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
With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Abbott offers hope and redemption to sex slaves in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/13/20	2 doc(s)
Troopers shot a man 16 times, and video evidence shows they made a tragic but correct call	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/13/20
Beto is back: O’Rourke aims political star power toward flipping Texas House	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/13/20
Austin on guard after Texas hit with increased cyberattacks from Iran	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	01/13/20	2 doc(s)
Under new Texas law, college employees could be fired and charged for not reporting sexual misconduct	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	01/13/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas’ inn for refugees is full, Gov. Greg Abbott says, declining to admit any more	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	01/11/20	2 doc(s)
5 Republicans vying for Rep. Goodwin’s seat in Central Texas	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/13/20
Texas jail deaths hit record number in 2019	Austin American Statesman	Patrick, W.	01/13/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Prepare for being propositioned at the polls	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/13/20
Presidential contender Mike Bloomberg calls Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision on refugees outrageous	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/13/20	1 doc(s)
Texas 2036 founder Tom Luce on education in Texas, and why the business community needs to help	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	01/13/20	1 doc(s)
Six San Antonio kidney disease experts appointed to statewide task force	San Antonio Express News	Caruba, L.	01/13/20	1 TX bill
Texas wins if census counts every person	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/12/20	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Texas is the only state to turn its back on refugees, and we should be ashamed	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/12/20	6 doc(s)
Good guys with guns can be an answer but aren’t the answer	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/12/20	1 TX bill
Texas’ heart, ability to help are bigger than Gov. Abbott’s decision to bar refugees	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	01/11/20	3 doc(s)
Thumbs: Romance war heats up; HEB is No. 1	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/11/20	1 doc(s)
With Super Tuesday primaries looming, Democratic presidential hopefuls step up their Texas outreach	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	01/12/20
Kids are ‘suffering’: Advocates’ access to CPS cases declines under Fort Worth judge	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	01/12/20	2 doc(s)
Why is there no major Latino cultural center in Houston?	Houston Chronicle	Glentzer, M.	01/12/20	2 doc(s)
Abbott says Texas won’t accept refugees in 2020	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/11/20	2 doc(s)
Did Texas A&M influence controversial study on red meat?	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	01/11/20	2 doc(s)
Man who stopped church gunman will receive state’s highest honor for acts of heroism	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	01/11/20	2 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott says Texas won’t admit refugees, making it 1st state in nation to opt out of federal program	Houston Chronicle	Kriel, L.	01/11/20	3 doc(s)
Mike Bloomberg zags through Austin	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/12/20
Democrats campaigning for U.S. Senate blast Abbott on refugees	Austin American Statesman	Tilove, J.	01/12/20	2 doc(s)
Has one-third of Texas seen a 25% population loss?	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	01/12/20	2 doc(s)
‘The tide is turning,’ Richardson woman who escaped sex trafficking says after Abbott pardons her	Dallas Morning News	Brumfield, L.	01/12/20	1 doc(s)
Greg Abbott’s decision on refugees is disappointing and out of step with Texan values	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/12/20	4 doc(s)
Crowded Senate field takes aim at Abbott at Greenspoint event	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	01/12/20	2 doc(s)
DIY abortion attempts three times as prevalent in Texas as other states, study finds	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/12/20	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Elizabeth Warren wins new Austin-area endorsements	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	01/11/20
Dorothy Browne	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/11/20
State employees can’t make payroll donations to Planned Parenthood, Texas AG Ken Paxton says	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	01/11/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Thunderstorms moving through Dallas-Fort Worth prompt multiple severe weather watches, warnings	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	01/11/20
Tarrant County Republicans pick new leader, who hopes to lead the way in 2020 election	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/11/20
Tarrant County expects to have voting sites at college campuses, despite new law	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/11/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
UT students say report on employee sexual misconduct falls short, demand more transparency	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	01/11/20	2 doc(s)
If Tap Pilam is building a nation, it’s just getting started	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	01/11/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Mass violence panel hears suggestions	San Antonio Express News	Montes, A.	01/11/20
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.	New York Times	Goldstein, D.	01/13/20
Texas Governor Shuts State to Refugees, Using New Power Granted by Trump	New York Times	Kanno-Youngs, Z.	01/11/20

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