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
Welcome refugees and the benefits they bring Texas	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	01/03/20	2 doc(s)
Public needs facts on prison suicides	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/03/20
Judge rules baby at Cook Children’s can be taken off life support against family’s wishes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mitchell, M.	01/03/20	3 doc(s)
Greg Abbott praises church victim: ‘Only God knows’ who’s alive because of Rich White	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	01/03/20
Texas Highway Patrol is releasing some, jailing others who are caught with marijuana	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	01/03/20	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
How the U.S. giving up control of the Panama Canal boosted the Houston economy	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	01/03/20
Texas Judge: Hospital Can Remove Baby From Life Support	Austin American Statesman	A.P. Wire	01/03/20	4 doc(s)
Stray bullet hits house on New Year’s Day, nearly injures woman	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	01/03/20
Hilary Brumley Doran Jr.	Austin American Statesman	Staff	01/03/20
Legal fight emerges over San Antonio annexation of more than 2,000 acres	San Antonio Express News	Fechter, J.	01/03/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Take heed of new laws for 2020 in Texas	Galveston Daily News	Wilson, A.	01/02/20
Judicial candidates must have party affiliation in Texas	Texarkana Gazette	LaRowe, L.	01/02/20	1 TX bill
RGV business community thanked for its role in school finance reform	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	01/02/20	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
From medical bills to tax relief, here are the new laws in Texas starting Jan. 1	Abilene Reporter-News	Moritz, J.	01/01/20	5 TX bill(s)
Here's how gun laws and politics figure into the latest Texas church shooting	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Whitehurst Jr, T.	01/01/20	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Judge Rules That Hospital Can Take Baby Off Life Support	New York Times	Zraick, K.	01/03/20
One-Year-Old Girl Can Be Removed From Life Support, Texas Court Rules	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	01/03/20
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			01/03/20

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