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
What’s left unsaid about the impact of immigration on the economy	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/12/24	3 doc(s)
Smokehouse Creek Wildfire, largest in Texas history, is a harbinger for future fires	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/12/24	4 doc(s)
Texans deserve to know what our government is doing	Houston Chronicle	Shannon, K.	03/12/24	1 doc(s)
Two National Guard soldiers, Border Patrol agent identified after deadly helicopter crash	Austin American Statesman	Cann, C.	03/12/24
Texas judge blocks AG Ken Paxton’s effort to shutter Catholic nonprofit that assists migrants	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/12/24	2 doc(s)
UT-Austin to require test scores in undergraduate admissions, abandoning pandemic-era policy	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	03/12/24
Report: Though outgunned and underequipped, Uvalde police didn’t run from school shooter	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	03/12/24	1 doc(s)
Has Biden deported more people in nine months than in past years? Fact-checking Alejandro Mayorkas	Austin American Statesman	Uribe, M.	03/12/24	1 doc(s)
UT-Austin will again require SAT or ACT test scores for admission. Here's why.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	03/12/24	1 doc(s)
Judge rejects AG Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down El Paso charity that helps migrants	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	03/12/24	2 doc(s)
Houston's suspended police reports are 'our highest priority,' Mayor Whitmire says	Houston Chronicle	DeGrood, M.	03/12/24
ERCOT gets new watchdog: Texas utility regulators pick Jeff McDonald as independent market monitor.	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	03/12/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Sobering Stats: TxDOT numbers offer compelling reasons to drive sober during spring break	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	03/09/24	1 doc(s)
Mexico isn’t only culprit for lack of sufficient water, damage to Valley economy	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	03/08/24	1 doc(s)
Public education was on the ballot	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Landry, D.	03/10/24
TxDOT launching spring break drunk-driving prevention campaign	San Angelo Standard Times	Fraire, R.	03/11/24
Border Patrol agent, National Guard soldiers who died in La Grulla helicopter crash identified	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	03/11/24
What happens if tragedy strikes during an election in Texas?	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Addison, B.	03/10/24	3 doc(s)
Texas Tech students protest after university suspends professor for anti-Semitic posts	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	03/09/24
Three die in La Grulla helicopter crash involving National Guard, Border Patrol	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	03/09/24
Border at issue as Valley reps respond to Biden’s State of the Union address	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	03/09/24
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf highlights need for water development	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	03/09/24	2 TX bill(s)
Xcel says its infrastructure likely started Smokehouse Creek fire	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	03/08/24	4 doc(s)
Texan L. Clifford Davis endured Jim Crow injustice, became prominent judge	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Bridges, K.	03/10/24	3 doc(s)
U.S. 77 project gets boost with $364M TxDOT commitment for Kenedy County	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	03/09/24	2 doc(s)
Laura and Joe Street donate $2.5 million to WTAMU nursing school	Amarillo Globe-News	Maestas, B.	03/08/24
Judge: Texas AG's office acted "unprofessionally" in request for Annunciation House records	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	03/08/24	2 doc(s)
In Death Penalty Cases, a Texas Court Tests the Supreme Court’s Patience	New York Times	Liptak, A.	03/12/24
U. of Texas at Austin Will Return to Standardized Test Requirement	New York Times	Saul, S.	03/12/24
Legal Settlement Clarifies Reach of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law	New York Times	Mazzei, P.	03/12/24
Rural Republicans Embrace School Choice	Wall Street Journal	DeAngelis, C.	03/12/24

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