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
Redistricting can be a fairer, more representative process if voters demand it	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/01/22	2 doc(s)
Texas schools should take advantage of these security programs	Dallas Morning News	Patterson, J.	08/01/22	1 doc(s)
Is it time to update the back-to-school sales tax holiday to fit 21st century Texas?	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/01/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abortion laws, anti-LGBT rhetoric could drive students away from Texas colleges	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	08/01/22	5 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stayed at fundraiser for hours after Uvalde shooting, records show	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	08/01/22
School shooting tracking database loses federal funding	San Antonio Express News	Rocheleau, M.	08/01/22	1 doc(s)
For weeks, dysfunction on the South San Antonio Independent School District board has kept it from	San Antonio Express News	Bryan, C.	08/01/22
South Texas officials call for TxDOT to release info on Harbor Bridge 'safety concerns'	Austin American Statesman	Rogers, C.	08/01/22	1 doc(s)
Debate set to kick off over how Texas students learn history	Dallas Morning News	Donaldson, E.	08/01/22	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
New Alamo exhibit to show main gate and Low Barracks where Jim Bowie died	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/01/22	1 doc(s)
As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks	San Antonio Express News	McGee, K.	08/01/22	1 doc(s)
CHIPS Act is ‘just gravy on top’ for Texas Instruments	Dallas Morning News	Eastland, M.	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
Abbott’s allegiance is with the NRA	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
Rural hospitals are in danger. A new federal program is a good first step	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
Ted Cruz defends gay sex. Give that man a rainbow medal.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/30/22	1 doc(s)
Post-Roe, my adoption agency is focused on strengthening families	Dallas Morning News	Collins, S.	07/31/22	2 doc(s)
Republicans rule Texas, but O’Rourke could break through	San Antonio Express News	Jones, M.	07/31/22
Girl’s abduction from Dallas Mavericks game spurs awareness of human trafficking	Dallas Morning News	Prosser, M.	07/31/22	2 doc(s)
Amid growing ‘Robin Hood’ payments, property-rich Texas schools want state relief	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	07/31/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
This father-daughter duo is bringing farmed Galveston Bay oysters to Houston restaurants	Houston Chronicle	Foxhall, E.	07/31/22	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
After 2020 face-plant, Texas Democrats shift their policy and tone on oil, border, police reform	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
Bodycam videos during Uvalde school shooting show disastrous police response	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
Dallas County residents feel the pinch as property values soar	Dallas Morning News	Peterson, J.	07/30/22
Walking billboards in Texas cities urge public to keep pedestrians safe	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, R.	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
“We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress	Austin American Statesman	Neugeboren, E.	07/31/22	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
'Central Texas will lead America': Austin area expects boost from Chips Act passage	Austin American Statesman	Carlson, K.	07/31/22	3 doc(s)
When is Texas going to dip into the billions in its rainy day fund to fix a few things?	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	07/31/22	4 doc(s)
Pro-abortion rights or against? For many women, the answer is layered and complex	Dallas Morning News	Staff	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
How one Texas woman’s protest led to Mothers Against Greg Abbott and its viral abortion ad	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	07/31/22
Houston-area race is key in rightward shift of Texas State Board of Education	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	07/31/22	2 TX bill(s)
Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry	San Antonio Express News	Staff	07/31/22	4 doc(s)
Mayra Flores has been a practitioner of right-wing extremism. Now she’s a victim of it.	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	07/31/22	1 doc(s)
The truth about CBD and how getting stoned is legal in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, M.	07/31/22	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Uvalde elementary principal reinstated after school shooting investigation, lawyer says	Austin American Statesman	Melhado, W.	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
‘Modernization’ is the key theme at North Texas infrastructure summit	Dallas Morning News	Wright, I.	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
How Texans can keep the lights on at home during power outages	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	07/30/22
8 states have banned abortion since Roe’s fall, more states may follow	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	07/30/22	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
A sense of normalcy and relief returns to Houston’s live entertainment venues	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
Robb Elementary principal reinstated after security review at the school	Houston Chronicle	Contreras, G.	07/30/22	2 doc(s)
Judge asks Texas to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities facing child abuse investigation	San Antonio Express News	Dey, S.	07/30/22	3 doc(s)
Trained, Armed and Ready. To Teach Kindergarten.	New York Times	Mervosh, S.	07/31/22
Eric Greitens May Just Get What He Deserves	New York Times	Cottle, M.	07/31/22
These Republican Governors Are Delivering Results, and Many Voters Like Them for It	New York Times	Mair, L.	07/31/22
States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children	New York Times	Miller, C.	07/30/22
When Police Fail to Act in a Crisis	Wall Street Journal	Sanderson, C.	07/30/22

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