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
Troubling Tarrant County juvenile court audit deserves a look from the state	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/16/22
Yes, fentanyl is killing Texans. No, Abbott’s Operation Lone Star won’t save them.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/16/22	4 doc(s)
Texans are stressed about inflation and blame Biden’s policies	Dallas Morning News	Arnold, K.	08/16/22	2 doc(s)
North Texas schools graded for the first time since the pandemic. How did yours do?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	08/16/22	3 doc(s)
How did Fort Worth schools achieve higher letter grades after a disruptive pandemic?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Windes, I.	08/16/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas issues first post-COVID school report cards. See how your Houston-area school performed.	Houston Chronicle	Radcliffe, J.	08/16/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Retired teachers seek elusive pension boost as Texas banks $27 billion windfall	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	08/16/22	2 doc(s)
‘Closing the gaps’: Texas report card for schools shows S.A. districts emerged strong from pandemic	San Antonio Express News	Perez, D.	08/16/22	3 doc(s)
Texas child welfare agency fires employee for encouraging a foster child to consider sex work	Austin American Statesman	Dey, S.	08/16/22	3 doc(s)
Greg Abbott’s first TV ad in Texas governor’s race features marriage, paralyzing accident	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/16/22
Dallas County gets 5,000 more monkeypox vaccine vials	Dallas Morning News	Wolf, M.	08/16/22
Dallas man to be executed Wednesday for slaying of McKinney real estate agent	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	08/16/22	2 doc(s)
Vast majority of Texans at least partly blame Trump for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol	Dallas Morning News	Alvey, R.	08/16/22	1 doc(s)
5 takeaways from TEA’s A-F accountability scores for Fort Worth, Tarrant County schools	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	08/16/22	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Proposal to change HISD’s policy on charters sparks opposition	Houston Chronicle	Serrano, A.	08/16/22
Uvalde County OKs review of Sheriff’s Office over mass shooting	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	08/16/22	1 doc(s)
Can adoption replace abortion? Experts say it’s a lot more complicated than it sounds	San Antonio Express News	Lenzen, C.	08/16/22	2 doc(s)
Beto O'Rourke lashes out with expletive after heckler laughs about Uvalde mass shooting	El Paso Times	Bedoya, A.	08/12/22
Texas Teachers: Most say they have seriously considered quitting	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	08/14/22	1 doc(s)
Q&A with Waco ISD Superintendent Susan Kincannon: 2022-23 education hopes hinge on relative stability	Waco Tribune Herald	Whitaker, B.	08/14/22	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Operation Lone Star needs a deeper look	Galveston Daily News	Hettinger-Roberts, I.	08/13/22	3 doc(s)
Legislators working to improve healthcare access	McAllen Monitor	Guerra, R.	08/12/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Summer school: Abilene, Wylie ISDs review, upgrade security measures post-Uvalde shooting	Abilene Reporter-News	Jaklewicz, G.	08/15/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
'Needs to come out': TxDOT slow to release info on safety concerns with Harbor Bridge design	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Rogers, C.	08/14/22	3 doc(s)
Study details importance of Permian energy to global economy	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	08/14/22	1 doc(s)
Zaffirini remembers 'friendly and down to earth' Bill Russell	Laredo Morning Times	Vela, J.	08/13/22
Hidalgo, Willacy County officials break ground on Raymondville Drain project	McAllen Monitor	Arevalo, D.	08/13/22	1 doc(s)
Producer Owned Beef announces $670 million facility in Amarillo during event Wednesday	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	08/12/22	1 doc(s)
Vallejo challenges De La Cruz to debates for District 15 race	McAllen Monitor	Garcia, B.	08/12/22
The ESG Investing Backlash Arrives	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	08/16/22
Record Numbers of Migrants Arrested at Southern Border, With Two Million Annual Total in Sight	Wall Street Journal	Hackman, M.	08/16/22
Arizona Defends Retirees Against ESG	Wall Street Journal	Brnovich, M.	08/16/22
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			08/15/22

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