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
Texas bucked nation’s learning loss trend	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/12/22	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas isn’t a modern day Wild West. The Wild West had better gun laws.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/12/22
Internet connectivity is essential for Dallas students, and free access is possible	Dallas Morning News	Ward, L.	09/12/22	1 doc(s)
Hitting towns in the borderlands, Beto campaign for governor goes beyond immigration	Austin American Statesman	Villagran, L.	09/12/22
Beto O’Rourke, Greg Abbott attacks in Texas governor’s race show a sharp divide on issues	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/12/22
Find out where most disabled Texans are waiting for help from Medicaid programs	Houston Chronicle	Stuckey, A.	09/12/22	3 doc(s)
Body camera footage doesn’t jibe with Arredondo’s claims about Uvalde shooting response	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	09/12/22	1 doc(s)
Tesla among surge of companies rushing to take advantage of Texas’ expiring tax incentive program	San Antonio Express News	Harper, K.	09/12/22	1 doc(s)
Finally, Texas backlog of rape kits is improving	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	09/10/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Thumbs: Is Dan Patrick ‘woke’ or just a hypocrite for investing in firm he banned?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/10/22	1 TX bill
Lawmakers must help improve rural mental health care	Austin American Statesman	Hansch, G.	09/11/22
Anti-LGBTQ attacks forced my family to leave our beloved Texas	Austin American Statesman	Stevenson, S.	09/11/22	1 doc(s)
Student loan forgiveness misses the bigger problem	Dallas Morning News	Hooper, D.	09/11/22	1 doc(s)
TxDOT, county and feds must work together	Houston Chronicle	Watts, M.	09/11/22	3 doc(s)
Essay: Can’t imagine a Democratic Texas governor? Let me tell you about Ann Richards.	Houston Chronicle	Rogers, M.	09/11/22	1 doc(s)
Abbott finally on board for ban on trans surgery for kids. Took him long enough	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davis, M.	09/10/22	1 doc(s)
Texas is right to refuse business with those boycotting Israel	Houston Chronicle	Lyon, D.	09/10/22	1 TX bill
‘Your whole life comes to a standstill’	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	09/11/22	2 TX bill(s)
How much Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke have spent on TV ads in race for Texas governor	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/10/22
Texas lawmakers consider reviving Chapter 313 corporate property tax breaks	Houston Chronicle	Blackman, J.	09/10/22	2 doc(s)
Abbott talks only of gangs, not guns, after latest Uvalde shooting	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	09/11/22
Texas DPS denies white nationalist ties, racial profiling of drivers near Mexico border	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	09/11/22	3 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Patrick, Texas pastors gearing up for school voucher fight	Dallas Morning News	Mangrum, M.	09/11/22	1 doc(s)
District 118 House race could be tilted by debate on guns and abortion	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	09/11/22
More aid is on its way to Uvalde families as schools reopen	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	09/11/22	4 doc(s)
3 teens injured in Uvalde Memorial Park shooting	Austin American Statesman	Griswold, N.	09/10/22
Ken Paxton joins other GOP state attorneys general in signing ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’	Dallas Morning News	Caldwell, E.	09/10/22	3 doc(s)
University of Houston Law Center opens new $93M building with range of amenities	Houston Chronicle	Schuetz, R.	09/10/22
Queen Máxima visit indicates the Dutch have ideas to share with Houston, and vice versa	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	09/10/22
Congress wants to fix Texas's abandoned oil wells. But the problem is much larger.	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	09/10/22	1 doc(s)
In a changing Texas, Rochelle Garza could become first Latina AG	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	09/10/22
Texas leaders outraged by New York Times project on slavery answered with ‘Texas 1836 project’	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	09/10/22	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
After park shooting in Uvalde, officers say gangs have been active in ‘La Uva’ for years	San Antonio Express News	Contreras, G.	09/10/22
A Pernicious Threat to Free Expression	New York Times	Ed.	09/11/22
Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say	New York Times	Zernike, K.	09/11/22

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