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/19/24	7 doc(s)
'Failure': DOJ's scathing Uvalde school shooting report criticizes law enforcement response	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	01/19/24	2 doc(s)
What are the key takeaways from DOJ's Uvalde shooting report? Here's a closer look	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Paz, B.	01/19/24	1 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton says his agency will stop fighting whistleblower lawsuit	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	01/19/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
DOJ report details chaotic police response, unnecessary delays in Uvalde massacre	Houston Chronicle	Contreras, G.	01/19/24	2 doc(s)
AG Ken Paxton stops fight against whistleblower suit that launched impeachment	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/19/24	2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott’s $6 million windfall sets stage for a bruising GOP primary season	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	01/19/24
Ken Paxton says he will stop fighting whistleblower lawsuit, agrees to accept final ruling	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	01/19/24	4 doc(s)
Casino operators are rolling the dice on Dallas-Fort Worth real estate	Dallas Morning News	Brown, S.	01/19/24
Texas Gov. Abbott wins legal maneuver in Fifth Circuit to keep buoy barrier in Rio Grande	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/19/24	2 doc(s)
Harris County officials defend cash assistance program against Sen. Bettencourt's legal concerns	Houston Chronicle	Cheng, Y.	01/19/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton spent $2.3M in campaign cash on legal fees from impeachment	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/19/24	1 doc(s)
Texas power grid regulator begins 2024 at its pre-Uri size despite reforms	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	01/19/24	1 TX bill
As new dean of Texas Senate, Zaffirini isn’t quite celebrating	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	01/19/24
Colin Allred, vying to take on Ted Cruz, joins GOP in condemning Biden's handling of border	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	01/19/24
State utility regulators shoot down ERCOT's attempt to add new rules for battery operators in Texas	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	01/19/24	4 doc(s)
TPWD to consider land swap with SpaceX at Boca Chica	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	01/18/24	1 doc(s)
HD 12 candidate Bius loans over $1 million to own campaign	Bryan Eagle	Miller, A.	01/18/24
Justice Department Finds ‘Unimaginable Failure’ in Uvalde Police Response	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	01/19/24
What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case	New York Times	Belluck, P.	01/19/24
What to Know About ‘Significant Failure’ Described in Uvalde Massacre Report	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	01/19/24
Biden Accedes to Tougher Immigration Policy to Deflect Criticism, Secure Ukraine Aid	Wall Street Journal	Hackman, M.	01/19/24

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