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
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/02/20
Clemency for Sex Slaves	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/02/20
Hunger won’t help people find jobs	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/02/20	2 doc(s)
Texas should say yes to refugee resettlement	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/01/20	2 doc(s)
Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs	San Antonio Express News	Cabrera, J.	01/02/20	1 TX bill
New year brings new Texas laws	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	01/02/20	11 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
From new laws to policy tweaks, Statesman stories resulted in reforms in 2019	Austin American Statesman	Bridges, J.	01/02/20	4 TX bill(s) 9 doc(s)
Free speech group ranks Texas colleges on campus policies	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	01/02/20	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas poised to gain multiple U.S. House seats after 2020 census, new population data show	Dallas Morning News	Benning, T.	01/02/20	4 doc(s)
Texas has spent close to $6 million fighting abortion. Here’s how	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	01/02/20	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Two dozen new Texas laws go into effect New Year’s Day. Here’s what you need to know.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/01/20	11 TX bill(s)
Texans: Tired of spiking home appraisals? Some of you will get help starting Jan. 1	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	01/01/20	1 TX bill
Loophole closed in Texas law designed to protect against surprise medical billing law	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/01/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Health care lobby won in 2019, voters have a chance to win in 2020	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	01/01/20	1 doc(s)
Billboards, traffic safety key issues	Austin American Statesman	Bassman, L.	01/02/20	2 doc(s)
2020 prognostications with some chance of being correct	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	01/02/20
Think unauthorized immigrants don’t pay taxes? Here are four ways they do	Dallas Morning News	Manuel, O.	01/02/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Judge dismisses claims against DA Ogg in Alfred Dewayne Brown lawsuit	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	01/02/20	3 doc(s)
Nurse killed by stray bullet during New Year’s Eve celebration	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	01/02/20	1 TX bill
Texas leans on Lyft and Uber to get Medicaid patients to the doctor	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, L.	01/02/20	1 TX bill
5 things to watch in Texas politics in 2020	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	01/01/20
Churchgoers able to carry since ’97	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	01/01/20	4 TX bill(s)
Cy-Fair ISD retired trustee Darcy Mingoia given send-off from grateful community	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	01/01/20
Some violations may soon cost you more in Deer Park	Houston Chronicle	Lamkahouan, C.	01/01/20
5 stories to watch in Cy-Fair and Klein in 2020	Houston Chronicle	Pryce, C.	01/01/20	1 TX bill
Excitement builds as Fort Bend County March primary battleground races take shape	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	01/01/20
A Year in Review: 2019 brought promised progress	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, D.	01/01/20	1 TX bill
Church minister says fatal shooting ‘could have been a lot worse’	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	01/01/20	2 TX bill(s)
2020 vision: The biggest stories to watch in Lake Houston area this year	Houston Chronicle	Mehrtens, S.	01/01/20
Minister: Texas gunman grew angry in past over cash requests	Houston Chronicle	Stengle, J.	01/01/20	2 TX bill(s)
Early voting in Fort Bend County opens Jan. 21 for District 28 runoff	Houston Chronicle	Zurawski, K.	01/01/20
What and how we’ll be eating in 2020	Houston Chronicle	Morago, G.	01/01/20	1 TX bill
Across denominations, San Antonio churches have members armed and ready at services	San Antonio Express News	Chasnoff, B.	01/01/20	2 TX bill(s)
Former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez dies at 83	McAllen Monitor	Staff	12/31/19
Tributes pour in for former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	12/31/19
Gun-Rights Advocates See Lessons in Texas Church Shooting	Wall Street Journal	Kusisto, L.	01/02/20

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