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
How predatory loans are damaging local economies in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Becerra, L.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks Texas from enforcing sweeping state immigration laws passed last year	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Texas Smokehouse Creek Fire grows to largest in state's history	Austin American Statesman	Weise, E.	03/01/24	3 doc(s)
Joe Biden, Donald Trump clashing visits thrust border fight further into spotlight	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	03/01/24
Judge blocks Texas law giving state a role in arresting, deporting migrants	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Joe Biden, Donald Trump trade barbs over immigration during visits to Texas-Mexico border	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	03/01/24	1 doc(s)
TikTok billionaire spends millions on Texas candidates who support school vouchers	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	03/01/24
Texas Panhandle wildfires merge, become largest in state history at over 1 million acres	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	03/01/24	2 doc(s)
Sex education in Fort Worth ISD: What will students learn with newly-adopted curriculum?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	03/01/24	4 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks SB 4, Texas' new migrant deportation law	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
President Biden uses Texas border visit to urge GOP to revive dormant immigration deal	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/01/24	1 doc(s)
In Texas visit, Trump praises Abbott's border crackdown: 'This is like a war'	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Biden, Trump in Texas today for dueling campaign rallies at the border	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage	Austin American Statesman	Long, C.	03/01/24	2 doc(s)
Paxton sues 3 more North Texas school districts claiming they violated election law	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	03/01/24	3 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Denison, Castleberry ISDs on illegal electioneering allegations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, N.	03/01/24	2 doc(s)
Presidential campaign double-header on the border is political theater	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	03/01/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Cameron County gives ‘full support’ to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s land swap with SpaceX	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	03/01/24	1 doc(s)
Quorum by Proxy? Texas AG wins challenge to U.S House pandemic rule	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	02/29/24	2 doc(s)
Panhandle on fire: Wildfires scorch more than 1 million acres, destroys homes, prompt evacuations	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Addison, B.	02/29/24	1 doc(s)
Brownsville says its ready to host President Biden and Charro Days at once	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	02/29/24
Federal Judge Blocks Sweeping New Immigration Law in Texas	New York Times	Goodman, J.	03/01/24
Texas Wildfires Burn Through the Heart of Cattle Country, Upending Lives	New York Times	Holt, L.	03/01/24
Climate Change Is Raising Texas’ Already High Wildfire Risks	New York Times	Flavelle, C.	03/01/24
Biden and Trump Make Dueling Border Visits Amid Migrant Crisis	Wall Street Journal	Parti, T.	03/01/24
Federal Court Blocks Texas Immigration Law	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	03/01/24

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