Daily Legislative Clipping Service for August 3, 2022Select another date

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
Stop letting Texas oil and gas companies police themselves Dallas Morning News  Editorial 08/03/22 2 doc(s)
Abbott’s Operation Lone Star looks like a payday to cartels Houston Chronicle  Editorial 08/03/22 3 doc(s)
State officials can boost the benefits the CHIPS Act brings to Texas San Antonio Express News  Dickson, J. 08/03/22 7 doc(s)
Is your electricity bill soaring in the Texas heat? Here’s what you can do Dallas Morning News  Jones, A. 08/03/22  
Broadway redeveloping plan tweaked to further ease congestion San Antonio Express News  Chasnoff, B. 08/03/22 2 doc(s)
Trouble in ‘God’s country’: Hondo City Council meeting erupts over a local NRA group's fundraiser, gun raffle San Antonio Express News  Christenson, S. 08/03/22  
Why the High Plains turns off its turbines to limit wind production while the Texas power grid is stressed Austin American Statesman  Lozano, J. 08/03/22 4 doc(s)
Dallas council committee backs plan to limit city resources used to investigate abortions Dallas Morning News  Bailey Jr., E. 08/03/22 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Metal detectors, door checks, iPads: How Dallas plans to keep kids safe this school year Dallas Morning News  Richman, T. 08/03/22 1 doc(s)
Texas Medical Center data suggests latest COVID peak has passed, but numbers remain high Houston Chronicle  MacDonald, E. 08/03/22 3 doc(s)
Harris County Commissioners Court OKs lawsuit over random state election audit Houston Chronicle  Begley, D. 08/03/22 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Viral signs at Huffman ISD schools warn potential threats that they may be met with armed staffer Houston Chronicle  Taylor, D. 08/03/22 2 doc(s)
Texas' tax-free holiday starts this weekend. Here are the rules for shopping and what is not taxable Houston Chronicle  Kent, R. 08/03/22 1 doc(s)
‘Politically motivated:’ Conservative activists protest measure to support abortion rights in San Antonio San Antonio Express News  Stringer, M. 08/03/22 2 doc(s)
State hears public testimony on plans to diversify curriculum Galveston Daily News  Grunau, S. 08/02/22 1 doc(s)
'You've got to make these things a priority': Rep. Raymond says city took too long to apply for water funding, hadn't applied since 2015 Laredo Morning Times  Ocampo, C. 08/02/22  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     08/02/22  

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