Daily Legislative Clipping Service for March 21, 2024Select another date

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
Paxton attacking love, fostering fear with Annunciation House lawsuit San Antonio Express News  Garcia, D. 03/21/24 2 doc(s)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals leaves SB 4 on hold after dueling orders on Texas immigration law Austin American Statesman  Gore, H. 03/21/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Abbott warns that unlawful immigration increases risks of terrorist attacks Austin American Statesman  Moritz, J. 03/21/24 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Appeals court raises doubts of legality of new Texas deportation law, SB4, pointing to past rulings Houston Chronicle  Wermund, B. 03/21/24 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Houston Community College to revisit newly closed RN program, may reopen in 2025 Houston Chronicle  Ketterer, S. 03/21/24  
Asylum-seekers in San Antonio worried about Texas immigration law — and paying for travel San Antonio Express News  Smith, M. 03/21/24 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Amid border tumult, Eagle Pass pitches itself as eclipse destination San Antonio Express News  Teitz, L. 03/21/24 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Why UT president dismissed TAs grievances over work reassignments after pro-Palestinian note Austin American Statesman  Kepner, L. 03/21/24 3 doc(s)
Austin police union appears ready to comply with voter-approved oversight ordinance Austin American Statesman  Seipp, S. 03/21/24 2 doc(s)
Abbott says vouchers are still two votes short in Texas House, but May runoffs should tip the scales Houston Chronicle  McKinley, E. 03/21/24  
Texas needs a better system for derelict boats Galveston Daily News  Smith, M. 03/20/24  
Parents are among those undermining education Galveston Daily News  Willis, J. 03/20/24  
New Blinn, A&M program hopes to help nursing shortage Bryan Eagle  McClenagan, K. 03/20/24  
Supreme Court lifts hold on law letting police arrest migrants who illegally enter US El Paso Times  Groppe, M. 03/20/24 1 TX bill 18 doc(s)
Appeals Court Considers Reviving Texas Migrant Law, Now on Hold New York Times  Goodman, J. 03/21/24  
Fight Over Texas Law Underscores a Battle of America vs. Its States New York Times  Healy, J. 03/21/24  
Greg Abbott Has Been Gunning for a Battle on the Border New York Times  Goodman, J. 03/21/24  
Inspired by Texas, Republicans in Other States Eye Immigration Bills New York Times  Chen, D. 03/21/24  
Oil Executives, Meeting in Texas, Cast Doubts on ‘Fantasy’ Energy Transition New York Times  Plumer, B. 03/21/24  
Appeals Court Shaped by Trump Is at Center of Texas Border Debate New York Times  Schwartz, M. 03/21/24  
Texas, the Border and the Supreme Court Wall Street Journal  Editorial 03/21/24  
Flurry of Court Actions on Immigration Law Causing Confusion in Texas Wall Street Journal  Findell, E. 03/21/24  

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