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
Washington bureaucrats want to kill highway sign joy	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/23/24	1 doc(s)
Every American needs to read Justice Department’s Uvalde report	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/23/24	1 doc(s)
A Dallas-based appeals court is now considered a judicial hellhole	Dallas Morning News	Borgelt, R.	01/23/24	3 doc(s)
US Supreme Court rules federal agents may cut razor wire Texas installed in Rio Grande	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	01/23/24	2 doc(s)
AG Paxton seeks protective order after courts uphold his deposition in whistleblower suit	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	01/23/24	8 doc(s)
Supreme Court allows Border Patrol to resume cutting Texas razor wire at border	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	01/23/24	3 doc(s)
Winter weather events cost $754 million annually in Texas, Dallas leads in hail damage	Dallas Morning News	Adriano, J.	01/23/24	2 doc(s)
Fort Worth sues Texas attorney general in attempt to block release of police chase policy	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Hartley, J.	01/23/24	4 doc(s)
HISD elementary, middle school students at NES campuses see more growth on reading, math NWEA exams	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	01/23/24	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court sides with Biden over razor wire border dispute, clearing the way to remove barriers	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/23/24	5 doc(s)
Funny Texas highway signs will soon be banned under new federal rules. Here's why.	Austin American Statesman	Ortega, H.	01/23/24	1 doc(s)
Foster children placed in unlicensed care are dragging down Texas CPS, kids’ lawyers say	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	01/23/24	3 doc(s)
GOP state Senate candidate can continue campaign despite challenge, judge rules	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	01/23/24	3 doc(s)
Texas Southern names presidential search committee including GMA host, Bush staffer	Houston Chronicle	Ikramuddin, H.	01/23/24
Former Texas power grid regulator joins top lobbying firm as partner	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	01/23/24	1 TX bill
Demonizing migrants and rolling out razor wire won't solve our border crisis	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Editorial	01/21/24	7 doc(s)
Border issues require cooperation rather than confrontation	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	01/20/24
Counting in cotton: West Texas producers have guarded outlook on 2024 after weak harvest	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Addison, B.	01/21/24	2 doc(s)
Valley’s food safety social net reacts as Texas passes on $350 million in children’s food assistance	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	01/20/24	2 doc(s)
State rests in death penalty case against Edinburg man accused of killing trooper	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	01/20/24
Texas electric grid passes first winter test	Wichita Falls Record News	Mills, A.	01/21/24	2 TX bill(s)
Supreme Court Backs Biden in Dispute With Texas Over Border Barrier	New York Times	Liptak, A.	01/23/24
Biden and Harris Target Abortion Laws, and Trump, on Roe’s 51st Anniversary	New York Times	Rogers, K.	01/23/24
Supreme Court Lets Border Patrol Cut Razor Wire Texas Installed to Stop Migrants	Wall Street Journal	Bravin, J.	01/23/24

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