Daily Legislative Clipping Service for August 4, 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
Dallas area prosecutors must check for problems with discredited Texas forensic lab Dallas Morning News  Editorial 08/04/22  
Texas Lege needs to use surplus funds on schools San Antonio Express News  Editorial 08/04/22 1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Federal judge strikes down Texas voter residency law Austin American Statesman  Mekelburg, M. 08/04/22 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Hays-Blanco county blaze burns 800 acres in drought-fueled outbreak of wildfires Austin American Statesman  Villalpando, R. 08/04/22 3 doc(s)
CPAC returns to Dallas this week Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Dearman, E. 08/04/22  
State told to release its voter roll data Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 08/04/22 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Big Sky Fire rips through 1,400 acres San Antonio Express News  Pettaway, T. 08/04/22  
LULAC in limbo: Judge halts national election amid controversy over Puerto Rican statehood Austin American Statesman  Moritz, J. 08/04/22 2 doc(s)
CPAC Dallas to host Trump, Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott and more big-name Republicans Dallas Morning News  Wilson, R. 08/04/22  
Texas Ethics Commission wants funds for tech upgrades after Beto O’Rourke crashes servers Dallas Morning News  Morris, A. 08/04/22 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Harris County leaders move toward $1.2 billion bond for roads, parks and police Houston Chronicle  Begley, D. 08/04/22  
As drought deepens, SAWS has plenty of water. Here’s why. San Antonio Express News  Puente, R. 08/04/22 1 doc(s)
Windstorm insurance board OKs no rate increase, inflation raises costs Galveston Daily News  Heath, K. 08/03/22 2 doc(s)
O'Rourke's 'Drive for Texas' makes stop in Galveston Galveston Daily News  Humphries, J. 08/03/22  
Big Trouble in Little Loving County, Texas New York Times  Goodman, J. 08/04/22  
Kansas Vote Signals Abortion Could Emerge as Top Political Issue in November Wall Street Journal  Calfas, J. 08/04/22  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     08/03/22  

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