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
If you hate Texas politics, don’t sit out the primary	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/04/24
Annunciation House makes the crisis at the border better, not worse	Dallas Morning News	Collins, L.	03/04/24	1 doc(s)
How Amanda Zurawski has fought for women's reproductive health care in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	03/04/24	2 doc(s)
How Texas’ DEI ban swallowed a UT program for undocumented students	Dallas Morning News	Rodrigues, M.	03/04/24	1 TX bill
Amid opposition, Texas officials to vote on state park land swap with SpaceX	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	03/04/24	2 doc(s)
Paxton sues 2 more TX school districts, Huffman, Aledo ISDs, for illegal electioneering	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Lopez, N.	03/04/24	6 doc(s)
Assessment finds 'gaps' in air monitoring tests for I-45 widening	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	03/04/24	6 doc(s)
Trump should know this history before touting ‘Fort Abbott’ in Biden border standoff	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/03/24	2 doc(s)
The Bexar County DA's office must be free from outside influence	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/03/24
Casar's grid proposal would keep the power running in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	03/03/24	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas voters, beware of pro-secession candidates	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	03/02/24
Trump recruits Abbott but can’t remember the position (Thumbs)	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/02/24
Why we skipped the Alamo on our visit to San Antonio	Dallas Morning News	Tucker, C.	03/03/24
FWISD has new abstinence-based sex ed. Parents should be teaching their kids, too	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Russell, N.	03/03/24
Valley congressman uses Machiavellian mailer to weaken Mayra Flores	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	03/03/24
Abbott’s voucher push is fueled by out-of-state funding	Dallas Morning News	Willis, R.	03/02/24
‘We aren’t going anywhere.’ Texas ranchers committed to recovering from wildfires	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	03/03/24	4 doc(s)
Down-ballot races are driving voter interest in Tuesday’s Texas primaries	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/03/24
‘It’s too much’: Texas IVF patients scramble in wake of Alabama decision	Dallas Morning News	Wolf, M.	03/03/24	6 doc(s)
Back in the Water	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	03/03/24
Texas doctors wary but hopeful IVF will be protected after Alabama ruling	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	03/03/24	5 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott pushes for a legacy-defining win on school vouchers in Texas primary	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	03/03/24
Exploding UTSA research funding lures profs — who lure students	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/03/24
PFLAG National calls Paxton's demand for gender-affirming care records unconstitutional	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	03/02/24	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Texas continues battling second-largest wildfire in U.S. history, officials say	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	03/02/24	4 doc(s)
School choice divides Texas conservatives ahead of primary elections	Dallas Morning News	Hutchinson, S.	03/02/24
Bell wants school tax breaks to put a $429 million plant in far north Fort Worth	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mantas, H.	03/02/24	1 TX bill
Voters in this part of Houston don’t usually have competitive primaries. Now they have 3	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	03/02/24
Houston GOP activist Jared Woodfill puts firebrand approach to the test in Texas House race	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	03/02/24
Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, is punching bag in GOP primary	San Antonio Express News	Rodriguez, M.	03/02/24
Texas court tosses Paxton lawsuit against Yelp over labeling of 'crisis pregnancy centers'	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	03/03/24	2 doc(s)
Bail is big topic in Travis County DA’s race. What is it? How does it relate to public safety?	Austin American Statesman	Lin, S.	03/03/24
Donald Trump expected to romp in Texas primary, but the stakes go deeper for Republicans	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	03/03/24
As March Madness reignites debate on Texas gambling ban, these questions deserve answers	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	03/03/24	1 doc(s)
This North Texas school may close. What does that feel like for a third grader?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	03/03/24	1 doc(s)
2024 Texas primary elections: How many people voted early in Tarrant County?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	03/03/24
Houston judge Erica Hughes won her fight to stay on the ballot. Then came the threats.	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	03/03/24
These Democrats want to face off with Ted Cruz. First, they need to stand out in a crowded primary.	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/03/24
Nikki Haley returns to Texas ahead of GOP primary against Donald Trump	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	03/03/24
Biden and Trump in Texas play political games over border security, immigration	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	03/03/24	4 doc(s)
Frost Bank donates $1 million to support Alamo project	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	03/03/24
In past month, Travis County DA candidate Jeremy Sylestine raised and spent $1.2 million	Austin American Statesman	Lin, S.	03/02/24
Could there be a Vice President Greg Abbott? Trump says maybe but Texas governor stays coy	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	03/02/24
Whistleblowers: Texas Supreme Court must reject Ken Paxton's 'scheme' to delay depositions	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	03/02/24	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
The context behind Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at Texas border	Austin American Statesman	Uribe, M.	03/02/24	3 doc(s)
Jimmy Jackson 1939 - 2024	Dallas Morning News		03/02/24
Texas wins economic prowess honor for 12th straight year with D-FW leading the way	Dallas Morning News	Mejia-Hilario, I.	03/02/24
Who is running for Texas’ State Board of Education?	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	03/02/24
Gov. Greg Abbott, officials warn Texas Panhandle wildfires could worsen over weekend	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	03/02/24	1 doc(s)
Donald Trump says Gov. Greg Abbott on short list of choices for vice president	Dallas Morning News	Lindell, C.	03/02/24
Kim Ogg slams Sean Teare for accepting Soros PAC money as DA primary race heats up	Houston Chronicle	Rice, J.	03/02/24
Donald Trump floats Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as possible VP pick	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	03/02/24
In Texas, a ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Brawl for Control of the G.O.P.	New York Times	Goodman, J.	03/04/24
Texas Judge Temporarily Blocks Paxton’s Demand for Transgender Minors’ Records	New York Times	Edmonds, C.	03/04/24
‘Pretty Sickening’: Texas Ranchers Face Crippling Losses	New York Times	Bogel-Burroughs, N.	03/03/24
Dry Winds Could Spread Texas Wildfires Over the Weekend	New York Times	Goodman, J.	03/02/24
Don’t Let Texas and Florida Chew Up the Internet	Wall Street Journal	Keller, D.	03/02/24
The Texas School Choice Showdown	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	03/02/24

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