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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
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton adds targets to his revenge tour Dallas Morning News  Editorial 03/13/24  
If House Speaker Dade Phelan loses, it could send the lower chamber into chaos San Antonio Express News  Editorial 03/13/24  
Austin secures $105 million in federal grant funding for deck over part of I-35 Austin American Statesman  Rogers, C. 03/13/24 1 doc(s)
US Supreme Court maintains hold on SB 4, continues mulling Texas' sweeping immigration law Austin American Statesman  Gore, H. 03/13/24 1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
At SXSW, Uber CEO, Mayor Kirk Watson talk about 'making mobility weird' Austin American Statesman  Carlson, K. 03/13/24 1 TX bill
The state’s longest trail is in North Texas. And it could soon become a state park Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Brindley, E. 03/13/24  
Supreme Court again delays Texas deportation law as justices weigh ruling Houston Chronicle  Wermund, B. 03/13/24 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas teens cannot get birth control without parental consent, appeals court rules Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 03/13/24 2 doc(s)
Uvalde police chief resigns after outside report clears officers of wrongdoing in shooting Austin American Statesman  Gomez, E. 03/13/24 2 doc(s)
Supreme Court extends order blocking Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants Dallas Morning News  Torres, A. 03/13/24 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas sees hundreds of spring break DUI crashes. This year, TxDOT plans to change that. Houston Chronicle  Johnson, O. 03/13/24  
Texas had the most power outages in the country in last 5 years, new report finds Houston Chronicle  Hao, C. 03/13/24 2 doc(s)
Experts want Ecstasy and shrooms legalized. Government officials are behind the curve. Houston Chronicle  Tomlinson, C. 03/13/24  
Is Ted Cruz in danger of being unseated in November? He thinks so San Antonio Express News  Wallace, J. 03/13/24  
Texas legislative committee to investigate cause of Panhandle wildfires San Antonio Express News  Carver, J. 03/13/24 3 doc(s)
Who is David Covey? What to know about Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s primary challenger. San Antonio Express News  Harris, C. 03/13/24  
Many homes burned in Texas wildfires uninsured, creating a steep path to recovery San Antonio Express News  Fechter, J. 03/13/24 1 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General denied Annunciation House records until case is heard in court El Paso Times  Martinez, A. 03/12/24 2 doc(s)
Uvalde Police Chief Announces Resignation New York Times  Sandoval, E. 03/13/24  
The NIH Sacrifices Scientific Rigor for DEI Wall Street Journal  Sailer, J. 03/13/24  
Red-State Abortion Bans Drive Women to New Mexico Wall Street Journal  Calfas, J. 03/13/24  

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