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
Things are getting personal in Spring Branch	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/14/24
Six ways Texas can actually support teachers	Dallas Morning News	Holtberg, A.	03/14/24
Texas teens need parental consent to access birth control, federal appeals court rules	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	03/14/24	2 doc(s)
'A lot of confusion': Booksellers decry book ban laws like Texas HB 900 during SXSW 2024	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	03/14/24	1 TX bill 11 doc(s)
Amid calls for accountability, Uvalde says it needs more time to review cops' shooting response	Austin American Statesman	Gomez, E.	03/14/24	4 doc(s)
Proposed rules would give AG Ken Paxton access to DA case files, policy documents	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	03/14/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A Texas law geared to help energy, firearms industries comes at multimillion-dollar cost	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	03/14/24	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
When some bands pull out of SXSW over military affiliations, Abbott says good riddance	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	03/14/24
Citing safety, some Central Texas school districts will close for total solar eclipse	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	03/14/24	1 doc(s)
2 Tarrant school districts accused of blocking election of Black, Hispanic board members	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Morgan, K.	03/14/24	1 doc(s)
Man accused of shooting 12-year-old boy in Cloverleaf held on $2 million bond	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	03/14/24	1 TX bill
In London, Abbott signs deal pledging closer trade ties with U.K. as wider deal with U.S. is stalled	San Antonio Express News	A.P. Wire	03/14/24	1 doc(s)
Eliminating property tax rules endorsement in House District 21	Beaumont Enterprise	Bain, K.	03/13/24
Texas House speaker appoints committee to investigate Panhandle wildfires	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Driggars, A.	03/13/24	1 doc(s)
Nearly $30 million in funds set to grow Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska road projects	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Edgin, A.	03/13/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission announces potential data breach	Beaumont Enterprise	Zapalac, M.	03/13/24
Oil Fields Release Far More Methane Than Thought, Study Finds	New York Times	Tabuchi, H.	03/14/24
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/15/24
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			03/13/24

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