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
Trey Trainor’s Ted Cruz yard sign was legal, and foolish	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/07/24	5 doc(s)
Texas’ biggest cat deserves better protection	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/07/24
For third year in a row, Nate Paul is Travis County's most delinquent taxpayer	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	05/07/24	3 doc(s)
Why a Republican megadonor is teaming up with Democrat Colin Allred on immigration policy	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	05/07/24
TxDOT wants to widen or elevate I-10 west of downtown. A new plan buries that idea	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	05/07/24	2 doc(s)
ERCOT’s solution to Texas grid's electricity transmission problem: ‘Hey S.A., cut down your use!’	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	05/07/24	1 doc(s)
DOJ suit claims that TDCJ refused to let employee wear religious headscarf, then fired her	Austin American Statesman	Lin, S.	05/07/24	1 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott says flooding still a threat as recovery begins in the Houston region	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	05/07/24
CPS Energy adds 250 megawatts of new generation in deal with Constellation Energy	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	05/07/24
Valley water utilities rework their purification processes, let’s hope they make it drinkable	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	05/04/24	2 doc(s)
Do your homework before casting a ballot	Victoria Advocate	Editorial	05/04/24
State laws shouldn’t be used to deny access to Medicaid and other federal programs	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	05/03/24
Medicaid purge costing Texas billions	Waco Tribune Herald	Perryman, M.	05/04/24	1 doc(s)
Lubbock voters reject Proposition A to decriminalize some marijuana	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	05/06/24
From South Texas to Azerbaijan, feds say Rep. Cuellar took bribes to push former Soviet republic’s interests	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	05/06/24	1 doc(s)
Valley’s water woes prolonged as reservoir levels continue to plummet	McAllen Monitor	Arevalo, D.	05/06/24	6 doc(s)
Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	05/04/24	1 doc(s)
Texas House committee report calls for more utility oversight, firefighting resources after Panhandle wildfires	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Driggars, A.	05/05/24	1 doc(s)
State House candidates to answer questions at May 8 political forum	Victoria Advocate	Staff	05/04/24
Marijuana not likely to gain legal status in Texas anytime soon	Waco Tribune Herald	Boggs, S.	05/04/24	1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			05/06/24

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