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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.

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Who won big in Texas? Gov. Abbott and school choice, but Paxton will claim victory Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Editorial 03/08/24  
Loyalty to Trump, Abbott and Paxton prevailed over sanity in Texas GOP primary Houston Chronicle  Editorial 03/08/24  
A 91-year-old San Antonio man voted at the primary. Over a million others skipped it. San Antonio Express News  Editorial 03/08/24  
SOTU reaction: Rather than have an abortion, I gave my son a name. Dallas Morning News  Crawford, K. 03/08/24 1 doc(s)
The most powerful voters in Texas and how you can be one of them Houston Chronicle  Lankenau, R. 03/08/24  
Ivan Cantu's execution is a black eye for Texas San Antonio Express News  Scott, M. 03/08/24 2 doc(s)
'They're there for Texas': How researchers make an impact as UT hits $1B in expenditures Austin American Statesman  Kepner, L. 03/08/24 2 doc(s)
Frisco ISD seeks negotiations with Texas AG after allegations that it broke election law Dallas Morning News  Olivares, V. 03/08/24 2 doc(s)
‘More love, less hate’: Lewisville teacher resigns weeks after viral video of him in dress Dallas Morning News  Olivares, V. 03/08/24  
'No solutions': Expert says Uvalde police not to blame for bungled school shooting response San Antonio Express News  Christenson, S. 03/08/24 3 doc(s)
City of Austin, police union agree to begin contract negotiations after over a year Austin American Statesman  Seipp, S. 03/08/24 2 doc(s)
Xcel Energy 'acknowledges' role in sparking largest wildfire in Texas history Austin American Statesman  Cann, C. 03/08/24 3 doc(s)
First Amendment right to drag show? Texas students ask Supreme Court for emergency ruling Austin American Statesman  Groppe, M. 03/08/24 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he voted for Donald Trump for president in 2024 primary Dallas Morning News  Bailey Jr., E. 03/08/24  
‘Significant milestone’: Southside ISD announces end to state control after seven years San Antonio Express News  Manno, M. 03/08/24 2 doc(s)
State AGs send letter to Meta asking it to take 'immediate action' on user account takeovers San Antonio Express News  A.P. Wire 03/08/24 1 doc(s)
Donald Trump, Greg Abbott show who is boss in Texas GOP politics San Antonio Express News  Wallace, J. 03/08/24  
Election will give Alamo Colleges board at least one new trustee — and he’s at Northside ISD San Antonio Express News  Huddleston, S. 03/08/24  
Cornyn could bring reasonable thinking back to border issues among US Senate Republicans McAllen Monitor  Editorial 03/07/24  
Rep. Burrows has commanding victory over Cowan in Texas House 83 Republican primary race Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Driggars, A. 03/07/24  
8,000 fewer voters participated in this year's primary election Midland Reporter Telegram  Shaffer, B. 03/07/24  
State Rep District 22 race unofficial results shows clear winner Beaumont Enterprise  Pedersen, C. 03/07/24  
Norma Chavez, Vince Perez shift focus to Texas House District 77 runoff after Texas primary El Paso Times  Powell, A. 03/07/24  
State Rep. Ken King wins Texas HD 88 Republican primary race Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Young, A. 03/07/24  
Jodey Arrington wins in Texas' U.S. House Republican primary election Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Young, A. 03/07/24  
Daniel Alders, Cody Grace to face off in November for Texas House District 6 seat Tyler Morning Telegraph  Gallacher, S. 03/07/24  
Bauknight, Louderback headed to runoff in HD 30 Republican Primary Victoria Advocate  Sloan-Turner, P. 03/07/24  
Rep. Michael Cloud wins U.S. 27th Republican Primary Victoria Advocate  Sloan-Turner, P. 03/07/24  
City Inquiry: Uvalde Officers Made Mistakes, but Did Not Violate Policy New York Times  Sandoval, E. 03/08/24  
State Investigators Say Power Lines Ignited Record Texas Fire New York Times  Bogel-Burroughs, N. 03/08/24  
Takeaways From the Texas Primary: Ken Paxton Ousts Some of His Enemies New York Times  Goodman, J. 03/08/24  
Alabama Passes Law to Protect I.V.F. Treatments New York Times  Cochrane, E. 03/08/24  
Greg Abbott’s Super-Duper Tuesday Wall Street Journal  Editorial 03/08/24  
Power Lines Sparked Largest Wildfire in Texas History Wall Street Journal  Otis, G. 03/08/24  
The Next Red-Blue State Divide: EV Taxes Wall Street Journal  Campo-Flores, A. 03/08/24  

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